The Anoia region forms part of the region of inner Catalonia.
The landscape is very varied and often abrupt, the climate is dry and the flow of water in the rivers is scant.
A little further down, in the direction of the River Anoia, the right bank of which is clearly visible, stands the imposing edifice of Cal Boyer, the home of the Regional Museum.
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The authors of the project of the museum’s graphics are Jordi Enrich, Magí Puig and Enric Franch, with the design pertaining to the latter’s DPC Studio.
The public Municipal Foundation "Museu Comarcal del Anoia" (The Anoia District Museum) is linked to the Science and Techniques Museum of Catalonia, concerning their monographic sections on Leather and Water.
The Irrigation Ditch is 3 049 metres long; it collects water from a reservoir on the Anoia River.
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Nick Anoia needed something to keep his grass cut.
Anoia moved to the Beach when his father opened a barber shop at Pembroke.
Now he's a partner in two barber shops and in a parking lot, owner of a pizza restaurant on the Boardwalk, president of a construction company and vice president of a water sports business.
At “les Corts de cal Farrés” you can enjoy the silence, and if you want, you can get to know how life on a farm works by participating in farming labours.
From Aleny you can visit all corners of the Alta Anoia, making journeys by foot, bicycle, horse or car, visiting castles, Romanesque buildings, farmhouses and villages full of hidden places.
Furthermore, its geographical situation makes it an ideal place to discover most of central Catalonia, if not all of it.
PROVIDENCE â“ The West Virginia University menâs soccer team got a goal from freshman Mike Anoia nine minutes into overtime to defeat BIG EAST rival Providence 3-2 on Saturday, Oct. 16, in Providence, R.I. The Mountaineers (8-6-0) fell behind early in the match when Friar Evan Dufault received a pass from junior midfielder Anthony Petrarca.
Providence knotted the match at 2-2 when David Chase crossed the ball to junior midfielder Ian Wexler who scored his second goal of the season from 15 feet out in the 71st minute.
In the 99th minute the Mountaineers got their third goal of the match from a freshman when Mike Anoia got open at the top of the penalty box and scored his first collegiate goal.
The Codorniu family goes back to the 15th Century, and the Raventos married into this family in the 17th Century.
“It was here in the town of San Sadurni de Anoia that Jose Raventos, head of the family firm of Codorniu made the first bottles of Champagne method sparkling wine after a visit to France in 1872.(Oxford Encyclopedia of Wine)”
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