Attractions and Places To See around El Milà - Top 20

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Good ramps with good pavement. It climbs well and is worth it.

This emblematic monument popularly known as the Bridges, a name that comes from its two arches, is an aqueduct originally from the s. XIII that was built to raise water from the Rec to the town wall in order to supply the Molí de la Canal in the courtyard of the Butchery, on the Castle wall. Before it was built, the water ran along the ground and when the mill was built it was necessary to raise the water level in order to cover the tank. On one of the walls there is a commemorative tombstone with a text written in Latin that refers to the stone cladding works of the Rec that, begun in 1539, are said to have been completed in 1557, a time when the aqueduct itself had to be restored.

The Romanesque church The current church of Sant Andreu was built on top of a Romanesque church that was in the same place. Although the first reference places it in the 12th century, the original trace is not known. It had smaller dimensions and was also dedicated to Sant Andreu. Beyond its walls, there was a moat on the southern facade, which was the first cemetery of La Selva. Right in front of the church there was a porch where the General Councils of the town and, on occasion, those of the Comuna del Camp met. The Renaissance church The current church of Sant Andreu dates from the end of the 16th century and was designed by Pere Blai (1553-1621). It is one of the few works of the Mannerist Renaissance in Catalonia and is distinguished by its rectangular plan, the lateral chapels communicating with each other and the height inspired by the proportions of Vitruvius Man. The dome on a drum, one of the most innovative architectural features of the building, help to distinguish the church on the horizon.

The Selva Castle was for centuries the stately residence of the prefects of Tarragona and the archbishops of the metropolis. It belonged to the Papordia of the archbishop of Tarragona, and was probably built at the end of the 12th century. It was a residence very frequented by the paborde, but it mainly served as a storehouse for nuts and tithes. In 1411 Pope Benedict XIII decreed the abolition of the pabordia and the Castle was administered directly by the Archbishop of Tarragona and in the s. In the 16th century, the building was expanded with residential buildings and an upper floor accessed by a staircase. The action of the Constituent Courts during the Biennium of 1822 ended, in fact, with the lordships. This work was complemented by the confiscation laws of the middle of the 19th century, and thus the Selva Castle would become the property or usufruct of the Town Council. Passing through various users after the ecclesiastical confiscation, the Castle, the town's largest heritage building had become a ruin that the Selvatans have lived with for decades. Finally, in a municipal economic boom, the City Council, entering the new millennium, decided to carry out an ambitious project such as that of restoring the monument and giving it a function of public use in accordance with its identity , a first-rate cultural facility.

The hermitage of Sant Pere has been redone on several occasions due to its poor state of preservation. The original hermitage dates from the middle of the 13th century, it was of Romanesque style and of larger dimensions. In addition, it was accompanied by an annexed house where the hermits and the donated lived, who were responsible for the maintenance of the cult and the lands attached to the hermitage. One of the most important reforms was that of 1588, under the supervision of Pere Blai (1553-1620) and which, according to some authors, would follow the Renaissance traces typical of the time. Finally, the last intervention took place throughout the 19th century and ended in the 1870s. The privileged position of the hermitage as a viewpoint of the Camp and first bastion of the mountains of the Sierra de la Mussara has been a determining factor for some military campaigns. During the French War (1808-1814), the Napoleons occupied the hermitage and adapted it to wartime needs. They had loopholes and parapets built there in order to defend themselves from attacks. However, the French were not the only ones to occupy the chapel militarily. During the First Carline War (1833-1840), clashes continued to occur between the supporters of Isabel II (1830-1904) and Charles V (1788-1855)

El Puig d'en Cama is a hill located in the Selva del Camp area, the entire summit is above Almoster, Baix Camp region, approximately north of Reus, Castellvell del Camp and Almoster, west of the Selva del Camp and east of Aleixar. It is part of the first stirrups of the Prades mountains. It is 717 meters high. At the top we can find a geodesic vertex (reference 263134001). This peak is included in the Challenge of 100 peaks of the Federation of Excursionist Organizations of Catalonia. Until recently there was a watchtower, now gone.

Nice views but I did it with my gravel bike and the road is not suitable for this type of bike, I had to walk 2 km with the bike on my back. Even in MTB trail or enduro it is complicated, so it is better to walk