CHURCHES

Even before they enter, the first thing that catches the eye of visitors to the church of Sant Miquèu is the magnificent 16th century bell tower, rising above the main portal, which is set into a narthex.

A 14th century transitional Gothic building, with later additions.

This church was built in the 12th century and has had many modifications over the years. In the 16th century a bell tower with squared structure was added with a second octoganol body which had a marbel Roman pillar inserted in an angle.

The church of Sant Pèir de Betlan has a single barrel-vaulted nave, crowned to the east by a huge apse and flanked to the west by a belfry.

The church dates from the 14th Century, just as Gothic art began to emerge, as witnessed by the coexistence of the Romanesque and Gothic styles in the church’s architecture and sculptures.

The church of Saint Tomàs has one small interior nave covered with a wooden vault quite reformed, but with a semi-circular Romanesque abside.

The church of St. Martin of Gausac is one of the best examples of Aranese Gothic architecture, an artistic style rarely seen in the Val d’Aran.

The appeal of the church of Sant Pèir can be found, above all, in architectural and sculptural elements that bear witness to its Romanesque past.