The Encantades

Encantades are part of local folklore, they are also found in regions other than the Catalonia, with variations of course. These are beguiling, beautiful, young fairies.

The enchantments

The enchantments

They are often opposed to witches, the famous “Bruixes” (pronounced “brouchéiouz”). They are found most of the time at the edge of mountain torrents; it seems that they have a predilection for the isolated torrents of Haut-Conflent, but they are also found in Cerdagne. The proof ? Just read an IGN map of the region, it contains the names of places called “Covas des encantadas”, “Roc de las encantadas”, etc. So many places reminiscent of legend Catalan of the enchanting fairy