Salàs de Pallars

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Salàs de Pallars

Plaça del Mercat
25693, Salàs de Pallars
Web: www.pallarsjussa.net
Email: oficinaturisme@pallarsjussa.cat
973 676266

Oficina Comarcal de Turisme del Pallars Jussà - Passeig del Vall, 13
Tremp, ,25620

973 653470

 

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  • Salàs de Pallars (el Pallars Jussà), which lies between La Pobla de Segur and Tremp, is perhaps one of the most enchanting little villages in the comarca (local district) of El Pallars Jussà. The streets of this small settlement, which house just over 350 inhabitants, still maintain an air of their glorious medieval past, when this was one of the most important centres of the former Comtat de Pallars (Earldom of Pallars). Do you feel like coming to discover it?
     

    What to visit


    Salàs de Pallars With heritage in mind, it is necessary to visit the historic centre, a nucleus that was originally enclosed by four portals and defended by three circular towers. The settlement is organised around a small porched square which is the confluence point of three streets. Two of these were also originally lined with porches and bear witness to the population growth of the 17th century (at one point Salàs had a population of over 1,200 habitants).Salàs de Pallars Of the various Romanesque-style churches and hermitages in the municipality, visitors are recommend to visit Sant Pere, the settlement’s present cemetery, and Santa Bàrbara de Sensui, aboth of which were consecrated at the beginning of the 12th century. The former is noteworthy on account of its majestic appearance, although all that now remains is its chevet, consisting of an apse with a semicircular plan and two lateral absidal that have plain exteriors. The most outstanding feature of the latter is its two side chapels, in the style of a transept, which form a church with the floor plan of a Latin Cross, which is very unusual in this area.

     

    The best route to follow


    Two different routes can be recommended, according to whether the visit is guided or not:On unguided visitsvisitors can follow the historic route through the settlement: seven posters that can be seen in the streets of the village explain the peculiarities of each area, providing explanations about life in the village from the Middle Ages until the end of the traditional fairs, and including references to aspects of local agriculture and traditional crafts and professions.On previously arranged guided visits it is possible to follow a route through the spaces in which day-to-day life took place. These spaces provide an insight into the history of local small-scale commerce by recovering the shops and establishments of the time. There are exhibitions and visitors are introduced to and invited to interpret everyday consumer goods dating from the Francoist period, such as Elefante toilet rolls, Bazoka chewing gum, el jabón Raki soap, los cubitos Texton ice-cubes and Phoscao cocoa.

     

    Traditions and customs


    Salàs de Pallars At the end of April it is traditional to walk up to the hermitage of Sant Pere Màrtir, where the faithful are given a gift of blessed bread. After mass, the different groups of friends then spread out across the mountain to enjoy a communal lunch.The local Fira d’Art (Art Fair) has also recently gained in popularity. This event is held every year in the middle of August. Such well-known artists as Brossa, Hernández-Pijoan, Guinovart, Pujol Grau and Subirachs have all presented their work in the incomparable setting of the old straw-yard.Salàs de Pallars Although the original nature of the fair has perhaps not been completely recovered, this has recently become special day, on which spaces associated with the original fair are opened. It is also an occasion for presenting works of theatre based on the buying and selling of goods, for exhibiting photographs and historic documents relating to the fair and, above all, a day on which the whole village seems to go back in time. The original Salàs fair used to last for 10 days and was attended by 5,000 people and exhibited 3,000 mules.