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Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Spain

Best of: Architecture, Romanesque, Christianity, Church

Description:

The narrow Vall de Boí is situated in the high Pyrénées, in the Alta Ribagorça region and is surrounded by steep mountains. Each village in the valley contains a Romanesque church, and is surrounded by a pattern of enclosed fields. There are extensive seasonally-used grazing lands on the higher slopes. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.