The best MTB trails around Alpens

In Ripoll, a visit to the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll with its famous scriptorium, as well as the attached Ethnographic Museum, is worthwhile. The museum conveys the importance of the monastery as a medieval center of education and written culture – particularly through its role in the transmission and production of manuscripts. More information about the monastery and Ethnographic Museum can be found here: https://ripollesturisme.cat/en/romanic/the-monastery-of-sta-maria-de-ripoll/ https://ripollesturisme.cat/en/romanic/museu-etnografic-de-ripoll/

Sant Pau de Colomer or Terrades is a small church very transformed located in front of the Colomer farmhouse, about 50 meters away. The chapel is preceded by a rather monumental double staircase. It has a single nave and a semicircular apse. The original building was modified with some elements; the 12th century Romanesque nave and apse are preserved intact. The apse is smooth and only shows a double split opening partially covered inside. On the south wall, there is a rectangular portal preceded by a porch supported by three octagonal shaft columns; next to it is the sacristy added in the 19th century. The small quadrangular bell tower and the oculus on the west facade were also modified. The nave was renovated after 1939, and its entire interior was covered with a layer of stone slabs held together with cement mortar. Historical news The place of Terrades appears documented in 1074, when the nobleman Folc donated to Santa Maria de Ripoll a farm located in Terrades, which belonged to the parish of Santa Maria d'Alpens. From 1600 the site of Terrades was replaced by that of Colomer, corresponding to that of a nearby farm. The church has been known since 1190, due to testamentary bequests (it appears again in 1322 and 1437). Successive transformations (1737, 1887, 1947) changed the original appearance of this church, although the solidity of its building has been preserved and ensured. In 1947 Pau Macià i Pons decorated the apse with paintings." https://www.catalunyamedieval.es/esglesia-de-sant-pau-del-colomer-alpens-osona/

The fountain of Saint Eudald... It is part of one of the attractive points of the Camí Real,... Currently and in summer it is dry, but it is a good place for a break.

Religious building facing west and located at the highest point of the Sobremunt mountain range (957 meters above sea level). It was erected in 1407, under the patronage of Saint Lucia and St. Quiteria.[1] It is surrounded by a stone wall and is accessed through a porch with a rounded vault. Above the portal, there is a stone engraving and the date 1720, the year in which it was completely renovated.[1] The Bell Tower is a tower with a hipped roof and the bell is preserved. The chapel is completely renovated and a large millstone forms the altar. In the left corner there is a body formed by three successive extensions. On the lintel of the portal it reads: SANTA LLUCIA ORA PRO NOBIS YEAR 1718

It is at the foot of the road and I found the door open to visit.

Sant Joan del Noguer is a Romanesque church in Sora (Osona) included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Joan_del_Noguer

Mirador del Grau de Serratosa is a viewpoint facing the Plana de Vic. The Mirador del Grau de Serratosa is located near the Pico de la Miranda and the Collet de la Casanova mountain pass. Accessible from the La Trona de Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà road and Sant Martí Xic road.

The Vilar de Sant Boi is a monument in the municipality of Sant Boi de Lluçanès (Osona) included in the Inventory of Catalan Architectural Heritage. https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilar_de_Sant_Boi