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18世紀のデータ.... 天然痘が流行した際、唯一病気にならなかった人物を称えて建てられました。 エロラは、病気にならず、病人を治療することに専念した少女の名前です。 この少女の行いは奇跡だと信じられ、この礼拝堂が建てられました.... マラ・デ・デウ・デ・ラ・エロラ。 今日に至るまで、完璧に手入れされ、清潔に保たれています。 エロラという名前の意味は..... 山の頂上にある小さな広場⛰️😃

A fortified tower dating from the 13th century. Currently privately owned.

The Torre de Marata emerged from the rolling hills. A medieval watchtower that has watched over the landscape since the 13th century. Today, this tower is privately owned.

Right on the border between the river and human settlement: it wasn't placed randomly, but on a high, safe point when the Tordera River frequently overflowed. From here, fields and roads could be watched, and that's why the surroundings feel open and strategic. A good place to slow down: the terrain is more inviting for observing the valley than for pedaling hard.

The river here isn't channeled: it expands, dries up, or overflows depending on the season, creating a changing landscape of riparian forest and gravel. It's a great place to understand how a real Mediterranean river works and to ride at a leisurely pace, letting the terrain and surroundings set the rhythm.

For centuries, it served as a communication hub between isolated farmhouses, where messages written on wooden tablets were left inside the porches—a kind of "rural mailbox" before the advent of regular messengers. Remnants of old bridle paths, not shown on current maps, have also been identified in the area, indicating that the church acted as a more important crossroads than it appears today. A discreet location, but one with a history of improvised communication between valleys.

Not only did it serve as a watchtower, but it also served as a rapid transmission point between castles and fortified farmhouses in the area, before regular messengers existed. It also acted as a retreat point during episodes of the French War, taking advantage of its elevated and discreet access. The base and part of the walls remain of the construction, enough to understand its strategic function in such a busy historical corridor. The place is quiet and easy to identify on route.

Fortress never taken by assault, only by blockade, with a system of mine tunnels more extensive than it seems and 18th century bastions hiding under a medieval appearance. The covered path that surrounds it is one of the best preserved in Catalonia and recalls its key role in the wars, when Hostalric was considered the “key to the north” of the country. A short point to see but with a lot of hidden history.