the peasants to give to the monastery the lands that it claimed). During the archaeological

diggings from 1971 until 1977 they still found some traces of this fire.

The monastery passed to depend of the monastery of Bagà and appeared that it was more or

less inhabited until the 12th

century.

The Ecclesiastical Confiscations (desamortización), that was a law of the 19th century that

forced the Church to give back to the state many of its properties, especially monastic, it also

affected the monastery of Bagà, scattering the community of monks and remained abandoned,

also the monastery of Sull.

At the end of the 19th century, on top of the remains of the monastery, they build a country

house called “Casa del Monestir” (house of the monastery), and it was inhabited until 1910.

Afterwards the house remained abandoned and with the time it became a pile of debris.

During the archaeological diggings between 1971 and 1977, they removed all the remaining

related with the posterior house, leaving only the remains of the primitive monastery, they also

dug the cemetery that surrounds the church and from which you still can see some tombs with

tombstones.

ATTENTION: This walk is not recommended after heavy rainfall, because this can cause

a considerable rising of the water level of the streams and torrents.

Distance: 6 km - 7 km (circular variant via “font del faig”)

Ascent: 310 m

Start point: Plaça Pedraforca, Saldes

Difficulty: Easy

Maximum altitude: 1214 m

Estimated duration: 1:30 - 2:00h

Way marks: From Saldes until the lodge “refugi casa Cal Ferrer” you follow white/green

marks. From this point until Sant Sebastià del Sull, yellow marks.

Parking: Parking areas of Saldes

End point: Plaça Pedraforca, Saldes

Disclaimer: The council of Saldes cannot hold responsible for accidents or damages

caused to users during the accomplishment of this route nor for the way

marking defects that occasionally there may be. However, with respect to

any kind of deficiencies that you could find, please notify us.

Respect private property and cattle fences. Please, inform us of any

problems you encounter.

Ajuntament de Saldes – Oficina d’Informació i Turisme. Plaça Pedraforca s/n 08697 Saldes.

Tel.: 938258046 / saldes.tur@diba.cat

SALDES – SANT SEBASTIÀ DEL SULL

To go to Sant Sebastià del Sull, you leave the square Plaça Pedraforca, in front of the town hall

going to the church, which you let on the left and you go through a narrow street, Carrer Sant

Martí at its end you find a signpost that indicates you different directions. You go to the left:

St. Sebastià del Sull 2,8 Km; Gresolet 6,1Km y Gisclareny 6,5 Km (Camí de Saldes a Coll de la Bena).

A couple of meters further you find another signpost “Gresolet per la Font del Faig”, which you

have to follow during the first part of the walk. You go to the right through a small path that leads

you to the dirt track of “Coll d’Euga”. Following this dirt track, you find an intersection of dirt

tracks (the one on the left there is private track, “Cal Calderer”), you continue by the dirt track on

the right and 10 - 15 minutes later you reach the bifurcation of “Cal Toniquet” (private way). Here

you see a wide descending path on the right and a signpost Gresolet per la Font del Faig). After

descending about 350 meters, you reach “Coll de la Creu de la Cabana”, where there is another

signpost; here you go to the right “Camí de Saldes a Coll de la Bena”. Lower you pass a small

stream (normally dry) and continuing on the path you reach Teuleria (brickworks). Keep following

this path and you reach at a forest track.

You cross this track and a meadow and you go to the left by the dirt track to the lodge refugi “Cal

Ferrer” following the white and green way marks. A few meters before reaching the building of

the lodge, you cross a bridge over the stream. And just after, you turn to the left crossing another

small streamlet. You continue following the marks of the way “Camí de Saldes al Coll de la Bena”,

until you reach a signpost that indicates “Sant Sebastià del Sull 0,8 Km”. In little less than 15

minutes you reach the ruins of the monastery of Sant de Sebastià del Sull. During this last section,

the path goes parallel to the river. A few meters lower, it seems, that the path disappear a bite

and if you watch well you will see the ruins of a building, “Molí de Baix” (an old mill). A few

minutes later, following the path through a pinewood, you reach the ruins of the monastery.

To return to Saldes, you can take the same way back or continue the forest track to the right and

ascent via “Font del Faig”.

An alternative way to go to Sant Sebastià del Sull, is to descent via “Font del Faig”. When you

reach the forest track, you go to the right until you reach Cal Ferrer.

Monastery de Sant Sebastià del Sull

The monastery Sant Sebastià del Sull was built at the end of the 9th century to serve as a retreat for the priest Daniel, who also urged the construction of the second church of Saldes in 857 (from which there are no remains).

It’s a unique example of the Catalan pre-Romanesque style due to the circular structure of the church, the oldest as far we know.

It consisted of a round church surrounded by different rooms and a small house. It appeared

that at the monastery, while it was inhabited, that there lived a small community of one to 10

monks.

In 1068 it was burned down by peasants of Saldes, in protest against the litigation concerning the

use of lands which the monastery claimed as their own (After that, the Earl of Cerdanya obliged