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There remains a large square tower, with notable remains of walls and the old parish church. Is a fortified site with a significant medieval history in Catalonia. First mentioned in the 11th century, it belonged initially to the counts of Cerdanya before being incorporated into the county of Barcelona and later to the domain of Catalunya-Aragó. Throughout its history, the castle was held in fief by members of the Galceran de Pinós family, eventually becoming part of the Barony of Pinós in the 13th century. In 1273, Galceran de Pinós and his wife Esclamunda granted privileges to encourage settlement, freeing inhabitants from certain taxes and obligations. The castle periodically changed hands due to inheritance, marriage, and political conflict, including disputes between the Pinós family and the monarchy. Notably, in the early 14th century, an incident involving murder within the castle led to a royal investigation and heightened tensions over jurisdiction. Like many rural areas, Gósol suffered population decline in the late 14th century, and at one point the castle was pledged as security for a debt. During the Catalan Civil War, the castle played a defensive role, with its revenues allocated to military purposes rather than noble profit. Today, Gósol Castle stands as a witness to feudal dynamics, regional politics, and social change in medieval Catalonia.
La Dou del Bastareny
There is parking.
Prat de Cadí, an ancient lake of glacial origin filled with sediments, now converted into a majestic meadow at the foot of the north face of the Cadí mountain range. Access by the Estana - Prat de Cadí - Canal del Cristall route: The total length of the route is 12 km, with an elevation gain of 1,100 m, and the journey requires approximately 5 hours for the ascent and descent. The excursion begins in Martinet, an area where the granite base of the axial Pyrenees is visible, and continues upwards along the road to Estana. Along this path, the route traverses the entire sequence of pre-Hercynian Devonian rocks, which have been displaced southward during the movement of the Cadí mantle. Travelers must pass through the village of Estana and park their vehicle at the Pallers pass parking area, situated at the edge of the natural park. By car, part of the significant elevation difference between the Cerdanya plain and the Cadí ridge is already overcome; this topographical transition mainly results from the subsidence of Cerdanya roughly 10 million years ago during the Miocene, which was shaped by a complex fault system.
Places of interest: Fonts del Llobregat. These are underground water springs, fed by snow and rain water. Church of Santa Maria de Castellar de n'Hug. It is a Romanesque church that preserves the characteristic bell tower, a four-storey tower with semi-circular arch windows and a 12th-century door with Romanesque fittings. It was transformed in the neoclassical era. Church of Sant Vicenç de Rus. It is an 11th-century Romanesque building, consecrated in 1106. It consists of a single nave, barrel vault and semicircular apse that shows Lombard arches on the outside. Completely renovated, it displays paintings from the 12th and 14th centuries. Asland Cement Factory, located in Clot del Moro, a municipal district of Castellar de n'Hug. It was a modernist factory promoted in 1901 by Eusebi Güell and Bacigalupi. It was the first industrial cement factory in Catalonia, and remained operational until 1975. In 1992, it was converted into the Asland Cement Museum, which is attached to the Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia. In 2005 it was declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest. The Shepherd's House, also known as the Shepherd's Museum, with the history of this sector.