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About Olesa de Montserrat Fiesta De Los Miquelets

The Fiesta de Miquelets is a historical recreation of the various events that took place in the town of Olesa de Montserrat during the War of the Succession (1705-1714). Olesa de Montserrat, as a strategic place with castle and hospital, near the Bourbon quarter of Martorell, the Esparreguera road and halfway between Manresa, Barcelona, Igualada and Terrassa.

The Fiesta de Miquelets reminds us of the battles at the town of Olesa de Montserrat during the conflict, firstly by the allied army and later by the Catalan army. Bearing in mind the historical events and with the advice of the leading experts in the field, La Fiesta de los Miquelets is an open window to the daily life of the often isolated lodgings of the allied army within the town of Olesa with the recreation of Two military camps and honors the soldiers who lost their lives.

La Fiesta de los Miquelets also includes a recreation of the testimony in the town of Olesa of the Council of War chaired by Dom Antoni Desvalls i de Vergas, Marques del Poal, held in the big hall from the castle of Olesa de Montserrat on the 20th and 21st of August, 1714. The last hope to save Barcelona from the siege was attended to by this council.

In 2014, the Miquelets' Festival of Olesa de Montserrat was declared the official holiday of the historical recreation association Miquelets de Catalunya, an entity devoted to recreating the eighteenth century in Catalonia. In 2015, it was proclaimed a Local Interest Holiday.

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Visiting Olesa de Montserrat Fiesta De Los Miquelets

The fiesta de Miqueletes ussually takes place on the first weekend of September.

Fiesta de miquelets 2022

Saturday 4th September and Sunday 5th September

Accessibility, mobility & Clothing for Olesa de Montserrat Fiesta De Los Miquelets

This is a event is in the town park and town historic centre. The town is on a slight incline up from the station with some pedestrian streets having steps but alternative routes available to avoid the steps

Day Trip Rucksack

Small 10L day trip and museums rucksack

0.8L water bottle

Reusable, refillable 1L water bottle.

Emergency Poncho

Small folded lightweight Water proof poncho for emergencies

Getting to Olesa de Montserrat Fiesta De Los Miquelets

Address: Parc municipal d'Olesa, Olesa De Montserrat. 8640

Take the R50, R5 or S4 line of the FGC railway from Plaza Espana to Olesa de Montserrat.

Olesa De Montserrat is on the FGC Llobregat Anoia Lines.

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