Gósol
Unofficial web site.
Performed by Genís, neighbouring and resident in the village of Gósol

-The village of Gósol is located at the northwest of the region of Berguedà in Catalonia(Spain), (The Pyrenees in Lleida province).
Gósol belongs to natural park: Cadí-Moixeró.
-We arrive to Gósol by the road B-400 that leaves "El Collet" at kilometre 112,9 of road local from Abrera to Bellver de Cerdanya(Llobregat axis: old C-1411 and at the moment C-16/E-9).
-Exist a road asphalted recently in the section comprised betwen Tuixén and Gósol (C-563).
-We arrive to Gósol too, coming from: St Llorenç de Morunys(by La Coma and La Pedra), by El Port del Compte(coming from Solsona) and coming from La Seu d'Urgell. By these three routes we pass unavoidably by the villages of Tuixén and Josa del Cadí.

GASTRONOMY
-Chamois
-Peas blacks
-Corn squared
-Potatoes maskeds
-Garlic mayonnaise typical of pig-killing
-Calf with mushroom
-Wild boar
OTHERS INFORMATIONS
-Day 15th of August, Gósol celebrates the local festivities. There is a dance typical: El ball de les cosses.
-Day 20th of July is the patron saint of Gósol: Saint Margaret.
-The festivity of to reap(generally, the second saturday of August) is a tribute to works of ancestors of the village. People in the celebration uses the equipments useds at that time(at the beginning of the 20th century).
-Legend says that night of Saint Silvester(31th of desember), witches are meeted in the massif of Pedraforca.
-Day 31 of October is the fair of Everything Saints (there is sale and exposure of livestock).
-In Pentecost people of Gósol sings Caramellas (popular songs).
Lasts news of Gósol:
-To visit new album of photos.
Photos of Gósol
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typical dance: El ball de les cosses
Major Square
district of l'Obac
district of La Guardia
Mountain of Pedraforca since Les Abeurades
mushroom of Gósol
Gosol's emblematic cultural symbol is the Picasso Museum, which owes its existence to the visit of the great painter Pablo Ruíz Picasso to the village in the spring of the year 1906 and which lasted until the first half of August. The artist installed himself at the only inn which then existed, Cal Tampanada, at that time the property of Josep Fontdevila. In Gósol, Picasso underwent a transformation and during this period changed his palette, his sketching style and his rhythm of composition. His models were Fernande Olivier (his partner at the time), the village, the people of the area, the cows and the horses
Castle of Gósol. To belong to the 11th century. This castle appears in the route of THE WAY OF GOOD MENS because is a castle chatar.
"The woman of the breads". This is a picture of the various that Pablo Ruíz Picasso painted in Gósol during spring-summer of 1906. The year 2006 celebrated the centenary of his stay in Gósol
Sport is a great activity in Gósol

-Every year there is the route Gósol-Berga in mountain-bike.
-Annually, one weekend of the month of July there is a popular truckload around Gósol.
-Also it organize the route of reapers of Gósol(from Gósol to Bellver de Cerdanya by the mountain range of Cadí).
Town hall of Gósol since the main square. In the end of photo there is the massif of Pedraforca.
The doctor Agustí Pedro i Pons stayed in Gósol a long periode.
Village of Sorribes (2 kms from Gósol) belong to district of Gósol.
GÓSOL-BERGA IN MOUNTAIN BIKE (15/06/08)
POPULAR TRUCKLOAD OF GÓSOL(13/07/08)
GÓSOL IN VIRTUALTOURIST
This link is not about Gósol, there is an example of drive to improve, figth and sacrifice. Hurrah the life
INTERESTING LINKS ABOUT GÓSOL
My post(e-meil): Genís
PHOTO-ALBUMS OF GOSOL Click here
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Sign my guestbook (Click on the book):
Catalan version>>>
Spanish version>>>
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