Historical notes to know the location of your holiday cottage
Montoliu de
Segarra, along with the rest of the towns in the municipality, has its origins in the time of the reconquest, in the
Middle Ages , when the lands were given to feudal lords to repopulate them.
The core of the population was distributed at the foot of
Montoliu Castle, which throughout history passed through the hands of the Miró, the Dalmau and the
Cervera. The latter gave it to the
Monastery of Santes Creus , which had its domain until the abolition of the jurisdictional lordships in the 19th century.
Things to discover in Montoliu de Segarra from your holiday cottage
The
old enclosure is made up of a long street and another shorter one that reaches the church. At the top of the ridge, there are still remains of some walls that made up the
Castle of Montoliu, from the s. XI.
The
Primitive Parish Church of Sant Salvador de Montoliu was badly damaged by the earthquakes of 1427 and 1428 and was rebuilt in neoclassical style in the 18th century.
On
Carrer Major we can see houses that preserve the old entrance such as
Cal Benito and
Cal Canela . The most beautiful corner of the town is the
old portal called
carrer del Forn .
Fifteen minutes from the town in the west direction, there is an
old cylindrical defense tower , from where you can see Baixa Segarra and
Urgell.
Things you can do in Montoliu de Segarra if you book a holiday cottage there
Well, we recommend that you get to know the towns that are part of the municipality of Montoliu de Segarra. There is also the possibility of getting there on foot and setting up a circular route between some of them, a fact that will undoubtedly enhance your experience in La Segarra.
Vilagrasseta , 5 km from Montoliu, will delight you with its neoclassical parish church dedicated to Sant Andreu de Vilagrasseta, and Cal Xacó, a stately house from the 18th century. Attached to the cemetery you will find the chapel of Sant Julià and on the outskirts, also, the old Moreno flour mill, recovered as a farmhouse.
La Guària Lada , 2 km. de Montoliu, will surprise you with its steep streets that will lead you to its Romanesque-style castle, which, despite being in ruins, is one of the most notable fortifications in the region due to its typology. This castle belonged to Ramon Berenguer and then to the Order of Hospitallers. Next to the castle, there is the Ermita de la Mare de Déu del Coll, from the 10th-12th centuries. There are still many old houses from the 16th century that retain their entrance portals and the parish church is accessed through one of the doors of the old closed village.
Cabestrany , 4 km. de Montoliu, is a town that has very little of what it was in the past, since it has been rebuilt and restored, but its church of Sant Joan de Cabestrany dates from the 16th century.
Finally, Ametlla de Segarra , located 8 km from Montoliu, welcomes you among fields of almond trees. The symbol of this town is the only tower that remains standing of the castle and which is in excellent condition due to the centuries that have passed through this part of La Segarra. The Parish Church of Sant Pere is Romanesque in style and the town contains many houses that retain architectural elements from the Middle Ages and later.
And also...
Horse riding lovers have an equestrian centre , Cal Perelló , in L'Ametlla de Segarra. The center is located in a beautiful Renaissance house from the 16th century.
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