GET INSPIRED
GET INSPIRED
Be inspired by our Valley, with its mythical landscapes full of charm, beauty, and changing, seasonal colors. With the stories and legends that any inhabitant with whom you might make supo-supo (have a chance encounter) can tell you, with their customs, culture, and way of doing things.
And if you can’t make it to the Cardós Film Fest, here’s a series of contents to help you develop your mythological work, for this edition if you have time or for future ones, because this is a long one.
Literary Games of the Cardós Valleys
Lliures o morts
Jaume Clotet and David de Montserrat
Historical novel centered on the figure of Ermengol Amill, born in Bonestarre, who fought for the freedom of the Catalan lands during the War of Succession. With great narrative richness, the authors portray the wars, battles, alliances and betrayals that marked the history of that period, while exploring the human depths of their characters.
Allò que va passar a Cardós
Ramon Solsona
Set in the Cardós Valley during the 1960s, this novel begins with the murder of a civil guard during the Franco era and portrays the transformation of the valley with the construction of hydroelectric power plants. Throughout the book, a picture of life in Cardós is drawn, with a detailed look at its geography, its traditions and its culture, giving special prominence to the relationship between the people of the place and the landscape that surrounds them.
La dona alada i les feres del Cardós
Jan and Blanca Doya
Guided story set in the Cardós Valley, which combines the story of a child who helps unite the villages of the valley with a hiking guide to discover the area.
Mythological elements of the valley such as the Encantades and the minairons are represented.
Menjávom del que tenívom
Joana Blanch
A collection of experiences and traditional recipes from the godmothers of the valley. It is a combination of oral memory and gastronomic heritage that reflects the cultural richness of the region. Through a language that is close and full of feeling, the narrative explores the stories of people who, faced with a lack of resources, had to resort to creativity and resistance to survive.
Alguna cosa més que un escenari
Josep Maria Cuenca
A work that combines local history, literature and cinema to explore the relationship between Pallars Sobirà and two outstanding cultural manifestations. The book focuses, on the one hand, on the stay of the writer Alejandro Casona i Les between 1928 and 1931, and on the other hand, the filming of the film “La dama del alba” by Rovira-Beleta in Pallars Sobirà.
Guia dels indrets mítics i llegendaris del Pallars Sobirà
Pep Coll
Collection of 92 short stories about real places in Pallars Sobirà associated with legends, myths and popular beliefs. It explores mythological beings such as witches, minairons and enchanted women, and with a tourist guide format, each place includes a file with photographs and maps, facilitating the visit and discovery of these spaces.
Viatge al Pirineu de Lleida
Josep Maria Espinàs
Ramat de Camins is a hiking route, of more than 300 kilometers, which began on August 12, 1956 when the writers Camilo José Cela and Josep Maria Espinàs arrived in Pobla de Segur with a coal train to take a walking route through the regions of Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà, Val d’Aran and Alta Ribagorça.
El llop de Montamara
Xavier Suescun
Novel set in a fictional Pyrenean village, Montamara, that explores the struggle between wild nature and the human world. The story revolves around a wolf that mysteriously appears in the valley, breaking the tranquility of the inhabitants and awakening ancestral fears, but also questioning the role of man in the territory. It is a short but intense story, with a strong symbolic and emotional component.
Casa Ascolà de Ribera de Cardós: Memòria històrica i sentimental
Cinto Sarroca Punsola
An exercise in historical memory that recovers the history of the Ascolà house in Ribera de Cardós and the figure of Joan Vidal Ninou, a victim of the Civil War. The book portrays life in the valley during the decades of the thirties and forties of the 20th century.
La Vall de Cardós
Xavier Sudrià
The book is the result of extensive documentary and bibliographical research, and provides a complete vision of the physical characteristics, the beauty of the landscape, the atmosphere of the villages, the spirit of the people, the survival of traditions and the presence of historical vestiges.
D’Estaon a Austràlia
Walkabout, la llarga caminada
Carmen Esplandiu
Carme de Cabalé’s autobiography narrates the life journey she made from the small town of Estaon to Australia, where she resided for forty years. The book combines personal memory and reflection on the transformation of the Catalan rural world, especially the peasantry, and the search for identity in distant lands.
