Alpens
Barcelona · Cataluña
Alpens (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈpɛns]) is a municipality situated in the comarca of Lluçanès, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Alpens is located 105 km from the city of Barcelona and 13 km from the comarca capital, Prats de Lluçanès. In the municipal area there are ruins of a fortress which dates to the year 1109, the fortress of Freixenet. It is one of the places catalogued by the government as sites of Spanish cultural heritage. There is also the 10th-century church of Sant Pere de Serrallonga. In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support. Formerly part of Osona, it was finally incorporated into the new Lluçanès comarca in 2023.
History
A mediados del siglo XIX, el lugar contaba con una población censada de 545 habitantes. La localidad aparece descrita en el segundo volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
En la localidad existen las ruinas de una casa fortificada que data del año 1109; la Casa fuerte de Freixenet. Esta casa fortificada está catalogada como Patrimonio Artístico Español.
En su término municipal está la iglesia del siglo X de San Pedro de Serrallonga.
What to visit
•el Manelic
•Mirador de La Serra
•Roca de la Lluna
•Roca de Pena
•Santa Maria
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Feria de la Juventud (20)
- September: San Cosme y San Damián (26)
Trails and hiking
•Circular de Borredà (GR-241, 59.46 km)
•Sender de Puigcercós (PR-C 50, 19.1 km)
•Sender Local: Molí de la Farga - Palmerola
•Sender Històric: Catalunya (GR 1, 400 km)
•Riera de les Llosses (13.4 km)
•Camí Ramader de Marina (CRdM, 230 km)
Famous people
•Agustín Canellas, astrónomo español
Town hall
Web oficial: http://www.alpens.cat/
Town hall of Alpens
Web oficial: http://www.alpens.cat/
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How to get there
- 🚗 70 km from Breda (about 49 min by car)
- 🚗 78 km from Terrassa (about 55 min by car)
- 🚗 103 km from Barcelona (about 73 min by car)
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- ✈️ 75 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 53 min by car)
- ✈️ 115 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 81 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 2.2 km away
- R179 - Coll Tallat · 2.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de La Serra · 0.1 km away
- Roca de la Lluna · 0.8 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Alpens. El Ramal
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmaciola d'Alpens — La Placeta 2
Wall
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News
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