The Hermitage of Santa Lucía, located on the Camí de Santa Llúcia (approximately 2.3 km from the center), is a typical example of the type of temple known as a “conquest hermitage”, built between the 14th and 15th centuries and renovated in 1708 and 1812. With a rectangular floor plan and a single nave, its interior is divided into two sections by a pointed arch made of rough stone ashlars, a structural element reinforced by exterior buttresses.
Its main facade presents an access portal with a semicircular arch and has a later belfry added over time. In its interior an old chalice of the XVII century is conserved with a representation of Santa Lucía in its base. During the whole year it remains closed, except on December 13, day in which its festivity is celebrated with pilgrimage and porrat (market with traditional sweets), and every Sunday an orthodox liturgy is officiated at 10:00 h.
Practical information
- Walking option: low difficulty walking route (35 min. approx.) from the Tourist Office towards Les Rotes area, with detour to the Montgó, towards Santa Lucía road.
- Festivity: December 13, with popular pilgrimage and community tasting of typical sweets.
- Limited public access: it is open only on December 13, Saint Lucia’s Day. Outside this date, the interior remains closed.
Recommendations
- Continue the route to the hermitages of San Juan (1 km away) and Pare Pere (1.6 km away).
