Catí: Casa Miralles, the market hall and the road to L’Avellà

Catí preserves a medieval street plan in which several fifteenth-century buildings stand close together but are not interchangeable. The photograph shows Casa Miralles, with twin windows and a sundial; the market hall at Casa de la Vila is a different property. L’Avellà sanctuary lies outside the town.

Casa Miralles was a merchant’s house

Ramón San Juan, a merchant and notary, commissioned it in 1452 from stonemasons Pedro Crespo and Luis Bellmunt. Its ashlar façade and Gothic windows identify it on Carrer Major at the corner of the Casa de la Vila alley. The provincial source states that only the exterior can be visited.

Casa de la Vila is separate civic architecture

The town hall’s market hall belongs to Catí’s Gothic civic heritage and sits within a fabric of narrow streets, stone doorways, deep eaves and houses such as Delme and Montserrat. Keeping it distinct from Casa Miralles avoids attributing the photograph’s windows to the council building and presents the centre as a group rather than one façade.

The Assumption church adds religious heritage. Its chapels retain frescoes and the church houses the altarpiece of Saint Lawrence and Saint Peter of Verona associated with Jacomart. Confirm interior access and guided visits with the tourist office.

L’Avellà requires a journey

The sanctuary, spring and historic buildings at L’Avellà form a separate place several kilometres from town. Its development includes chapel, house, inn and bath house from different periods. Check road, weather, church opening and services before travelling; this documentary edit does not certify their present operation.