The floor of the valley lies about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and is accessible from the south via a rack railway (the Vall de Núria Rack Railway) or by foot, and from France to the north by footpaths. There are no roads to access the valley. The place is historically notable for the 1931 drafting of the first Catalan Statute of Autonomy, in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Núria.[1]
According to tradition, Saint Giles (Catalan: Sant Gil) arrived in the valley in approximately 700 AD and lived there for four years. He crafted an image of the Virgin Mary and hid it in a cave when forced to flee from persecution by the Romans against Christians. Along with the image of the Virgin, he left a pot used for cooking, a cross, and a bell for calling shepherds to meals.
According to tradition, a pilgrim named Amadéu began searching for the image in 1072, after having a prophetic dream. He built a small chapel for pilgrims, and found the image seven years later, next to the pot, the cross, and the bell, and he brought the objects to the chapel to be venerated.
The image has been dated to have been made during the 12th or 13th century. It is a wooden Romanesque carving. The primitive-looking polychrome statue retains its painting intact.
On July 13 1967, the statue was canonically crowned with a decree from Pope Paul VI.
The shepherds regarded the image of the Blessed Virgin as a patron saint of fertility. The canonical consecration of Our Lady of Núria was made in 1965. Her feast day is September 8.[2][3] The name Núria is now a popular girl's name in Catalonia.
Ski resortedit
The ski resort in the valley is operated by the same company that operates the Vall de Núria Rack Railway. The resort has 10 alpine skipistes (three green, three blue, two red and two black), and a special slope for sleighs, totalling 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of marked pistes. In summer 2006, 18 snow cannons were installed, making a total of 73 cannons. A quad chair lift from the resort base at 1,964 metres (6,444 ft), goes up to its highest point, at 2,252 m.; two platter lifts serve the beginners' area; and a gondola lift ("telecabina") accesses the Pic de l'Àliga youth hostel.
vall, núria, catalan, pronunciation, ˈβaʎ, ˈnuɾiə, valley, núria, south, opening, valley, coming, down, from, crest, pyrenees, within, municipality, queralbs, province, girona, community, catalonia, spain, summer, view, mountain, resort, sanctuary, reservoir, . Vall de Nuria Catalan pronunciation le ˈbaʎ de ˈnuɾie The Valley of Nuria is a south opening valley coming down from the crest of the Pyrenees within the municipality of Queralbs province of Girona community of Catalonia Spain Vall de Nuria Summer view of mountain resort sanctuary and reservoir Vall de Nuria Winter view of mountain resort sanctuary and reservoir The floor of the valley lies about 2 000 metres 6 600 ft above sea level and is accessible from the south via a rack railway the Vall de Nuria Rack Railway or by foot and from France to the north by footpaths There are no roads to access the valley The place is historically notable for the 1931 drafting of the first Catalan Statute of Autonomy in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Nuria 1 Contents 1 The Virgin of Nuria 2 Ski resort 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksThe Virgin of Nuria editAccording to tradition Saint Giles Catalan Sant Gil arrived in the valley in approximately 700 AD and lived there for four years He crafted an image of the Virgin Mary and hid it in a cave when forced to flee from persecution by the Romans against Christians Along with the image of the Virgin he left a pot used for cooking a cross and a bell for calling shepherds to meals According to tradition a pilgrim named Amadeu began searching for the image in 1072 after having a prophetic dream He built a small chapel for pilgrims and found the image seven years later next to the pot the cross and the bell and he brought the objects to the chapel to be venerated The image has been dated to have been made during the 12th or 13th century It is a wooden Romanesque carving The primitive looking polychrome statue retains its painting intact On July 13 1967 the statue was canonically crowned with a decree from Pope Paul VI The shepherds regarded the image of the Blessed Virgin as a patron saint of fertility The canonical consecration of Our Lady of Nuria was made in 1965 Her feast day is September 8 2 3 The name Nuria is now a popular girl s name in Catalonia Ski resort editThe ski resort in the valley is operated by the same company that operates the Vall de Nuria Rack Railway The resort has 10 alpine ski pistes three green three blue two red and two black and a special slope for sleighs totalling 7 kilometres 4 3 mi of marked pistes In summer 2006 18 snow cannons were installed making a total of 73 cannons A quad chair lift from the resort base at 1 964 metres 6 444 ft goes up to its highest point at 2 252 m two platter lifts serve the beginners area and a gondola lift telecabina accesses the Pic de l Aliga youth hostel Gallery edit nbsp Vall de Nuria Southern access to mountain resort nbsp Vall de Nuria Coma de Noucreus Kettle of Nine Crosses nbsp Vall de Nuria Calvary by the southern access nbsp Sanctuary of the Virgin of Nuria Facade nbsp Sanctuary of the Virgin of Nuria Interior of the nave nbsp Sanctuary of the Virgin of Nuria Stained glass nbsp Vall de Nuria Rack Railway nbsp Vall de Nuria Rack Railway Station Old E 1 electric locomotive Dec 2006 nbsp Vall de Nuria Rack Railway Station from the platform nbsp Vall de Nuria Rack Railway Train at Coma del Clot Dec 1965 nbsp Train on Vall de Nuria Rack Railway at Vall de Nuria Station Jul 2010 nbsp Vall de Nuria Rack Railway Rail tracks nbsp Vall de Nuria Mountain resort sanctuary and reservoir nbsp Vall de Nuria Mountain resort and sanctuary nbsp View to the south to Nuria from the Coll de Finestrelles on the frontier with France See also editPuigmal BastimentsReferences edit http www enciclopedia cat fitxa v2 jsp NDCHEC 0046642 Vall de Nuria in L Enciclopedia online reference work based on La Gran Enciclopedia Catalana in Catalan http pirineos com article articleview 1063 3 97 Archived 2010 09 06 at the Wayback Machine Historia del Valle de Nuria in Pirineos com in Spanish http pirineos com article articleview 1063 4 Archived 2010 09 06 at the Wayback Machine El Santuario de Nuria in Pirineos com in Spanish External links editOfficial Website 42 24 N 02 09 E 42 400 N 2 150 E 42 400 2 150 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vall de Nuria amp oldid 1209206940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
