Taüll Voyage Tips and guide

Taüll is a village of 260 people in Catalonia. It is home to the church of Sant Climent de Taüll, an excellent example of Romanesque architecture.

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Map of Taüll

There is a relatively new ski centre at Taull or Boi-Taull. This is separate from the old vllage of Taull, which is reached from Boi at the end of the Boi Valley.

Taüll's economy is based on tourism and livestock.

Situated at 1,520 m abore sea level in the valley of Sant Martí, a small valley in the Vall de Boí (Boí Valley) . The closest river is the Sant Martí river, Noguera de Tor affluent. A ravine splits the village in two districts: La Guinsa and Lo Barri. La Guinsa goes from the entrance of the village to the ravine, and Lo Barri goes from the ravine to the high part of the village.

To get to Taüll, from the city of Lleida, take the N-230 road, that begins in Lleida and finishes in Vielha. The N-230 goes through the village of El Pont de Suert. At the end of the village turn right to take the L-500, the main road of the Valley of Boí. Continue on this road after leave behind Barruera until another fork. Turn to the right at L-501, that takes you to the settlements of Boí and Taüll and finishes at the ski station of Boí-Taüll.

Buses from El Pont de Suert run to Taull and the ski centre. There are several villages on this bus route, in all of which fine natural scenery is further embellished by beautiful Romanesque churches.

• • 42.5171050.8481941 Sant Climent Parking, Carrer dels Aiguals, Taüll.  (updated Feb 2026)
  • 42.5178450.8493092 Avinguda de les Feixes Parking, Avinguda de les Feixes Taüll.  (updated Feb 2026)
  • 42.519060.848913 Sant Marti Parking, Carrer de Planominguero.  (updated Feb 2026)

Taull, though a small village, has two beautiful Romanesque churches.

• 42.5172220.8483331 Romanesque Church of Sant Climent de Taüll. M-Sa 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00, Su 10:00-14:00; Summer: daily 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00. Video mapping: 10.15; 11.00; 12.00; 12.45; 13.30; 16.15; 17.00; 17.45; 18.30.. 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). €5.  (updated Feb 2026)

Exterior: Basilical plan with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, wooden roof at two waters, triapsidal head (central apse, two absidioles). South-oriented square tower near apses, six stories high. Rustic stone walls without windows except doors (west, south, tower). Lombard decoration on apses: quadruple blind arcades on central (doubles, separated by half-columns), triple on absidioles; saw-tooth friezes. Regular ashlar courses; west portal under vanished porch.

Interior: Naves lack windows; columns (some from bedrock) topped by collarinos (Lombard), simple abaci supporting arches. Apse vaults; walls once fully polychrome. Presbytery column bears consecration inscription in Latin. Central apse murals (MNAC originals, in situ replicas): Pantocrator in pearl mandorla on vegetal throne, blessing, holding "Ego sum lux mundi" book; Alpha-Omega at shoulders; four angels with Evangelist symbols, six-winged seraphim; lower tier Virgin and apostles under foliate capitals; triumphal arch Lamb of God.Absidioles and arches show lesser murals. Altarpiece frontal (13th c., MNAC): St. Clement life/martyrdom. Preserved: crowned Christ Majesty (13th c.), Virgin and Child (13th c.), Crucifix (possibly Sant Joan de Boí), 11th c. reliquary, 12th c. presbytery bench (MNAC)

• 42.5204210.8483292 Romanesque Church of Santa Maria de Taüll, Taüll. Santa Maria de Taüll is a Romanesque basilical church in the central square of Taüll village. Consecrated December 11, 1123—one day after Sant Climent de Taüll—by Bishop Ramon Guillem de Roda d'Isàvena, it shares medieval parochial duties with its neighbor. free.  (updated Feb 2026)

History: Originating from a 1064 sale-exchange by Counts of Pallars Sobirà (Artau I, Llúcia) to Counts of Pallars Jussà (Ramon V, Valença), alongside Erill Castle. Likely built early 12th century over possible 11th-century predecessor. From the 18th century, it became Taüll's sole parish while Sant Climent served the cemetery; earlier, they co-shared. Major 18th-century Baroque reforms converted lateral naves to chapels, added barrel vault, transept dome with lantern, and sacristy replacing south absidiola. 1970s restoration reverted to 12th-century form: exposed cylindrical columns dividing naves, wooden two-slope roof. 1996 archaeological excavation uncovered plaza necropolis; 2007-2008 consolidation works.

