| grade | easy |
| region(s) | Alt Penedès |
| walking distance | 16 km / 9.9 miles |
| walking time, excluding breaks | 4.15 hr |
| travel time there and back | 2.30 hr |
| travel costs there and back per person | €4.54 / £3.62 / $7.03 (rates from ECB) |
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Village café. C18th neo-classical church. Market (Sat). C13th semi-fortified hospital (marble losing its Roman) at junction of two rivers on old pilgrims’ road from the eastern Mediterranean via Barcelona and Vilafranca to Santiago de Compostela. Wonderful moist natural forests. Excellent views back over the Penedes plain towards Montserrat and forwards to the coastal range. Funicular(1924). Town, named by Arabs, alleged by some to be connected with that well-knownCatalan, Columbus. Blessed by the modernisme of early C20th urbanites then cursedby their politics. Baronial C16th fortified town house, C10th-18thcastle & church. Wonderful damp natural forests. |
Hitting go! on this form sends me email telling what you're interested in. I'll then send you more information and a price, generally €30 per person + €20 fixed. There are ample discounts for large families or individuals with potential for generating interesting conversations with lazy old men along the way--star soccer players, pigeon fanciers and women in search of a haircut spring to mind. Minimum prices apply. Even cheaper walks here.
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