Gósol is a village and

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located in the northwest of the

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, in the

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. It is within the confines of Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park, to the west of Pedraforca. Gósol is the only municipality in Berguedà which is in the province of Lleida rather than that of

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. It is also a party to the

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Geography

The present town is centered in the eponymous valley of Gósol, which is enclosed by the

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and Pedraforca, in the Pyrenees. The ruins of the former town and castle, dating from the 11th century, overlook the Gósol from an adjacent hill.

Villages within Gósol

The municipal limits of Gósol includes, most notably, the village of Sorribes. Other settlements include Bonner, la Collada, Molí d'en Güell, Moripol, Castell de Termes, Font Terrers, and Torrent Senta.

Climate

Gósol has a cool subalpine climate. Compared to less mountainous areas of Catalonia it is rather wet. It receives over 900 mm (35.43 in.) of precipitation each year, concentrated in the spring months.

Culture

Gosol's emblematic cultural institution is the Picasso Museum, which owes its existence to the visit of

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

to the village from the spring of 1906 to mid-August of that same year. The artist installed himself at the only

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then in existence, Cal Tampanada. While in Gósol, Picasso underwent a transformation of palette, sketching style, and rhythm of composition. Picasso found his subjects in local livestock and people of Gósol, as well as Fernande Olivier, his partner.

Notable dates

*The town's ''festa major'', or town festival, takes place on August 15 each year. It is most notable for its unique folk dance, the "''Ball de les cosses''." *On New Year's Eve ( Saint Sylvester), legend says that

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es hold gatherings on Pedraforca mountain.

Local dishes

*''Pèsol negre'', a local variety of 'black pea' *''Blat de moro escairat'', or 'peeled corn', often cooked in a pork broth *''Patates emmascarades'', or "Masked Potatoes", mashed potatoes cooked with blood or black pudding * All i oli with pork, eaten during the swine-harvest in fall *Veal with wild mushrooms *Wild boar

References

External links

Official website

Government data pages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gosol Municipalities in the Province of Lleida Populated places in the Province of Lleida Municipalities in Berguedà