Vallfogona de Riucorb
Tarragona · Cataluña
Vallfogona de Riucorb (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎfuˈɣonə ðə ˌriwˈkɔɾp]) is a municipality and village in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà[1] in central Catalonia. It is situated in the Comalats range in the north of the comarca, with the Cap de Cans rising to 759 m. Vallfogona village is built on the south bank of the Corb river. It has a population of 95 (register office, 2025) . It is known for the medicinal mineral water that flows from a local spring, and for the priest and Baroque poet Francesc Vicent Garcia (1579–1623), "El Rector de Vallfogona." Garcia wrote mostly satirical verse, and was acquainted with notable authors of the time such as Lope de Vega. He ordered the construction of the chapel of Santa Bàrbara in 1617.
Sections the premium town hall can edit · Fixed sections of the guide
Origins
There's no information in this section yet. The village's profile can complete it from the panel.
History
The first historical reference to Vallfogona records the founding of the parish in 1123 after its reconquest from the Moors, who had called it Vall d'Alfes. The town was a fief of the noble house of the Counts of Queralt. By 1150, the local lord, Gombau d'Oluja, had occupied the site of Vallfogona and had repopulated the area with Christian Catalans. He laid out the town, building a small castle and beginning construction on the town's Romanesque church, both of which still stand. On his death in 1191, Gombau ceded Vallfogona to the Knights Templar. When the Temple was suppressed in 1312, Vallfogona came under control of the Knights Hospitaller. In 1416 the Hospitallers reconstructed much of the church and castle.
Vallfogona's first tourist facility, the Fonda Dolores, opened in 1870 to serve visitors to the spring and its medicinal waters.
During the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), the hotels at the spa served as a hospital for wounded Republican soldiers. About 100 casualties were buried in a mass grave in the cemetery. Three men, all conservatives, were shot by leftist forces at the beginning of the conflict. Eleven soldiers from Vallfogona died in the fighting, all on the Republican side. The Francoist victors did not execute any Vallfogonins, but at least five of them were imprisoned and several had to flee to France. Vallfogona lost nearly 20% of its population.
Vallfogona de Riucorb became part of the Conca de Barberà in the comarcal reorganization of 1990: previously it had formed part of the Segarra.
On July 10, 2010, the newly restored Romanesque sculpture of Saint Peter "dels Vigues" was unveiled; it had been pulled down from the roof of Vallfogona's parish church by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War, and broken up. The restored statue is inside the church, and a copy was made and placed in the statue's original position on the roof above the front door.
Monuments
•Creu de Terme
•Casa del Canonge Corbella
•Creu de terme
•Font Vella
•Font al Rector de Vallfogona
•Molí del Perelló
•Castell d'Albió (desaparegut)
•Molí de la Cadena
•Santa Maria de Vallfogona de Riucorb
•Castell de Vallfogona
•Rentadors
•Era del Mill
What to visit
La iglesia parroquial está dedicada a Santa María. Es de estilo gótico aunque su portalada es románica. En 1385 el escultor Jordi de Déu realizó un retablo con escenas de la vida de la Virgen del que sólo se conservan algunas partes.
Se conserva las ruinas del castillo del tiempo de los templarios. La iglesia de San Pedro dels Bigats se cree que perteneció a un antiguo monasterio instalado en lugar antes de la Reconquista. En el municipio se encuentran cinco molinos hidráulicos harineros, de los que únicamente puede funcionar el Molí de la Cadena de Baix, el más antiguo de Cataluña, de principios del siglo XII, el cual tiene cercana una chimenea que funcionaba en el siglo XIX en lugar de la rueda de madera, conservada en parte. Además, en la parte de delante de la villa, en los Solans, existen ruinas de tres palomares que junto con la mención del palomar del castillo, todos dependían del señor en el Antiguo Régimen, estudiados de documentación del Archivo de la Corona de Aragón por Francesc Carreras Candi.
Uno de los personajes más famosos de la población fue Francesc Vicent Garcia, el rector de Vallfogona, ordenado sacerdote en Vic el año 1605, autor poético de estilo humorístico, tenía relación con poetas de la época como Lope de Vega y con el bandolero Rocaguinarda, al cual le dedicó un soneto el millor pillard del cristianisme.
La fiesta mayor de Vallfogona se celebra el 15 de agosto. La fiesta de invierno es el 4 de diciembre.
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- 8 · September Fiesta patronal: Santa Maria 📆 Add to my calendar
What's on
Street market
Find the day and place of the local street market:
Gastronomy
There's no information in this section yet. The village's profile can complete it from the panel.
Trails and hiking
•Del Santuari de Pinós als Ports (GR 171, 276 km)
•Del Santuari de Pinós als Ports. Variant Fonoll - Coll de Forès (GR 171.1, 7.1 km)
•Sender de Guimerà a Tàrrega (PR-C 25, 17.500 km)
•Guimerà-Riu Corb (SL-C 36, 8.860 km)
•Ruta del Cercavins (12.7 km)
•La Bovera i el Corb (9.5 km)
•Ruta dels Templers (18 km)
•Els plans de la Segarra
•Volta a Vallfogona de Riucord, tribut a Johan Cruiff (14.3 km)
•GR 3 Sender Central de Catalunya - Etapa 47 (GR 3, 26 km)
•Senders del 1714 - Etapa 23 (s1714e23)
•Senders del 1714 - Etapa 24 (s1714e24)
Services
Restaurant
Hostal del Rector
Is it yours? Go premium: full profile, more visibility and up to 6 photos. View membership
Tapas bar
Bar Piscines
Is it yours? Go premium: full profile, more visibility and up to 6 photos. View membership
Do you have a business in Vallfogona de Riucorb? Advertise it for free and go premium whenever you like. List my business for free
Famous people
•Domènec Corbella
•Ramon Corbella Llobet
•Ferran Sotorra i Salvadó
•Jacint Díaz Sicart
Town hall
Alcaldía: Francesc Xavier Llobet
Web oficial: http://www.vallfogonaderiucorb.cat
Town hall of Vallfogona de Riucorb
Alcaldía: Francesc Xavier Llobet Web oficial: http://www.vallfogonaderiucorb.cat
Here goes your town hall's profile or your website address. Are you from the town hall? Go premium to complete your profile and edit your village's content. hola@ciudadesypueblos.es
How to get there
- 🚗 62 km from Tarragona (about 44 min by car)
- 🚗 80 km from Terrassa (about 56 min by car)
- 🚗 91 km from Sabadell (about 64 min by car)
🧭 Travelling around the villages of Spain: a practical guide — Opening hours, transport, money and customs, before you set off.
- ✈️ 58 km from Reus airport (about 41 min by car)
- ✈️ 76 km from Lleida-Alguaire airport (about 54 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 9.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- la Portella · 9.3 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina municipal · 0.1 km away
Buses
4 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Vallfogona (Balneari)
•Vallfogona (centre)
•Mas de la Cadena
Pharmacy and health
Find the nearest pharmacy and health centre, with the address and how to get there:
Wall and news
Log in with your profile to post. Posting on the walls is free.
This wall is still quiet.
Obituaries
There are no obituaries published right now in Vallfogona de Riucorb.
In loving memory
There are no memorials in Vallfogona de Riucorb yet.
Videos
Discover Vallfogona de Riucorb on video: