Country Spain Comarca Alta Ribagorça Postal code 25528 Population 216 (2008) Municipality Vall de Boí | Autonomous community Catalonia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Province of Lleida Local time Friday 6:28 PM | |
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Boí (Spanish: Bohí) is a village in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It lies at the centre of the valley and municipality of Vall de Boí in the comarca of Alta Ribagorça.
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The village lies just to the south of the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, and there is a park information office in the village.
Sant Joan de Boí
The Romanesque church of Sant Joan dates from the 12th century. It has three naves, and a bell tower, in the Lombard style, attached to the nave on the south side. Two of the three storeys are original story. It also has a notable a collection of paintings of the 12th century, depicting various mythical animals. The originals, the Paintings from Sant Joan in Boí, are in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona, and there are reproductions in the church.