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Population: Súria

Súria is a municipality in the Bages region that includes a single aggregate, that of Fusteret. It is located about 15 kilometers from Manresa and maintains a medieval aspect , with its narrow streets, arcades and porches.

Historically, Súria has lived from the vineyard, but with the presence of the phylloxera, she moved away and began to approach the new industry introduced in the country relatively recently: the textile industry. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, Súria had also lived for many years from the extraction of potash salt deposits that was sent to Manresa with a special train.

In Súria we find different places of cultural and historical interest, among which we can highlight the Serrat del Portillo del Lobo, the hermitage of San Salvador de Súria, the castle, the church of the Roser, the church of Santa María de Cererols.

As festivities, in Súria we find the Medieval Fair, which is held in the first days of November, in which we can remember the old trades and relive the activity in the streets of the town as many, many years ago. To round it off completely, workshops are installed so that, especially children, they can learn to perform certain tasks of the trades, therefore, there is the leather workshop, the binding workshop, the toy workshop, the stilt workshop or the medieval games workshop..

Among the festivals of the town of Súria, the Fiesta Mayor, which is celebrated during the first fortnight of July, and the Caramelles festival , which is celebrated at Easter, and which welcomes half a thousand people of all ages, also stand out. ages and organized in about 10 gangs, which are accompanied by trabucaires. This festival places Súria as one of the most important towns in the world caramellaire, since it has been present for more than 400 years.