Governing Countess Ava
She was the only woman ever to govern Besalú. After the death of her husband, Miró I el Jove, in the year 927, she took responsibility for the county’s politics until her sons came of age
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Master Abraham des Castlar
14th century Jew. He was one of the ten medical eminences of his time, according to Kalonymos ben Kalonymos. He was the doctor of King Pere III el Cerimoniós.
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Ramon Vidal of Besalú
Troubadour who lived between the 12th and 13th century. Author of “The reasons for lyrical poetry”, which was considered to be one of the first grammars written in common language in the western world.
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Count-Bishop Miró Bonfill
Well educated man with a good heart who lived at the end of the 10th century. In the year 977 he founded the churches of Sant Pere and Sant Vicenç de Besalú.
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Pere Baró
Bridge engineer from Perpignan who was contracted in the year 1316 to oversee the construction of Besalú's bridge.
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Joan de Roure
He spent the first half of the 14th century selling cloths in Besalú. He took the oath of office at the University of Besalú.
BESALÚ MEDIEVAL
Soldier for Bernat Tallaferro
Another main character shaping the history of Medieval Besalú in the 11th century. Like him, many other people worked for the Count who made Besalú one of the richest counties in the region.
Besalú is a town in the Garrotxa region, located at 150 metre above sea level, covering an area of 4.81 km2. Bisuldunum, as its origins suggest, was a fortress between two rivers: the Fluvià in the south and the Capellades in the north. Well communicated, Besalú is located at the meeting point of three regions: Alt Empordà, Pla de l'estany and Garrotxa. Besalú began to gain importance as the capital of an independent county following the death of Guifré el Pilós (902); It lost this status with the death of Bernat III- son-in-law of Ramon Berenguer III- leaving no suvirvors. As a result, Besalú became part of Barcelona. In 1966, it was declared a "National Historic-Artistic Ensemble" due to its high architectural value.
