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A gradual climb to one of the best observation points
of l'Urgellet. Towards the end, the stroll becomes a little steeper,
although it does lead us to one of the most impressive churches of the
region.
 The
first part of the route follows the route number 11. Once we have passed
the bridge of Alàs we will take the road that raises directly
to the village. After living the square - where you find a drinking
fountain - it begins the track that goes to "Les Peces" and
"Banat". The ascent is smooth, among old abandoned pieces
of ground and to the extent that we go advancing we gain view upon the
bank.
 At
the mountains top we find "Santa Maria de les Peces" church,
that has been visible, trimmed against the sky, during almost all the
route. It is a roman church, with a truncated bell tower and an apse
of semicircular plant with a modern enlargement on the south. It is
a point of great devotion for people who live in Alàs and Torres
- this village is opposite, on the other side of the river: at its top
there are some remains of a castle that was property of the bishop of
Urgell and it controlled the entrance to his dominions The door that
there is in the new part is by where the faithful who came from Torres
entered in it.
At east we see "The hole of La Seu", the strait that separates
the Urgellet of the Baridà. We will go back by the other side
of the river crossing the Segre by the bridge of La Seu.
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Alàs
- les Peces
