2. Introduction

7. Geology (Rocks of the County)

8. Geology (Rocks of the County)

15. Location of the C ounty (on a political map)

20. Paper Mill The Paper Mill of Capellades The Museum

23. Popular Army Base The Republican created a training base/camp, during the spring of 1938 in Pujalt, Alta Anoia. The base/ camp was necessary to prepare young Republican soldiers for fighting. The main facilities were living quarters, toilets, underground air-raid shelters, tents, homes, kitchens etc.

24. Popular Army Training Base Latrine Tents Soldiers Home

27. The Neanderthal were an extinct species of the Homo genus that lived in Europe and the Middle East, between 250,000 and 28,000 years ago. Romaní Shelter in Capellades

28. The Romaní shelter is an archaeological site located in Capellades (Anoia). The Neanthertals lived here 230,000 years ago. Romaní Shelter in Capellades

30. The living Nativity shows the birth of Jesus. Actors perform the story. The Famous performance in Anoia is in Prats de Rei. The Living Nativity

31. In the evening of the 5th of January, the Three Wise Men make a Parade. S ome of the Three Wise Men’s servants go to children’s homes and give the m presents in representation of the Three Wise Men. One of the most famous parade is in Igualada. The Three Wise Men

32. This is a typical play that we do on Christmas evening. In Calaf, it’s very important and they are very famous. A lot of people from Calaf and other towns perform it. The Little Shephered

33. The Christmas log is a Catalan tradition that we do every year on 25th December. The tió enters in homes a few weeks before Christmas Day, the children of the house take a stick and start hitting the log while singing a song, somebody puts hand under the blanket and takes a gift. The Christmas Log

34. Calaf Market Calaf’s Markets is very well-known in Catalonia, because of its legend. Calaf is a place so cold, that one winter market day, the words people said in the market froze. After a while , the sun shone and the words began to melt and heard all at once then there was a lot of confusion and noise and that is the origin of the famous proverb “it is like Calaf’s Market ”.

35. The Drummer of El Bruc Once upon time around 1808, there was a war between the French and the Catalans. The French attacked twice the village of El Bruc , but a boy who wanted to help started to play his drum as powerfully and loudly as possible and the French fled.Years later they made a statue to honour “ THE DRUMMER OF EL BRUC ”