Raimon Casellas‘ Els sots feréstecs (The Wild Ravines, original here), 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.