A Romanesque Christ, a Gothic limestone baptismal font and a 16th-century silver processional cross lead visitors to Santa Maria Church and its furnishings in Pujals dels Pagesos. There are also named trails whose routes take in fields, woodland and old connecting paths. If you would like to consider cultural history and trails together when planning a stay, the architectural features, works of art and trail destinations offer concrete points of reference.

Santa Maria: Architecture and Works of Art

The single-nave church, semicircular apse and roof with a pointed barrel vault describe the church’s architecture. These three features represent different elements: the nave is the main space, the apse is its architectural termination, and the pointed barrel vault is the shape of the ceiling. This makes it possible to distinguish the floor plan, the end of the interior space and the shape of the vault.

The church houses a small ossuary dated 1333, containing the mortal remains of G. Pere Palol and Guillem de Cornellà. A Romanesque Christ in Majesty was discovered during work on the church in 1982. The year refers to the discovery, not the date when the Christ was created. The furnishings also include a Gothic limestone baptismal font and a 16th-century silver processional cross. The ossuary, Christ, baptismal font and cross represent different historical dates and artistic forms.

Local History and Trails

Pujals dels Pagesos began as a hamlet inhabited by farmers who were dependent on the lords of Pujals dels Cavallers. In older records, the place appears under the name Podialis Rusticorum. This settlement history complements the church’s works of art with a glimpse of the earlier social relationship from which the hamlet arose.

The municipal trail descriptions, as of June 2019, list several different routes. The Camí de Mas Batllori is 599 metres long and runs from the Camí de Sords a Pujals dels Pagesos to the old Camí Vell de Palol de Farga. The Camí de Can Ferró connects the old road from Palol de Farga directly with Pujals dels Pagesos and is 522 metres long. The Camí de Can Sentric begins behind the church, heads east between fields towards the Bosc d’en Sentric and continues from there to the road. The trails therefore differ both in their named starting points and destinations and in the landscape features along their routes. As conditions on the ground may change, check the trails before setting out.

Terraprim d’Empordà and Nearby Heritage

A driving route for exploring the Terraprim d’Empordà landscape runs from Banyoles to Sant Esteve de Guialbes, via Pujals dels Pagesos, and on to Vilademuls. Roads leading to Pujals dels Pagesos are also access routes into this landscape.

Near Pujals dels Pagesos is the old hamlet of Palol de Farga, with a group of centuries-old houses of considerable interest. The windows of Can Deri are also nearby: they are Gothic-Renaissance in style and date from the 14th to the 16th century. There is also an icehouse measuring 7 metres in diameter by the Farga stream. If you plan to visit this structure, check its condition on site beforehand.

The main points of interest can be distinguished as follows: Santa Maria brings together architecture and religious works of art, while the trail descriptions give named routes through fields and to the woodland. Palol de Farga, Can Deri and the icehouse by the Farga stream add nearby historical points of interest. This overview provides an objective basis for weighing up your interests for a stay in Pujals dels Pagesos.

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