Sant Quirze de Pedret

Sant Quirze de Pedret is a supreme work of pre-Romanesque architecture. The building was constructed between the ninth and tenth centuries with contributions from the Romanesque period. It contains the reproduction of important mural paintings from the tenth century (the Orant and the Knight) and twelfth century (the parable of the Prudent Virgins and the Simple Virgins).

The bridge of Pedret is Gothic and is shaped like a donkey's back; it dates back to the thirteenth century. It crosses the river Llobregat and it originally facilitated communications between Berga and the church of Sant Miquel de les Canals and Puigarbessós.

It can be reached from the road C16, taking the Berga-Centre turn-off. The Pedret track starts from the Plaça Gernika, in Berga.

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