Often, reading a book turns into a journey, where the author’s words and sentences are mixed with the imagination of the reader. The landscape of this journey is the meeting point between one thing and another.

In this geography, half imaginary, half real, we find the Àssua Valley, a small, unknown Pyrenean valley, which to one degree or another, has found its way among the lines of different successful novels. Jaume Cabré, in Les veus del Pamano; Maria Barbal, in Pedra de tartera, País íntim or Mel i metzines; Josep Virós, many years before, in Verd madur... all of them, and each one in their own way and in their own genre, take turns speaking about an evolving rural world, where the main characters feel deeply anchored, and which have a definite influence on their lives.

We do not exactly know what was the reason for turning the Valley Àssua and The Bailiwick of Sort (just next to it)) into the settings for all these books. Ai important part of it may just be a coincidence, or perhaps, they hold an evocative aura that attracts creative minds. Whatever might be, what is true is that, rediscovered through reading, the landscapes of the Valley of Àssua and The Bailiwick display new nuances that make them even more special

As a result of this, the Valley of Àssua and The Bailiwick, the landscape for a novel offers a set of itineraries that will take you through this real and fictional geography leading you on a trip through the charming villages of the township of Sort: Bressui, Montardit de Baix, Montardit de Dalt, Llarvent, Enviny, Pujalt, Olp, Castellviny, Altron, Sorre, Bernui, Seurí, Llessui and La Bastida de Sort.

Even some have a maximum gradient of 2.189 m, most of the itineraries are below 1.500 m., which makes them accessible during almost any season; the valleys of the township of are a real paradise for hikers.

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