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Tavertet is a small town located above some cliffs, 900m above sea level, in the area known as Collsacabra, north of the 
Government data pages
Link with the web page: ''Associació Amics de Tavertet''
(in Catalan) Municipalities in Osona {{Catalonia-geo-stub
Guilleries
The Guilleries Massif (Catalan ''Les Guilleries'') is a mountain system located at the apex of the Catalan Transversal Range and the Pre-Coastal Range. The highest point of the range is Sant Miquel de Solterra or Sant Miquel de les Formigues (1.2 ...
, in the ''comarca
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'' of Osona
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in Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
.
Below the cliffs is Pantà de Sau, a reservoir that dammed the waters of the river Ter in the 1960s.
Tavertet is nowadays a tourist-oriented town with many holiday homes, where Raimon Panikkar
Raimon Panikkar Alemany, also known as Raimundo Panikkar and Raymond Panikkar (November 2, 1918 – August 26, 2010), was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a proponent of Interfaith dialogue. As a scholar, he specialized in comparative reli ...
lived.
Tavertet is linked by road BV5207 to the town of L'Esquirol
L'Esquirol (), known as Santa Maria de Corcó until 4 June 2014, is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain.
Etymology
The name l'Esquirol (literally "the squirrel") comes from a former local inn Hostal de l'Esquirol which ...
, also known as Santa Maria de Corcó. There is also a minor road north of the village above the cliffs through a beech forest linking the town to Rupit.
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External links
Government data pages
Link with the web page: ''Associació Amics de Tavertet''
(in Catalan) Municipalities in Osona {{Catalonia-geo-stub