Tour through Valls

 Cultural tour around the quarter of the town of Valls showing its broad historical and artistic heritage, among which stands the magnificent church, Archpriest of St. John, the Town Hall and Court streets and Call. This walk through the capital of Calçot can be complemented with a visit to the Valleys Museum, which houses one of the collections of Catalan art in recent times, since 1875 until today, the most important country. We begin the trek to the Plaza del Portal Nou, where access to the N-240 coming from Tarragona and Lleida. At the northern end of the square should turn right and follow the street of the Jews by the Call (1). This is where old, between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, housed the Jewish Quarter. These narrow streets have kept one of the arcs originating from one of the doors closed at the time the Call. It must be said that from the adjacent streets of the Church and the Clerk will have good views of the steeple of the church of St. John, who with 74 meters high, is considered the highest of Catalonia. After the square of the boys passed along the beautiful gateway of this tower. It immediately falls to the left leads to the front of the church, Archpriest of St. John (2), one of the most emblematic buildings of the capital of the Alt Camp. The present temple, the Gothic style, was built between 1570 and 1583 over an ancient Romanesque church of the twelfth century and has undergone many changes over the years. It has a magnificent altarpiece large wood and alabaster contains a total of 197 carved figures. Continue right and reach the arcaded square of Blat (3), which owes its name to the old trade of cereals that are made. Here you can see the Town Hall (4), seat of the current council. The building, although originating in 1595, has been renovated over the centuries and remains today a fesonomia own eclectic architecture from the late nineteenth century (façade remodeling was undertaken in 1896 by architect Ramon Salas). Continue down the street from the Court (5), Ancient pathway step used in the past by the nobility of the castle to go to the church of St. John now has several buildings full of history. Is immediately to the left, the House of ceremonies (6), former home of the monks of the Cistercian monastery built in the eponymous 1611 which has three beautiful decorative gargoyles on the façade. In the middle of the street is the Chapel of the Rosario (7), where you can see splendid glazed tile seventeenth century, the anonymous author, who represent two passages of the Battle of Lepanto. They declared a national historic and artistic monument, since they constitute a unique piece for both the number of tiles, 2600, as the subject. Finally, on the corner of the plaza courtyard (9), is a house restored in 1917 by the modernist architect Cesar Martinell, Gaudí's disciple. The graffitos the facade and wrought iron work of the gateway. The Patio is a busy central square has a fountain with nineteenth-century white marble sculpture of woman combs, Esteve Monegal. The route continues along Calle Jaume Huguet few meters and he meets the old Hospital de Sant Roc (10), power restored 1562 building that houses the Institute of Vallencs. Later runs along the Teatro Principal (11), the second oldest theater in the country still retains the architectural structure itself. Neoclassical style, was designed in the mid-nineteenth century by architect Ignatius Jordan. It appears in the fountain of La Mancha and as you can see one of the most identifiable prints Valls: Children of the monument dedicated to the Valleys (12), created by local sculptor Josep Busquets 1969. The work of a pyramid represents the formation of several towers on each corner and you can have 62 characters. The walk of the Capuchin (13) leads to the shrine of the Virgen del Lledó (14), austere building of the early eighteenth century whose most significant elements of the altarpiece, designed by Cesar Martinell and nineteenth-century style, Gothic alabaster and an image of the Virgin of the fourteenth century. Beside the temple there is the Popular Library (15), a solemn-looking building civil Noucentista fully. Designed by architect Luis Planas in 1918 was the first library built by the Commonwealth of Catalonia (currently being restored and remains closed to the public). Finally, you can visit the Museum of Valls (16), on the other side of the sanctuary and in front of the Library. It has an extensive collection of over a thousand pieces, paintings, sculptures and drawings made by Catalan artists from 1875 to the present. Authors such as Manolo Hugué, Joan Miro, Antoni Tapies and James Mercadé are present. Also on display pictures of authors as famous as Francis Catalan-Roca, Peter and Xavier Miserachs Catalan and Pico. There is an important archaeological collection focused on the Iberian period, but now is not visited. The museum is processed, plus the creation of future Casteller Museum in Valls. Landmarks Library Pati House renovated by Cesar Martinell Casa de Santes Creus Court Street Town Hall Square Blat Walk of the Capuchins Counties: Alt Camp Signage: Yes Duration: 4 h Topics: Culture   Criteria of usage of these routes   See restaurants here See hotels here Source: Government of Catalonia. Directorate General of Tourism / Data Update: 25/05/2004

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