Gran Valira Valley

On the right of the main road to Spain, in the little village of Santa Coloma, is a fine Romanesque church with a round three-stage tower very different from others in the principality. It contains a much venerated 12th century statue of the Virgin of Coloma. On the arched entrance are Mozarabic frescoes. The church has a notable medieval font. Above the village is the 12th century castle of Sant Vicenç, built by Roger Bernat, Count of Foix.

The road continues past another medieval bridge, the Pont de la Margineda, to Sant Julia de Lòria (alt. 939 m/3,081ft), from which a narrow road winds its way up to the church of Sant Cerní de Nagol, which has fine Romanesque frescoes. The church of Sant Julià de Lòria has a Romanesque bell-tower, a figure of the Virgin of the same period and a 17th century crucifix.