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Santa Maria de Besora

Village

Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.

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Village information

Province: Barcelona
Autonomous community: Cataluña
Population (INE 2025): 164
Altitude: 872 m
Mayor: Paula Moreno Ventura

Area (IGN): 26.8 km²
District: Osona
Postcode: 08589

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Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY 2.0

Santa Maria de Besora

Village

Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Village information

Province: Barcelona
Autonomous community: Cataluña
Population (INE 2025): 164
Altitude: 872 m
Mayor: Paula Moreno Ventura

Area (IGN): 26.8 km²
District: Osona
Postcode: 08589

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El castillo de Besora es un castillo que corona una colina, situado a poniente del pueblo de Santa María de Besora, y a una altitud de 1.023 metros, en la comarca de Osona, del que hoy tan solo quedan las ruinas.
CastilloBien de interés cultural
Antoni Grifol · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Cabaña de estilo popular, del siglo XVII.
CabañaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Cèsar August Torras i Ferreri · Public domain
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVI.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Iglesia de estilo barroca.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Araceli Merino · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Wikiwiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Molino hidráulico de estilo popular.
Molino hidráulicoBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Oriol Sastre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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CastilloBien de interés cultural
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Iglesia de estilo románica.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Iglesia de estilo románica.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
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Cascada
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Cueva
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Cueva
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Ruinas
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Cumbre
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Cumbre
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Cumbre

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What to do

5 plans to experience Santa Maria de Besora on the move, not just passing through.

Hiking

3 activities

Hiking: GR 151 · Camí Oliba

Hiking: GR 210 · Ruta del Ter

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Bike

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