Association of Tourism Businesses of Montseny

WITCHES, WATER MAIDENS AND
WICKED WOMEN

Witches are probably the most popular figures in storytelling, and it therefore comes as no surprise that Montseny also has a rich popular tradition related to witches, something which is reflected in the abundance of place names which make reference to these mythical characters; The Plain of the Witches (El Pla de les Bruixes) The House of Witches (Can Bruix) or the Tower of the Witches (La Torre de les Bruixes). This folkloric vision also has a dramatic historical background, represented by episodes of persecution against women accused of witchcraft, such as for example those which took place in Vic between 1617 and 1627 which condemned fourteen women from Viladrau, four from Seva and four from El Brull to the gallows.