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Walks
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Various
Various Montserrat walks
Easy
Abbey town over hills to Tibidabo / Barcelona
Barcelona city walks
Barcelona views: Collserola ridge / Parc Güell to Tibidabo
Cherry orchards, castle, forests, chapels
Fishing village to hilltop chapel
Mines, small hill town, Colònia Güell
Small town and castle in hills north of Barcelona
Valley views, industry ancient and modern
Village bars and churches in wine country
Village in natural park through forests to village with castle & funicular
Medium
Climb to hilltop chapel in natural park, descent to ice cave
Coastal massif north of Barcelona, monastery, beach village
Coastal villages, churches and defences, natural park
Collioure hills
Collioure to Banyuls
Funicular, castle, chapels, cholera
Rootsy market town to hilltop castle
Seaside villages, hills
Up-country castles & views
Village in hills across natural park to Sitges beaches
Working class town, medieval monastery, hilltop prehistoric village
Hard
Bandit country, no humans, occasional wild boar, spectacular views
Cliffs, chapels, waterfalls
Night of the Tarantula
Scenic intro to first Catalan modernist novel, Els sots feréstecs / The wild ravines
Town with castle along hillsides (Montserrat views) to cava capital
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Scorpiano
Open source Barcelona street map
Brilliant gypsy grave in Montjuïc cemetery
Justo Bueno chiselled out of historical memory
Flying stag beetle
Where FollowTheBaldie.com won’t take you
“Sorceress” Raquel Meller, TIME Magazine cover
Time to end Barcelona ban on “right to dry”
In praise of virtual travel writing
Security guard theory of genetics, gypsy looters, and a bit of general moaning
Notes on Franfurk
Why I buy my wine cheap from a bodega owned by ignorant peasants
Continuity in voodoo needle magic in Barcelona: 1800s Inquisition records and 1900s crime reports
Corporate naming help needed
Wicked Witch of Gracia