Tredòs
Description
The town of Tredòs (170 inhabitants) is located at an altitude of 1,348 m, to the right of the Garonne river. It has three Romanesque churches, the chapel of the Virgen del Rosario, a small rectangular chapel without an apse touching the bridge over the Garonne, with a small bell tower attached to the north wall.
Inside, the holy water font in the hall stands out, with a very well worked white marble Attic Roman base; The church of San Esteban, is a small chapel from the first half of the 11th century to the left of the river with a bell tower that is a mixture of a tower and a belfry, with an original holy water font.
To the north of the town, before reaching Tredós from Salardú, is the church of Era Virgen Dice de Aran, an interesting Romanesque temple of considerable proportions, it is a magnificent example of the 11th century Romanesque in the oldest parts. It has a basilica plan with three parallel but unequal naves, which are joined by a presbyteral space, with the three apses.
It has two bell towers, one with a free-standing tower and the other with a belfry. Inside the temple, the pavement of the central presbytery stands out, which is higher than the rest of the church due to a small crypt that is housed under it where, according to tradition, the image of Nuestra Dice de None of Aran, patron saint of the place, was found. , a Romanesque carving of about 40 cm that was destroyed in 1936. The interior of the church contained a set of interesting Romanesque wall paintings.