Bruguers

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Bruguers is a village within the municipality of Gavà in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies halfway between the towns of Begues and Gavà.{{cite map |url=http://www.icc.cat/vissir3/index.html?D25cUlFBH |title=Vissir3 |publisher=Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya |access-date=18 November 2022}}

A notable item in Bruguers is the {{ill|Ermita de Bruguers|ca}}, also known as the Mare de Déu de Bruguers or Church of Mary at Bruguers. This 13th-century Romanesque church complex contains an effigy of the Virgin Mary from the 14th century.Josep Campmany (2009): "[http://centredestudis.gava.ppe.entitats.diba.cat/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2006/09/Ermita-de-Bruguers_20020.pdf L’Ermita de la Mare de Déu de Bruguers: breu esbós històric] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032111/http://centredestudis.gava.ppe.entitats.diba.cat/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2006/09/Ermita-de-Bruguers_20020.pdf |date=2017-12-01 }}". Centre d'Estudis de Gavà (in Catalan), accessed on 2017-11-20[https://algunsgoigs.blogspot.com/2011/05/goigs-de-la-mare-de-deu-de-brugues.html Goigs a la Mare de Déu de Brugués]", accessed on 2019-02-15.

The GR 92 long-distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Bruguers. Stage 20 links northwards to Sant Vicenç dels Horts, a distance of {{convert|16.2|km}}, whilst stage 21 links southwards to Garraf, a distance of {{convert|15.6|km}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.catalunya.com/gr-92-sender-mediterrani-24-1-44?language=ca |title=GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània |language=ca |trans-title=GR 92: Mediterranean Path |website=www.catalunya.com |access-date=7 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107121507/https://www.catalunya.com/gr-92-sender-mediterrani-24-1-44?language=ca |url-status=live}}

Gallery

File:Bruguers - panoramio.jpg|The village, with Barcelona city in distance

File:Ermita de Bruguers (25900699597).jpg|Church of Mary at Bruguers

References

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Category:Populated places in Baix Llobregat

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