| grade | hard |
| region(s) | Alt Penedès |
| walking distance | 18 km / 11.2 miles |
| walking time, excluding breaks | 4.30 hr |
| travel time there and back | 1.45 hr |
| travel costs there and back per person | €4.54 / £3.60 / $7.02 (rates from ECB) |
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Funicular(1924). Town, named by Arabs, alleged by some to be connected with that well-known Catalan, Columbus. Blessed by the modernisme of early C20th urbanites then cursed by their politics. Baronial C16th fortified town house, C10th-18thcastle & church. Wonderful damp natural forests. Farms (1/2/3). Limestone hills, lime kilns (1/2), quarries, caves. Stupendous views over the Penedes plain (aka the pre-litoral depression) and of the Montserrat (1/2/3/4/5) and Sant Llorenç del Munt ranges. Pylons and power (1/2/3/4). Castle (mentioned in context of C10th Moorish battles) and chapel (1/2) with unusual cemetery and cross dug into rocky outcrop. Steepish and brambly descent (views back to route’s start (1/2) to cava village (1/2) with C10th church and C16th renaissance-gothic tower (1/2). Small portion of marshy gorge with (2003-4) bridge construction for AVE high speed train from Madrid to Barcelona (and back). Optional look at cava facilities in Sant Sadurní. |
Sources for this walk included the 1:50K ICC map.
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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