The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Pantà de la Baells

Splendid place a few km from Berga. From there, the old lane leads to Cal Rosal.

Vila de Vilada is on the C26 road from Ripoll to Berga, the Pirinenc axis. It is a quiet place with good views of the Valley and places to get refreshments.

Dating back to 1286, this bridge helped improve communications between Berga and the monastery of Sant Pere de la Portella. At first the bridge was made of wood, but a short time later it was rebuilt in stone and in the Gothic style. The central ogive as seen now was added in the 15th century. This bridge is a magnificent example of medieval "cornered" or "donkey's back" bridges, with its central part raised, thus allowing a wider central arch that allows greater water flow. Three smaller ones are added to the sides, two to the right and one to the left, semicircular, somewhat irregular and lowered. The bridge has undergone repairs and reconstructions over time due to floods, and in the 17th and 18th centuries the road was paved with boulders and a stone railing was added.

This mining colony was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the company Carbones de Berga S.A., to house the workers of the coal mine. Between 1918 and 1920 the service buildings were inaugurated: the commissary, the offices, the theater (later converted into a cinema), the school and the residence of the nuns (today the central building of the museum). Along with neighboring Sant Josep and La Consolació, this colony became the most important mining center in Catalonia.

A small town in which you can find a church and some houses. It has amazing views of the valley, and many hiking trails start from here.

The bridge allows you to cross the Fontollera torrent, which empties into the Llobregat river a few meters below the Pedret bridge. Right next to the bridge is the fishermen's shelter, a fountain and a small square for parking. This area is regularly used by the fishermen's society and a place frequented by other fishermen and many visitors who come to the Pedret area.

One of the few buildings from the 10th century that are preserved in Catalonia and one of the best examples of pre-Romanesque architecture in the country. The building has three naves. The central one corresponds to the original pre-Romanesque church (9th century), while the lateral ones are an extension (completely Romanesque) from the 10th century. Later the portal and the bell tower were incorporated, which partially collapsed in the 15th century, probably cause of an earthquake.

The Pedret Bridge is a bridge of about 80 m in length, of medieval origin, over the Llobregat river. It served to unite the town of Berga with the church of Sant Quirze de Pedret and is documented in the year 1286. It is in the Gothic style and consists of four arches, although initially it had five, of unequal sizes: the central arch is pointed and much higher than the others, the rest are smaller, two semicircular, lowered, and a third pointed arch. Near the bridge, and dug into the rock, there is a series of rounded holes that correspond to the sockets of the wooden beams that supported an old Romanesque bridge. It is advisable to go up the old path nearby that leads to the church of Sant Quirze de Pedret, and visit it. It is one of the best preserved examples of pre-Romanesque religious architecture in Catalonia, built in the Carolingian period (9th-10th centuries).