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Olèrdola Castle and Archaeological Site

Name: Olèrdola Castle and Archaeological Site
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Location: Olèrdola, Alt Penedés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Castell d'Olerdola, Vilafranca del Penèdes – Circular Route

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2. Font de Fontjilles – Lime Kiln of Can Castellví loop from Daltmar

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3. Lime Kiln of Can Castellví – Font de Fontjilles loop from Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola

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Peaknik

December 21, 2022

The Monumental Complex of Olèrdola includes the castle of Olèrdola along with other ruins, such as the Roman wall or the silos or cisterns, and also the church of San Miguel de Olèrdola (10th century). In the same area is the Museum of Archeology of Catalonia-Olèrdola, which can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday.

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Levram DC 🦊

November 2, 2021

The Olèrdola Monumental Complex, also known as Olèrdola Ruins or Olèrdola Village, is a strategic archaeological enclave from the Early Bronze Age to the medieval period, with long periods of abandonment. It is currently one of the headquarters of the Museum of Archeology of Catalonia.

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Francesc Garcia - MONTFRANC

March 31, 2023

It consists of a whole series of vestiges and constructions that allow you to follow the history of Penedes from the Bronze Age to the High Middle Ages. The spectacular Sant Miquel church and the Pla dels Albats necropolis (both from the Middle Ages) stand out.
Within the protected natural environment of the Regional Park of Olèrdola, and with a privileged view over the surroundings of Vilafranca and Garraf, there is a whole series of vestiges and constructions that allow you to follow the history of Penedes since the Bronze Age (about 4,000 years ago) until the High Middle Ages.
It is located in an installation of the Museum of Archeology of Catalonia (MAC), which includes an interpretation center, and the visit to the complex is organized in an itinerary that starts at the interpretation center and links the various points of interest
The vestiges of the Roman era are some of the most interesting, such as the wall (2nd-1st centuries BC), which defended the only point on the mountain that is not surrounded by cliffs and consists of a single central gate and four towers, and the cistern (also from the 2nd-1st centuries BC), dug into the rock and used to store rainwater, unique in the country for its capacity of 350,000 litres.
From the Middle Ages, the spectacular church of Sant Miquel stands out, perched on top of the hill of the same name and destroyed and rebuilt several times since the beginning of the 10th century. It consists of two parts, one pre-Romanesque (built in 929) , which still preserves the apse and stands out for its horseshoe arch, and another from later (10th-12th centuries), which was in use until 1885. It is also necessary to mention the necropolis of Pla dels Albats (10th- XI), with a hundred anthropomorphic tombs excavated in the rock next to the ruins of the chapel of Santa Maria, the various structures of Iberian and medieval streets, houses and silos, the castle, also medieval, and the Roman watchtower.

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Francesc Garcia - MONTFRANC

March 31, 2023

The history of the place tells of the settlement of several tribes during the Bronze Age (2000-1800 BC), the construction of a primitive wall during the Iron Age (8th-7th centuries BC) and the arrival of the Cossetans (5th-4th centuries BC), an Iberian tribe that built an entire town there, later replaced by a Roman military camp that controlled the Via Augusta. At the time of the Christian conquest (929), Count Sunyer I built the first castle on the ruins of a Roman watchtower, as well as the church of Sant Miquel. The Muslim incursions of the 10th century seriously damaged the place, which had to be rebuilt during the following two centuries, after it belonged to Mir Geribert, self-proclaimed prince of Olèrdola.
The visit to the complex is worth taking it easy and dedicating at least an hour to it. Before you go, you should consult their website: macolerdola.cat/Visita-ns/Informacio-per-a-la-visita

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