Description: Three-nave basilica with semicircular triapsidal head, cylindrical columns separating naves. Smooth exterior walls except apses with Lombard arcades, lesenes, saw-tooth friezes. Square campanar tower (four floors, twin windows under arcades) rises over epistle nave, slightly tilted, with repeated decoration per face: blind arches on socle, varying windows upward, Lombard motifs on top three floors.

Interior and murals: Once fully mural-covered; originals (Epiphany in central apse with enthroned Virgin and Child in mandorla; Judgment on south/west walls) detached 1919-1923 to MNAC Barcelona, protecting from export threats. In situ replicas: central apse (1958-1960), south wall (2013). Recent restorations revealed new fragments. Preserved elements include altarpiece frontal (MNAC).

• 42.5227550.8433013 Santeta Viewpoint (Mirador de la Santeta), cami de la santeta, Taüll (access by a trail that continues the carrer de la santeta in Taüll). Views of Boí and the Valley.  (updated Feb 2026)

visit Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

• • The Fallas festival lights up Vall de Boí's summer nights with ancient fire rituals tied to the solstice, purification, and agrarian cycles. Young villagers (falleros) craft massive pine torches—two-meter resinous trunks bound with wire—or single-piece rantiners, igniting them at high mountain "lighthouses" visible from below.
  • Shoulder-high, the blazing procession snakes down zigzag paths like a fiery river, reaching village squares for communal bonfires. Dances erupt around the flames, blending mysticism with revelry that lasts till dawn. Each hamlet hosts its own: Durro , Boí , Barruera, Erill la Vall, Taüll , Pla de l'Ermita.
  • Originally Fallas happen on June 23rd (saint john eve), but lately every village takes a different date, so more tourists can attend.
  • UNESCO-recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage ("Summer Solstice Fire Festivals in the Pyrenees"), it unites 63 Pyrenean locales across Catalonia, Aragon, France, and Andorra—warding evil, honoring sun gods, ensuring bountiful harvests. In Boí Valley's Romanesque heartland, Fallas fuses pagan roots with Christian saints' feasts, drawing crowds to its primal energy amid Aigüestortes peaks and UNESCO churches.
• La Pila de Taüll. On Taüll's third Sunday in July, the Dance of Sant Isidre unfolds: youths encircle the saint, grabbing his "garllà" cake as he fends them with his staff. This sparks La Pila—a three-tier human tower in the square. The top man greets four directions, then dances inverted to music. Legend recalls drought-stricken Taüll folk praying to Isidre, who arrived with wine and cake—snatched by unrecognized hungry lads.
• Ball Pla in Taüll & Durro: During Taüll and Durro's main village festivals, locals perform the Ball Pla. Mixed pairs—married man with single woman, single man with married woman—line up single file, advancing as women spin gracefully. The formation fans out across the square, couples side by side, women twirling amid accelerating rhythms. Pairs realign and circle the plaza's edge, blending tradition with communal joy in this lively Pyrenean celebration.

• 42.520380.848731 El Caliu, Carrer Feixanes 11 , Taüll, ☏ +34 973 696 212. €40.  (updated Feb 2026)
• 42.516570.850862 Restaurant El Fai, Carrer dels Aiguals 10, Taüll, ☏ +34 973 69 62 01.  (updated Feb 2026)
• 42.516340.850683 Llesqueria Empriu, Carrer dels Aiguals 6 ,Taüll, ☏ +34 973 69 61 57, [email protected]. €25.  (updated Feb 2026)

• 42.518040.850251 Hotel El Rantiner, Carrer Trestaüll 5, Taüll, ☏ +34 973 696184. €85.  (updated Feb 2026)
• 42.518150.848972 Hostal Sant Climent, Avinguda les Feixes, ☏ +34 973 69 60 52. €100.  (updated Feb 2026)

• 42.518450.846813 Càmping Taüll, Carretera de Taüll, Km. 3, 25528 Taüll,, ☏ +34 973 69 61 74.  (updated Feb 2024)