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Without
doubt the most spectacular of these corners is the double arched Roman
bridge spanning the River Noguera Pallaresa to join the two parts of
the municipality. The bridges image has become the hallmark of this
Pyrenean locality.
In
1994 Ecomuseu de les Valls d'Àneu was set up in Esterri. The aim of
this museum is to give visitors first-hand and hands-on knowledge of
the way of life of the local residents (called pallareses from the
district of Pallars) at the beginning of last century.
The
museum comprises different buildings situated in different spots of the
whole area. The Casa Gassia d'Esterri is a typical building of the town
recreating the life of its former dwellers. The visit also takes in
Sons important set of buildings, including the Lombard belfry of the
Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor, the remains, currently being
restored, of the twelfth-century Benedictine Monasterio de Sant Pere
del Burgal, in Escaló and the water-driven sawmill of Alós d'Ísil, in
which visitors can see how wood is treated and then used in the
constructions of the valley. The Ecomuseu also includes the
hydroelectric power station of Sant Maurici, in Espot, temporarily
closed at present. © Alhena Media
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