Sant Martí del Bas, the former name of the municipality Historical milestone · Sant Martí d'Albars, Lluçanès, Barcelona Image of Sant Martí d'Albars, not of the place itself. The municipality is documented from the tenth century and Catalan tradition knew it as Sant Martí del Bas. The place name Albars refers to a place populated with riverside trees, and the medieval bridge over the stream is today its municipal emblem. siglo X Photo: Jordi Carceller Comas (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Sant Martí d'Albars