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cave Art

Of all the archaeological sites with 

cave art that were declared part of a 

UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 

Roca dels Moros (Moors’ Rock) of 

El Cogul (Les Garrigues) is consi-

dered one of the most important on 

the Iberian Peninsula. There, it is 

possible to see 45 figures carved in 

stone which form part of a dance 

scene that has been interpreted as 

the performance of a phallic dance. 

Different inscriptions show that this 

site also served as a sanctuary during 

Iberian and Roman times. Other arc-

haeological sites with cave art in the 

Lands of Lleida can be found at L’Albi 

and Les Borges Blanques (Les Garri-

gues), Alfés and La Granja d’Escarp 

(El Segrià), Vilanova de Meià, Os de 

Balaguer, Alòs de Balaguer, Artesa de 

Segre and Camarasa (La Noguera), 

Peramola (L’Alt Urgell), Tremp (El 

Pallars Jussà) and Bellver de Cerda-

nya (La Cerdanya).

Roca dels Moros 

Ajuntament del Cogul 

T. +34 973 12 0 363 

T. +34 973 12 0 110 

45 human 

figures

Nelson Souto

Romanesque 

Art and Architecture

The churches of the Vall de Boí form 

the most outstanding group of Ro-

manesque constructions in Catalo-

nia and were declared a UNESCO 

World Heritage Site in 2000. The 

churches are: Sta. Maria and St. Cli-

ment de Taüll —with its emblematic 

“Pantocrator” (Christ Almighty), St. 

Joan de Boí, Sta. Eulàlia d´Erill-la-

Vall, St. Feliu de Barruera, La Na-

tivitat and the Ermita de St. Quirc 

de Durro, Sta. Maria de Cardet and 

L´Assumpció de Cóll.

Erill-la-Vall houses the Roma-

nesque Centre of the Vall de Boí, 

where it is possible to find: practi-

cal information, a shop, guided visit 

services, activities and an exhibition 

about everything associated with 

the Romanesque art and architec-

ture of this area.

centre for Romanesque 

Art and Architecture  

of the vall de Boí 

T. +34 973 696 715

centreromanic.com

9 churches

Oriol Clavera