| grade | hard |
| region(s) | Vallès Oriental |
| walking distance | 14 km / 8.7 miles |
| walking time, excluding breaks | 4.30 hr |
| travel time there and back | 2 hr |
| travel costs there and back per person | €5.12 / £4.06 / $7.91 (rates from ECB) |
| Raimon Casellas‘ Els sots feréstecs (The Wild Ravines), first published in book form in Barcelona in 1901, is often described as the first Catalan modernist novel. I reckon that - with its undeveloped characters, twistless plot, and folk-Catholic gloom - it’s actually more of a neo-Gothic passion drama. On this walk I take you up from the valley to visit the key locations (the highest point has spectacular views) and explain the destruction of Mossèn Llàtzer, rector of the lonely parish of Sant Pau, by Roda-soques, an outsider who provides love at a price from a house on the hill. |
Sources included the ICC 1:50K 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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