La radera generació pagesa
Carmen Esplandiu
The book narrates the testimony of people who have lived the transition from traditional farming to the modernization and urbanization of the countryside, a transformation that brought with it profound changes in ways of life, labor relations and the connection with the territory.
Lliures o morts
Jaume Clotet and David de Montserrat
Historical novel centered on the figure of Ermengol Amill, born in Bonestarre, who fought for the freedom of the Catalan lands during the War of Succession. With great narrative richness, the authors portray the wars, battles, alliances and betrayals that marked the history of that period, while exploring the human depths of their characters.
Allò que va passar a Cardós
Ramon Solsona
Set in the Cardós Valley during the 1960s, this novel begins with the murder of a civil guard during the Franco era and portrays the transformation of the valley with the construction of hydroelectric power plants. Throughout the book, a picture of life in Cardós is drawn, with a detailed look at its geography, its traditions and its culture, giving special prominence to the relationship between the people of the place and the landscape that surrounds them.
La dona alada i les feres del Cardós
Jan and Blanca Doya
Guided story set in the Cardós Valley, which combines the story of a child who helps unite the villages of the valley with a hiking guide to discover the area.
Mythological elements of the valley such as the Encantades and the minairons are represented.
Menjávom del que tenívom
Joana Blanch
A collection of experiences and traditional recipes from the godmothers of the valley. It is a combination of oral memory and gastronomic heritage that reflects the cultural richness of the region. Through a language that is close and full of feeling, the narrative explores the stories of people who, faced with a lack of resources, had to resort to creativity and resistance to survive.
Alguna cosa més que un escenari
Josep Maria Cuenca
A work that combines local history, literature and cinema to explore the relationship between Pallars Sobirà and two outstanding cultural manifestations. The book focuses, on the one hand, on the stay of the writer Alejandro Casona i Les between 1928 and 1931, and on the other hand, the filming of the film “La dama del alba” by Rovira-Beleta in Pallars Sobirà.
Guia dels indrets mítics i llegendaris del Pallars Sobirà
Pep Coll
Collection of 92 short stories about real places in Pallars Sobirà associated with legends, myths and popular beliefs. It explores mythological beings such as witches, minairons and enchanted women, and with a tourist guide format, each place includes a file with photographs and maps, facilitating the visit and discovery of these spaces.
Viatge al Pirineu de Lleida
Josep Maria Espinàs
Ramat de Camins is a hiking route, of more than 300 kilometers, which began on August 12, 1956 when the writers Camilo José Cela and Josep Maria Espinàs arrived in Pobla de Segur with a coal train to take a walking route through the regions of Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà, Val d’Aran and Alta Ribagorça.
El llop de Montamara
Xavier Suescun
Novel set in a fictional Pyrenean village, Montamara, that explores the struggle between wild nature and the human world. The story revolves around a wolf that mysteriously appears in the valley, breaking the tranquility of the inhabitants and awakening ancestral fears, but also questioning the role of man in the territory. It is a short but intense story, with a strong symbolic and emotional component.
Casa Ascolà de Ribera de Cardós: Memòria històrica i sentimental
Cinto Sarroca Punsola
An exercise in historical memory that recovers the history of the Ascolà house in Ribera de Cardós and the figure of Joan Vidal Ninou, a victim of the Civil War. The book portrays life in the valley during the decades of the thirties and forties of the 20th century.
La Vall de Cardós
Xavier Sudrià
The book is the result of extensive documentary and bibliographical research, and provides a complete vision of the physical characteristics, the beauty of the landscape, the atmosphere of the villages, the spirit of the people, the survival of traditions and the presence of historical vestiges.
D’Estaon a Austràlia
Walkabout, la llarga caminada
Carmen Esplandiu
Carme de Cabalé’s autobiography narrates the life journey she made from the small town of Estaon to Australia, where she resided for forty years. The book combines personal memory and reflection on the transformation of the Catalan rural world, especially the peasantry, and the search for identity in distant lands.
La radera generació pagesa
Carmen Esplandiu
The book narrates the testimony of people who have lived the transition from traditional farming to the modernization and urbanization of the countryside, a transformation that brought with it profound changes in ways of life, labor relations and the connection with the territory.