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Gorge of Sant Miquel del Fai

Bigues i Riells del Fai, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona

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Gorge of Sant Miquel del Fai

Nature · Bigues i Riells del Fai, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona

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The Sant Miquel del Fai gorge opens beneath the Bertí crags, at the head of the Tenes valley (Bigues i Riells del Fai, Vallès Oriental). The Rossinyol stream forms a small pool beside the priory and then plunges into a waterfall; below it lie the Coves de Sant Miquel, a large cave hollowed out by the water over the centuries. The sanctuary, founded around 1006 by Gombau de Besora following a donation made in 997, housed Benedictine monks until the 16th century; the current building dates from the 15th century, though it retains a Romanesque church carved entirely out of the rock, unique in Catalonia.

Photo: Viquipèdia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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