Solsona Experience, descobreix el Solsonès

Experiential guided tours of the Solsonès region for all ages, for groups and individuals. Why just visit a place when you have the opportunity to experience it?

A wide range of experiential tours tailored to your interests, so you can understand and love Solsonès. We create networks and collaborate to promote our cultural and natural heritage.

Solsona Experience is the trade name of a non-profit cooperative project driven by a group of young people from Solsona. We work to promote and develop tourism in the city, collaborating with public and private stakeholders in the sector. We want you to discover our region, its heritage, and its people through a wide variety of activities. Shall we join you?

Monumental Solsona

The best way to discover Solsona is with a local guide

Experience history with a guided tour of the historic center: streets and squares such as Mayor, Sant Joan, and Sant Isidre, with their fountains and stately homes.

The tour includes the cathedral and its cloister. You'll discover the stories and legends surrounding the cathedral and the Virgin of the Cloister, patron saint of Solsona. You'll also learn about the most important noble families who have left their mark on the city. Finally, during the visit to the Quarto dels Gegants (Giants' Room), you'll discover all the folkloric traditions of Solsona's Fiesta Mayor (main festival ).

This visit can be complemented with a guided tour of the Pou de Gel.

Gel Pot

Refresh yourself and delve into history

The Pou de Gel is a circular structure covered with a dome that was used to store ice obtained from the Negre River or the Bòfia hole. It was used from the 17th to the 19th centuries. During the coldest months, the ice was stored and preserved inside, and sold from spring until All Saints' Day.

Discover how ice production, storage, and trade worked over 200 years ago! Ideal for families and children.

monumental olive

Take a stroll through the history of the Iberians, Romanesque art, and modernism.

Take a journey through history with a guided tour of the Sant Esteve d'Olius monumental complex. This visit will transport you from the time of the Iberians to the early 19th century. You'll discover an Iberian silo field and learn how it functioned, as well as admire the Romanesque church of Sant Esteve d'Olius and its pre-Romanesque crypt.

Finally, the tour includes admission to and a visit to the Modernist Cemetery of Olius, designed by Bernardí Martorell.

Guided tour of the Sanctuary of the Miracle

Discover the story of a unique Baroque altarpiece

Delve into the history of the Sanctuary of the Miracle by visiting the Bassadòria, the church with its Baroque altarpiece, the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, the sacristy, the monastery cloister, and the surrounding grounds. This tour will guide you through the different areas, helping you understand the evolution of the site from the miracle of the Virgin's apparition to the construction of the magnificent Baroque altarpiece, tracing the various episodes of its history up to the present day. The tour includes exclusive entry to the monastery cloister.

Visit the giants of Solsona

Live a unique experience with the craziest giants in Catalonia

Enjoy the opportunity to see both the city's giants (from the Festa Major) and the carnival giants in a single visit, and learn about the connection between them. A combined visit to the Quarto dels Gegants and Lo Cal Boig.

Discover why the Solsona Carnival is unique thanks to the exhibition focused on its articulated giants, with grotesque and funny shapes, who hand out slipper blows while dancing to the rhythm of the Bufi.

Did you know that the carnival giants are a parody of the giants from Solsona's main festival? Don't miss this opportunity to discover all the giant-themed heritage of the city of Solsona.

This activity is also suitable and recommended for children under 3 years old. Once the guided tour is over, you will have free time to enjoy and interact with the Crazy Giants of the Carnival as a family.

Dramatized visit to Sant Esteve d'Olius

From the Iberians to Modernism

In a theatrical format, we invite you to discover the Sant Esteve d'Olius complex. Through the explanations of important figures in its history, you will learn about the past of the main features of the site: the Modernist Cemetery of Olius designed by Bernardí Martorell, the ancient Iberian settlement and the silo field, the Romanesque church with its crypt, and the Torreta, the former castle of the Counts of Urgell.

Come and meet the architect Bernardí Martorell and Count Ermengol IV of Urgell, among other figures.

The visit lasts approximately one hour. Suitable for all ages.

Organized by Solsona Experience with the support of the Olius City Council.

Theatrical tour of the Neolithic necropolis of Llor

A unique visit guided by historical figures

Enjoy a unique afternoon with a theatrical tour of the Llor necropolis in the municipality of Castellar de la Ribera. Delve into history alongside the key figures involved in the necropolis's excavation.

A route of just over a kilometer alongside the Llor and Apòstols streams where you will find seven cist-type burials and a menhir. The area was first excavated by Father Joan Serra i Vilaró at the beginning of the 20th century and restudied by the team of archaeologists Josep Castany and Lluís Guerrero in 1999.

The visit lasts approximately one hour, following marked trails. Suitable for all ages.

Organized by Solsona Experience with the support of the Solsona Museum and the Castellar de la Ribera City Council.

Tasta Solsona

Gastronomy, commerce, crafts and history

In this experience you will discover the monumental old town of Solsona and some of its best-kept secrets: the oldest and most unique shops, paying special attention to local crafts and agricultural products.

You'll visit the workshop of a centuries-old bakery and charming shops, such as the Solsona winery. The tour concludes with a tasting of a selection of locally made products, including different varieties of cheeses, cured meats, and jams. You'll also have the opportunity to sample complementary products like high-mountain salt, olive oil, and wood-fired bread.

Maximum group size: 10 people. For larger groups, it is necessary to book two or more consecutive services with a minimum interval of 30 minutes.

This experience is subject to availability at participating businesses. Solsona Experience reserves the right to modify the schedule and/or route of the experience to accommodate the businesses. In this case, you will be offered the possibility of scheduling an alternative date.

Busa, the impregnable fortress

Take a route through a unique landscape, discovering vestiges of the War of Independence

The cliffs, hundreds of meters high, made the Busa plateau an impregnable fortress for the French in 1811. A 5-hour hiking route will allow you to discover the most spectacular places in one of the jewels of Solsonès.

Meanwhile, the guides will transport you back to the early 19th century, when Busa was the second most important place in Spain. Centuries-old walls, breathtaking viewpoints, a natural prison, rugged cliffs, and a snack of typical Solsonès products are just some of the secrets you can discover on the 'Busa, the impregnable fortress' route.

Enjoy a unique experience and discover the living history hidden in the corners of Busa, and a few more surprises.

Castellvell, Pallarès ravine

On the way to the origins of the city of Solsona and the natural environment that has sheltered it

The Pallarès Ravine is a tributary of the Riu Negre. Its waters and natural surroundings have given rise to the present-day city of Solsona. A 3-hour route will take you to discover the beauty and importance of the riverside forest and the natural treasures of the Solsonès region, guided by Sàmara Natura. The guides from Solsona Experience will open the doors to Iberian Solsona for you, visiting the village of Castellvell, transporting you back to the Middle Ages, the era of the greatest splendor of Solsona Castle (present-day Castellvell de Olius), and revealing other secrets of our city.

Among ash, oak, and pine trees, and surrounded by charcoal burners and woodpeckers, we'll discover aqueducts, Iberians, and feudal lords. The grand viewpoint of Castellvell, overlooking the city of Solsona, will offer us rest and views of the Solsona vineyards and much of the Solsonès region.

Sàmara Natura was born in the Solsonès forest. As a space to foster sustainability, awareness, and contact with nature.

It aims to be a cooperative project focused on environmental education and services, offering a variety of activities to raise awareness, provide training, and foster knowledge about the environment. It's a participatory initiative for children, families, and adults.