Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Taull, Spain - Vall de Boi - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Taull, Spain

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 41/62F.

Route: From Toulouse 220 km south on A64 and N-230.

Significance: Taull is one of a handful of towns in the Vall de Boi that have Romanesque churches from the 11th and 12th centuries that were made UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  The Vall de Boi is the the Catalan region of Spain, high in the Pyrenees mountains.


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St. Climent de Taull (from whc.unesco.org)

Interior mural in St. Climent de Taull, a masterpiece of Romanesque art (from whc.unesco.org)

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