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This comarca (local district), which lies beneath the immense Port de Bonaigua mountain pass and moves to the rhythm of the mighty River Noguera Pallaresa, encapsulates the timeless essence of the Pyrenees. Each village which sits perched above its valleys, on a high rocky outcrop, has a unique quality has managed to conserve the history that has made it unique. Peaks, gorges, lakes, and villages whose homes are carved from a local dark-stone, blend perfectly into the landscape and together create an unforgettable destination for visitors. As well as its natural beauty there is a special strength of spirit that has helped to establish this area as one of intangible cultural heritage. This is largely due to its mountain character, which is &#8211; at the same time \u2013 both strong and sensitive. The legacy of the padrins (older generations) is there in every conversation, and in every word spoken in Pallar\u00e8s, which is a remnant of an older ancestral culture. We are entering the Pyrenean soul of El Sobir\u00e0.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629975809590{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629975819882{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text] The journey Visitors note the tranquillity of the valleys of El Sobir\u00e0 thanks to the hypnotic music of the waters of the River Noguera Pallaresa. Everything appears to be calm until something suddenly changes things. The Aplecs Populars (social gatherings) that are held here, in the heart of the Pyrenees, have the air of a shindig or a good old-fashioned knees-up about them. Friends, neighbours, cousins, and the padrins (older people) \u2013 who top the pecking order &#8211; will encourage visitors to pull up a chair and share in the feast laid out in the shadow of the church. This is a ritual that is eagerly repeated to commemorate the day reserved for each patron saint&#8217;s festival. People never tire of after-meal chats, where they retell stories and anecdotes of life here over many generations, time after time. About thirty social events make up the secret calendar of the people of Pallars. These begin with the celebrations of Sant Beat, in February, and are followed by those of St Buiro, El Soler, Santa Maria d&#8217;\u00c0neu, Santa Maria d&#8217;Arbol\u00f3, Sant Jaume d&#8217;Arestui, and Sant Miquel de Ron\u00ed, in May, and then those of Sant Beado de Cerbi, and of Espl\u00e0 de Gerri, at Whitsuntide. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982686827{margin-bottom: 14px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] Not to be missed [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630054455050{margin-top: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;9\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630309971407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;impresc&#8221;]Aplecs populars d&#8217;ermites i santuaris (Popular gatherings at hermitages and shrines). May.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;112375&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630309988571{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;foto-patr&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]If the Aplecs in Sobir\u00e0 are popular social events, celebrations of shared memories, and of great food, the Falles (Fire Festivals) are a time of reflection, worship and mystery. The Festa del Foc (Fire Festival) is a reminder that this is a land of very ancient beliefs whose people continue to pay homage to their gods and to Mother Nature. In the months of June and July, at the Falles of Sant Joan d&#8217;Isil, Sant Joan d&#8217;Alins, Sant Pere de Val\u00e8ncia d&#8217;\u00c0neu and Al\u00f3s, processions of people from Pallars march with burning logs on their shoulders, making their way down the mountainside, in a display of belonging and identity; truly unforgettable nights are guaranteed. Purified by the bonfires, and in the embrace of the village squares, everyone then joins in the dancing and merry-making until the ritual comes to an end for yet another year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630056473450{margin-top: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;9\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630310008987{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;impresc&#8221;]Falles de Sant Joan d&#8217;Isil. 23rd June.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;112382&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630310122332{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;foto-patr&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630056473450{margin-top: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634902221584{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 13px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630310143129{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;impresc&#8221;]Falles de Sant Joan d&#8217;Alins. 23rd June[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630056473450{margin-top: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634902232553{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 13px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630310162090{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;impresc&#8221;]Falles de Sant Pere de Val\u00e8ncia d&#8217;\u00c0neu[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630056473450{margin-top: 6px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;9\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982630107{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687776735291{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 3px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;impresc&#8221;]Falles d&#8217;Al\u00f3s. First Saturday in July.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629982622928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;112408&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1630315892902{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;foto-patr&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]While tourism is very important to this region, its people remain proudly loyal to their farming background."}