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Sant Quirc de Durro is a Romanesque chapel perched southwest of Durro village in Vall de Boí municipality (Alta Ribagorça, Lleida, Catalonia). Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, it dates to the 12th century and offers panoramic valley views from 1,500m elevation.
Sant Quirc de Durro is an isolated chapel situated in the village of Durro, in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and in Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous communities of Catalonia in Spain. It is one of the best known places of Roman art in the valley and since November 2000, is part of the world heritage site of UNESCO with eight other Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí.
It is a prime example of Catalan Romanesque architecture, located at the southwest entrance of Taüll village. Consecrated on December 10, 1123, by Bishop Ramon Guillem of Roda. First mentioned in a 1064 sale-exchange by Counts of Pallars Sobirà (Artau I and Llúcia) to Counts of Pallars Jussà (Ramon IV and Valença), alongside Erill Castle. Built over an 11th-century predecessor, retaining some fragments like south wall and lower apse. Shared parish with Santa Maria de Taüll; attempted Erill lords' monastic nucleus. Passed to Urgell Diocese in Late Middle Ages under co-rectors system. Key restorations: 1919-1922 mural extractions to MNAC (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona), 1970s, 2000-2001 (new murals discovered).
The church of Sant Pere de Boí was a Romanesque chapel in the town of Boí, belonging to the municipal district of Vall de Boí, and within the old district of Barruera. It does not belong to the group of Romanesque churches in Vall de Boí declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because it is only a few ruins. It is located north of the town of Boí, in the place still called Sant Pere, about 300 meters away. You can get there by a rural road that goes from the northern end of the town towards the north-northeast, and climbs up to the place where there is a modern stone. Only one angle of the construction can be seen, with a few regular rows of small and medium-sized ashlars, well squared. It must have been a church with a single nave, with a semicircular apse to the east, covered with wooden beams. It must have been from the 12th century.
Mirador de la Santeta
Views of Boí and the Valley.
Mirador Pla de l’Ermita
Views of Taüll and the Boí Valley.
Mirador de les Cuirilles
In a path that climbs from Boí until Plá de la Ermita. Great views of Taüll and Sant Climent church.
Mirador de Santa Maria de Cardet
This viewpoint offers easy access below the dramatic apse of Santa Maria de Cardet, one of Vall de Boí's standout Romanesque gems. Nestled on a rugged hillside, the church masterfully adapts to the slope with a unique semi-basement crypt—the sole example among the valley's UNESCO-listed Romanesque churches. Enjoy breathtaking panoramas of Barruera village and the expansive Salencar natural surroundings.