{"id":45084,"date":"2026-06-29T12:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/?page_id=45084"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:10:13","slug":"iron-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.madriu-perafita-claror.ad\/en\/iron-route\/","title":{"rendered":"The Iron Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Iron Route in the Pyrenees and the contribution of the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley<\/h2>\n

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The Iron Route in the Pyrenees is a cross-border cultural route that preserves and promotes the heritage associated with the culture of iron on both sides of the Pyrenees. It brings together territories in Andorra, Catalonia, Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon and the Basque Country around mines, forges, charcoal kilns and the historic routes once used to transport iron. In 2004, the project received an Honourable Mention from the Council of Europe as a Cultural Route. Its aim is to connect iron landscapes and heritage sites from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the official website of the Iron Route in the Pyrenees: https:\/\/rutadelferroalspirineus.ad\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Ironworking Trail: Our Section of the Iron Route<\/h3>\n

The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, forms part of the Iron Route in the Pyrenees through the Ironworking Trail, our industrial heritage route, which illustrates how iron production shaped the valley’s landscape between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This trail also represents our contribution to the Andorran section of the cross-border Iron Route.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the trail stands the Madriu Forge, built in 1732 at the site known as Sol\u00e0 de la Farga. Here, using the Catalan forge system, iron ore was smelted with charcoal to produce wrought iron, which was then forged into bars.<\/p>\n

The themed route, “Discovering the Iron Heritage of the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley”<\/strong>, invites visitors to follow the traces of the iron industry through a living cultural landscape. Along the way, visitors can discover:<\/p>\n