Santa Eugènia De Berga

Santa Eugènia De Berga brings together Romanesque architecture, local history and routes through a varied landscape. For your stay, you can focus on the town’s architectural history, the historical walking tour or hikes. When searching for a hotel, this distinction can help you organise your interests as you plan your trip.

Romanesque architecture and building history

The Església romànica de Santa Eugènia de Berga was designated a Bé d'Interès Nacional (BCIN) in 1931, during the Second Republic. Its vaulted, single-nave body opens onto the transept, which is joined by three apses. An octagonal drum rises above the crossing and supports a three-storey bell tower. Alongside its architectural form, the church reflects several historical phases: its early documentation, reconstruction and later designation.

A walking tour through the town

The Ruta urbana pel municipi starts at Plaça Nova, by the parish church and opposite the former town hall. The entrance portal of the former town hall came from the courtyard of the now-vanished Dominican convent. Along the route are houses dating from the mid-18th century, including Can Segimon and Cal Cisteller. At Can Segimon, a door and a window have stone lintels and jambs. Cal Cisteller retains its original stone jambs and an 18th-century lintel. A lintel forms the top of an opening; jambs frame its sides. These surviving façade details can therefore be compared directly.

Two terracotta plaques can be seen on Carrer del Call, documenting a long local tradition of working clay by hand. The plaque at Can Cantarell bears the date 1793, the letters IHS and the inscription “Joan Cardona ma fecit”. The plaque at Can Godayol is of the same type and also dates from 1793. Together, they offer a distinctive glimpse of the local craft tradition along the walking tour.

Miniature railways and model-making

Màgic Món del tren is dedicated to collecting, model-making and the world of miniature railways. The museum is housed in a modern building adapted for all visitors, with 1,000 square metres of space across three floors. This offers a different focus from the historic buildings in the townscape: the emphasis is on collections and designing railways in miniature.

Walking routes with different themes

The PR C-93 walking route starts at the Romanesque church, passes Font Rodona and crosses the Santa Eugènia stream via a footbridge. It then reaches the plain of Sala d'Heures at the reservoir and crosses its dam. The reservoir collects water from the Vilalleons stream; a channel once carried this water to the Sala d'Heures estate. The route thus links the town’s architecture, a stream crossing and the management of water.

The former Vilatorta airfield, dating from the Spanish Civil War, is now a 9 km walking route through the municipal areas of Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Calldetenes and Santa Eugènia de Berga. Various protective structures and other aviation-related installations can be found along the route, including a powder magazine and a hangar. The two walking routes have different focuses: the PR C-93 runs from the church past the stream and reservoir, while the airfield route takes in the history of its installations.

Woodland, fountains and views

The Sala-d'Heures area includes an oak woodland typical of the Plana de Vic, with downy oak and boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). On the plain, Sala-d'Heures is one of the few remaining examples of this oak-and-box woodland ecosystem. The woodland is home to Font del Paradís, a stone fountain built between 1925 and 1935. Its rectangular body is topped by a semicircular feature.

The Puigsacost ridge offers wide panoramic views over the northern part of the Plana de Vic. Woodland, fountains, the plain and the views add a range of landscape themes to the town’s architectural history.

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