Solsona Experience, descobreix el Solsonès Solsona

Ctra. Bassella, 1 Solsona
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Experiential guided tours of the Solsonès region for all audiences, groups and individuals. Why only visit a place when you have the opportunity to experience it?

A wide range of experiential visits adapted to your interests, so that you understand and love Solsonès. We network and cooperate to spread our cultural and natural heritage.

Solsona Experience is the commercial name of a non-profit cooperative project promoted by a group of young people from Solsona. We work to boost the tourist projection of the city, collaborating with public and private actors in the sector. We want you to discover our territory, its heritage and its people through a wide range of proposals. Shall we accompany you?

monumental solsona

The best option to discover Solsona from the hand of a local guide

Live history with a guided tour of the historic center: streets and squares Mayor, San Juan, San Isidro, with fountains and stately homes.

The visit includes the cathedral with the cloister. You will discover the stories and legends that surround the cathedral and the Virgen del Claustro, patron saint of Solsona. You will also meet the most important noble families that have left their mark on the city. Finally, during the visit to the Quarto de los Gigantes, all the folkloric heritage of the Solsona Festival is presented.

This visit can be complemented with a guided visit to the Ice Well.

ice pit

Cool off and immerse yourself in history

The Ice Well is a circular structure covered with a dome that was used to store the ice obtained from the Negre River or from the Bofia hole. It was used from the 17th to the 19th century. During the coldest months, the ice was stored and preserved inside, being marketed from spring until All Saints.

Discover how the production, storage and marketing of ice worked more than 200 years ago! Ideal for families and children.

Monumental Olius

Stroll through the history of the Iberians, Romanesque and modernism

Take a trip through history with a guided route to the monumental complex of Sant Esteve de Olius. This visit will transport you from the time of the Iberians to the beginning of the 19th century. You will be able to see an Iberian silo field and how it worked, and also enjoy the Romanesque church of Sant Esteve de Olius and its pre-Romanesque crypt.

Finally, the entrance and visit to the Modernist Cemetery of Olius designed by Bernardí Martorell is included.

Guided visit to the Miracle Sanctuary

Discover the history of a unique baroque altarpiece

Delve into the history of the Miracle Sanctuary by visiting the Basement, the church with the baroque altarpiece, the Santísimo chapel, the sacristy, the monastery cloister and the outdoor spaces. This visit will lead you through the different spaces to understand the evolution of the place from the miracle of the apparition of the Virgin to the construction of the great Baroque altarpiece, going through the different episodes of history up to the present. The visit includes exclusive entrance to the monastery cloister.

Visit to the giants of Solsona

Live a unique experience with the craziest giants in Catalonia

Enjoy the opportunity to meet in the same visit the giants of the city (Fiesta Mayor) and the giants of the carnival, and the relationship that unites them. A combined visit to Quarto de los Gigantes and Lo Cal Boig. Discover why the Solsona Carnival is unique thanks to the exhibition that focuses on its articulated giants, with grotesque and funny shapes, who slap each other while dancing to the sound of Bufi. Did you know that the giants of the carnival are a parody of the giants of the Solsona festival? Don't miss this opportunity to get to know all the giant heritage of the city of Solsona.

Activity suitable and recommended also for children under 3 years. Once the guided tour is over, you will have free time to enjoy and interact with the Crazy Giants of Carnival as a family

Dramatized visit to Sant Esteve de Olius

From the Iberians to modernism

With a theatrical format, we propose you to discover the complex of Sant Esteve de Olius. Through the explanations of important people in its history, you will be able to learn about the past of the main elements of the place: the Modernist Cemetery of Olius designed by Bernadí Martorell, the old Iberian settlement and the field of silos, the Romanesque church with its crypt and la Torreta, former castle of the counts of Urgell. Come and meet the architect Bernardí Martorell and Count Ermengol IV of Urgell, among other characters.

The visit lasts approximately one hour. Suitable for all audiences.
Organized by Solsona Experience with the support of the Olius Town Hall.

Dramatized visit to the Neolithic necropolis of Llor

A different visit at the hands of historical figures

Enjoy a different afternoon with a dramatized visit to the Llor necropolis, in the municipality of Castellar de la Ribera. Delve into the story with the help of the main characters involved in the excavation of the necropolis.
A route of just over a kilometer sheltered by the Llor and Los Apóstoles torrents where you will find seven cist-type burials and a menhir. The environment was excavated for the first time by Mn Joan Serra i Vilaró at the beginning of the 20th century and re-studied by the team of archaeologists Josep Castany and Lluís Guerrero in 1999.

The visit lasts approximately one hour following marked trails. Suitable for all audiences.
Organized by Solsona Experience with the support of the Solsona Museum and the Castellar de la Ribera Town Hall.

Solsona test

Gastronomy, trade, crafts and history

In this experience you will discover the monumental old town of Solsona and some of its best-kept secrets: the oldest and most peculiar shops, paying special attention to crafts and local agri-food products. You will visit the workshop of a century-old bread oven and charming shops, such as the Solsona winery. The visit ends with a tasting of a selection of products made in the territory that includes different varieties of cheeses, sausages and jams. You can also try complementary products such as high mountain salt, oil or bread from a wood oven.

Maximum group of 10 people. For larger groups it is necessary to contract two or more consecutive services with a minimum delay of 30 minutes.

Experience subject to availability of participating businesses. Solsona Experience reserves the right to modify the schedule and/or route of the experience to adapt to the merchants. In this case, the possibility of specifying another completion date will be offered.

Busa, the impregnable fortress

Make a route to a unique place discovering vestiges of the French War

The cliffs of hundreds of meters made the conglomerate of the Busa plateau an impregnable fortress by the French in 1811. A 5-hour hiking route will make you discover the most spectacular places of one of the jewels of Solsonès. Meanwhile, the guides will transport you to the beginning of the 19th century, when Busa was the second most important place in Spain. Centennial walls, dream viewpoints, a natural prison, wild cliffs and a snack of typical Solsonès products are some of the secrets that you can enjoy on the 'Busa, the impregnable fortress' route.

Enjoy a unique experience and discover the living history hidden in the corners of Busa, and some other surprises.

Castellvell, Pallarès ravine

En route to the origins of the city of Solsona and the natural environment that has given birth to it

The Barranco de Pallarès is a tributary torrent of the Río Negro. Its waters and its natural environment have welcomed the current city of Solsona. A 3-hour route will take you to discover the beauty and importance of the riverside forest and the natural treasures of Solsonès, with the help of Sàmara Natura. The Solsona Experience guides will open the doors for you to get to know the Iberian Solsona by visiting the town of Castellvell, they will transport you to the Middle Ages, the period of maximum splendor of the castle of Solsona (now Castellvell d'Olius) and they will show you other secrets of our city.

Between ash, oak and pine trees and surrounded by charcoal burners and woodpeckers, we will discover aqueducts, Iberians and feudal lords. The great viewpoint of Castellvell, watchtower of the city of Solsona, will offer us rest and views of the Solsona vineyard and a good part of the Solsonès region.

Sàmara Natura is born in the Solsonès forest. As a space in which to grow sustainability, awareness and contact with nature. It wants to be a cooperative project of education and environmental services in which different activities of awareness, training and knowledge of the environment will be developed. A participatory initiative for children, families and adults.

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