Church of Sant Climent de Pal

Pal is one of the best-preserved rural villages in all of Andorra. Furthermore, it has been part of a special protection plan since 1997. In the center of the village stands the Romanesque church of Sant Climent, built between the 11th and 12th centuries, which still retains some of its original masonry. This building shows some interventions that took place after its construction. The plan is rectangular, and the original apse from the Romanesque period, likely semicircular, has not been preserved. Therefore, today we find a square-shaped apse that we would date to the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Access to the interior of the temple is via a porch built in the 20th century by Cèsar Martinell, which features a pointed arch decorated with serrated teeth. Inside, next to the apse, one can access the Romanesque Lombard bell tower with a square plan and three stories in height. The distinctive features of this bell tower include the double geminate windows on the third floor, which are atypical in smaller bell towers like this one and represent a unique element in the Andorran valleys. Inside the church, we find an original granite baptismal font. On the other side is a second font from the 12th century that, in this case, was used to store oil. Two other notable pieces are the polychrome wooden cross from the 12th century and the Baroque altarpiece of the apse, which was made in 1709 and dedicated to Saint Climent.