Small History of Rialp City
The village of Rialp has its origin in the castle situated in a mound to the right of the river Noguera Pallaresa, since where the step toward the valley was controlled of the "vall d' Àssua" and the valleys of the High one Pallars. It is believed that at first was a tower or scout of the castle of Surp, the municipal term of which arrived to the river Noguera Pallaresa and the small river of Sant Antoni The
population, that enclosure had been, conserves nowadays the Gothic arcade of the Entry of the "Torrent of Sant Antoni", by where passed the road of the
"Bank" (today, street
of the Middle "One of the towers of defense, call of "Virós" today become a house
private.
In the passed one Rialp was a town of artisans and its peoples were dedicated to diverse
positions, there were tailors, carpenters, musicians, farmers, ... nowadays the main activity of the town is the
tourism. In winter with the esquí and the remainder of the year with the activities in the river
(Rafting, barranquismo, ...), this has carried to a great transformation of Rialp and of all the region of the Pallars Sobirà The most important industries of the municipality are the trails of esquí of Portainé, the Hotel Counts of the Pallars, the aserradero
Fustes Sebastía and the embotelladora Aigua of the Pallars. It is of obliged visit the street
"of the Mig" with its porches medieval, the Raval, the ruins of the castle since where there is a magnificent view of the
population, the church "Ntra. Mrs. of Valldeflors".
Inside the municipality of Rialp fits to emphasize the church of the town of Surp (Sant Iscle i Holy Victòria) of style románico
lombardo. Its altarpiece, its images and its paintings today are found distributed among the diocesan museum of Urgell
(The Seu d' Urgell), in the "Museu d' Art of Catalonia" (MNAC) and in the "Art
Museum" of the city of Toledo (Ohio) (US). This church is found at present in phase of maintenance and
recovery.
In the Town of Roní one must emphasize the church of "Sant CristófoL" and the chapel of "Sant Miquel". In Beraní can find the remainders of the church of "Sant
Serni" and the ruins of "Sant Joan of Colinos".
To more, that to say, of the magnificent typical towns pirinaicos as are, Escàs, Caregue i Rodés.
Services of the municipality:
Sports of adventure, hotels, hostales, shelters, restaurants, record stores, rural residences of tourism "marry of pagès", commerce, stores, All and more with numbers of telephone, fax, directions web and e-mails
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