SOMETHINGABOUT GUIMERÀ, MEDIEVAL CHARM IN URGELL
General view of Guimerà.
Guimerà is a small village located in Urgell (Lleida) on the banks of the Corb River. Strolling through its beautiful streets means embarking on a journey into the past that leaves no one indifferent. And it is its houses and corners that, with a very vivid medieval countenance, are distributed on the constant ups and downs of the land on which it sits, forming an original layout of architectural forms. This idyllic place stands out for its location, the foothills of a hill, a position that allows you to dominate the valley in which it is located, and for the different places of interest that can be visited.
Vallsanta Convent Already from the road, shortly before we reach the village, we can see the ruins of the Convent of Vallsanta. This Cistercian women’s 6
convent was built in 1235 to replace the Convent of Santa María de Bovera, which was in deplorable conditions because of lack of water. In 1429, 23 nuns moved to Vallsanta and resided in the convent until 1589. The abbot of Poblet ordered his transfer to the Monastery of Santa María del Pedregal. Because of various plagues, only three nuns remained, and the debts accumulated. This was the beginning of the end, as the convent became merely vestiges of what it once was from its abandonment.
The streets of Guimerà and its castle Once we arrive at the village, we enter the Middle Ages as we walk through charming streets where arches and stone houses form an extraordinary setting. And going up from street to street, passing through various viewpoints that offer views of the landscape, we reach the ruins of the castle, an imposing fortress of the
