VIC01 - Vic Medieval Town Centre

Vic Renfe Train Station

Casa Comella now Casino de vic

Casa Comella: In 1869 the demolition of the medieval walls of Vic began opening a space for Josep Comella Colom to commission a stately home in 1896 from Cayetano Buigas (also built the Columbus Monument) The Comellas were a rich family of textile industrialists, owners of the Comella Soler company, whose factory in Vic was popularly known as Can Mastrot.

Plaça Major

plaça Major: The Mercadal (Market Square), is where the weekly market is held every Tuesday and Saturday from 08h till 14h (the market is cleared away by 16h). This market has been held here since the 9th century before the medieval houses that frame the present-day square were built. The market has stalls selling fruit and vegetables, meats, flowers, crafts, clothes and accessories. In one corner of the square you will find El Merma capgrosso statue.

Townhall clocktower

Ayuntamiento: The town hall building in the corner of plaça Major with the clock tower dates from the late 14th century. This building also houses the Vic tourism office. Originally, the building was Edifici de la Llotja, the wheat exchange where grain was weighed and fish and meat was traded. The upper floor was used for town council meetings. In Vic tourist office you can see the three capgrossos statues used in parades.

Plaça del Pes Vic Tourist office

Casa Costa

Casa Costa: In plaça Major was built between 1905 and 1907 by arquitect Josep Illa after demolishing the old building of the General or Governor's house, from 1683. Sculptures of the working class, on the façade and above the windows.

Plaça de Pomeu Fabra

Semenary Sant Just Church

Semmenary & Sant Just Church: Some well know students were Jaime Balmes (philosopher), Jacint Verdaguer (Poet) and Sant Antoni Maria Claret.

Plaça Gaudí La vella más vella statue

Plaça Gaudí; & La vella más vella statue: La Vella is one of the three capgrossos (large head figurine used in Catalan parades) from Vic's Fiesta Major. The three capgrossos are the emblems of one of the gangs in Vigata (poverty). This bronze figure statue was created in 2014 holding hurriaques- which were used to scare away the bulls during the parades. The plaque carries the phrase "The oldest old woman of all the old women in the city" It is the work of Manel Casserras i Solé.

Hospital de la Santa Creu

Hospital de la Santa Creu: Hospitals were built outside of the city walls but near to a city gate during Medieval times. The hospital was built 1539 to 1536 from the assets and will of Ramon de Terrades who ceded his wealth to the town of Vic upon his death for the construction of a hospital for travellers, children and the sick.

Temple Sepulcre de Sant Antoni Maria Claret

House of the Claretinian Misionaries & Sant Antoni Maria Claret church: Built by the architect Jose Maria Ribas in 1970 in the style of Roman Baroque. The tomb, made by the sculptor Doménec Fita is located in the crypt.

Church and Convent of Sant Doménec

Church and Convent of Sant Doménec: Convent until 1567 when it became home to Dominican friars. In 1835 it was turned into an almshouse (house founded by charity offering accommodation for poor people). Today it houses the Vic Art and design College.

Casa del Baró de la Blava

Casa del Baró; de la Blava: Stately building in the Baroque style from the 18th Century. Note the beam head on the corner with the sculpted male figure sticking out his tongue.

Episcopal Museum of Vic (MEV)

Bishop Oliba statue

Bishop Oliba: Contemporary statue. Bishop Oliba (971-1046) was born into a family of Catalan counts and before becoming bishop of Vic, he was the abbot of the Monasteries of Santa Maria de Ripoll and San Miguel de Cuixá. He founded the Santa María de Montserrat monastery.

Catedral de Vic

Vic Cathedral: The current cathedral dates from the 18th century with 14th century gothic cloisters and a bell tower from the time of Bishop Oliba in the 11th century.

Plaça de la Catederal

Casa Ricart

Rambla del Bisbat

Pont de Queralt

Queralt Bridge: Also known as the Sant Francesc Bridge or Calla Bridge crosses the river Méder and dates from the 11th century. It was a toll bridge into the town of Vic for travellers arriving from the north on the old Camí Ral. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), just before Franco's troops occupied the city of Vic on 1st February 1939, the Bridge of Queralt was dynamited by the Republican troops to slow down the entry of Franco's troops into the city of Vic. The northernmost arch of the Queralt Bridge was destroyed and rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War.

Església dels Dolors

Els Dolors Church: Single nave church built between 1724 and 1725 by architect Josep Morató. The façade has a rose window above the main door. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the church was burnt down ans subsequently restored. A Baroque altarpiece can be seen as well as the image of the Virgin of Sorrows, the work of the sculptor Vicenç i Antoni Real i Vernis.

Carrer Vergós

El Call (Jewish Quarter): Vic did not have a large Jewish community but there was a school and Synagogue.

Església de la Pietat

La Pietat Church: An important Square in the middle ages because it marked the Dividing line between the part of the town under episcopal control and the part that the counts controlled. The square also contained the castle occupied by the Montcada Family. From the 10th century the square hosted a market but the square has since bene occupied by the current 17th century church.

Roman Temple

Roman Temple and Montcada Castle remains: The only surviving building from Roman times.

Medieval wall

Wilfred, Count of Urgel fortified Vic in the 9th Century with the Castle and city walls that included seven gates. This wall was later upgraded in the 12th century by king Pere II d'Aragó to include 40 towers. The wall has since been demolished or incorporated into buildings except for a remaining section in Montcada Street.

Església i Convent de Santa Teresa

Carrer de Dues Soles

L' Estudiant de Vic Statue Plaça Don Miguel de Clariana

Casa Masferrer: Also known as Puigsec is a modernist style end of 19th century building with tower. From calle del Pare Xifré you can see magnificent windows with beautiful stained glass. Círculo Literario, the first modern literary centre in Vic was founded in 1860. This was a literary association where poet Jacint Verdaguer and Jaume Collell met. This was a centre of the Renaissance movement outside of Barcelona. From Plaça de Don Miquel de Clariana you can see atop a high wall, four sculptures that symbolise the four seasons of the year, one for each of the four Masferrer brothers. Currently, the building houses the City Hall of Vic. L' Estudiant de Vic: Statue inaugurated in 1978 by sculptor Joan Seguranes commemorating Vic's place for higher learning dating back to the middle ages, the Seminary in the 18th and 19th century and Vic University today.

Plaça de Paradís

Religioses Sacramentaries Adoratrius

Convent built at the end of the 19th Century and active to this day.

Sant Felip church

Baroque church dating from 1725 with a bust of St. Philip Neri above the door.

Plaça del Canonge Collell

In the shopping District of Vic town centre.

El Merma statue

Plaça major arcades

Restaurant Àgape

El Jardinet de Vic Restaurant

El Racó de Vic Restaurant

Viena restarant

La Plaça tapas

La Flama Restaurant

El Carbo Restaurant

El Caliu Restaurant

Font de la rambla del Carme

Homenatge al Carquinyoli statue

Vic leather Arts Museum

Vic Bus station