Ten Reasons to hike in Montserrat and Costa Brava.

Ten Reasons to hike in Montserrat and Costa Brava. A path closer to the Mediterranean sea. Monastery of Montserrat. Black Madonna and its Escolania. From Palamos to Calella de Palafrugell. Tamariu and Begur. Montgrí castle watchtower of costa brava.

1. A path closer to the Mediterranean sea.

The layout of its ways are designed so you can enjoy hiking as nowhere else. It is considered the best cost of Europe. Every year thousands of tourists go to Costa Brava to visits and enjoy it.

You’ll enjoy a unique environment for hiking: winding ways between cliffs and pines forests, many of which are specially reserved for hikers, with ideal weather for most of the year.

 

2. Monastery of Montserrat

Montserrat, whose name means serrated mountain, is ideally located in the conglomerated stone range and not far away of Barcelona, this Monastery is an example of the architecture history of the Mediterranean. The inside highlights the Montserrat Image, a complete walking tour that helps you know why the mountain of Montserrat has become a religious symbol known around the world. During the route you will enjoy the geology of the mountain and its particular ways that delight hikers..

3. Black Madonna and its Escolania.

Virgin of Montserrat (the black virgin), is Catalonia’s favorite saint, and is located in the sanctuary of the Mare de Déu de Montserrat, next to the Benedictine monastery nestling in the towers and crags of the mountain.The Escolania, Montserrat’s Boys’ Choir, is one of the oldest in Europe, and performs during religious ceremonies and communal prayers in the basilica. The Basilica houses a museum with works of art by many prominent painters and sculptors including works by El Greco, Dalí, Picasso and more.

4. From Palamos to Calella de Palafrugell.

With its exceptional views of the Costa Brava. Moving with the crashing waves, in the shadow of Mediterranean pine trees, will fill you with silence, blending with the environment, step by step. As you breathe deeply, you’ll feel like the inhabitants of this land, part of its creativity and art. At noon you will have a lunch of Mediterranean food in a restaurant on the beach in Palafurgell that will ignite your senses.

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5. Tamariu and Begur

It is a 6 km hiking path on the coast. It’s protected, which has facilitated the establishment of several important species. You’ll be taken back in time when visiting the medieval village of Pals, walking through the cobbled streets of the perfectly preserved town center.now well explored. Inside the caves live endemic species of crustaceans, well adapted to life in darkness.

 

6. Montgrí castle watchtower of costa brava.

Between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, has been a place of passage and conquests. It was a vantage point from where the battles were planned between lords, defense against French pirates and raids. This Itinerary takes you to the beach in L’Estartit. Then you rest in Aiguablava which is one of the most beautiful corners of the Costa Brava, surrounded by cozy coves and crystal clear waters, where the pine trees bathe their roots, giving it an unforgettable charm.

7. Natural diversity.

While hiking in the Albera range. It has been the passageway for European cultures. Now, from the village of Castle de Requesens until Neulós top 1.256m. You will visit the Greek and Roman Field Ampurias Village located in San Martin de Ampurias within 2 miles of La Escala, in the region of Alt Empordà. The Greeks settled in the territory at the beginning of the 6th century BC, and later it was the Romans who occupied the area in the 2nd century BC.

8. The Dalí Theatre-museum.

Which is the largest surrealistic object in the world. It occupies the building of the former Village Theatre, a 19th century building destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. On its ruins, Dalí decided to create his museum.

Cap de Creus, windswept and a shelter for Dali, is a spectacular and rugged end of the Pyrenees, where they plunge into the Mediterranean in a fascinating landscape of loneliness and restlessness. This is the area that inspired the film The light at edge of the world 1971, with its range of sensations of nature in its purest state. Let your imagination go wild and visit the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes s X-XI. Making Tracks Travel offers you Spain’s best Walking tours. Please, contact us for more information.

9. Beaches and Accommodation

Costa Brava has a large number of beaches. It is a preferred destination for millions of tourists, especially those who want the sun, sea and beach. In Costa Brava you will find beaches with fine white sand, clear and warm seas, and excellent Hotels and restaurants. Do not miss the opportunity to visit and enjoy the beach of L’Estartit. It is nearby Medas Islands, Cala Montgó, Cala l’Escala, Creus Cape and Begur. Surrounded by Middle-Aged villages of Pals and Peratallada and the Natural Park of the Cap of Creus. Remember, if you travel off season, you will enjoy all this without crowds.

Accommodations are full of charm; old stone houses well restored and friendly people who know what hikers like.

10. Gastronomy

We can not finish without mentioning the specific cuisine of the Mediterranean coast. It’s the result of a complex history, merging the different civilizations of the country. The traditional Mediterranean cuisine is more suitable for the hard life that occurred centuries ago. Mediterranean cuisine is a delicious reflection of climate, soil and history of the region. Nowadays, we therefore find ourselves in front of a creative, innovative and involving design cuisine project, inspired on the essence of traditional Empordanese cuisine, where experience and creativity, utmost care in the selection of the best raw materials, together with an excellent wine cellar and exquisite manners, render a result that leave nobody indifferent. The cuisine of the Costa Brava will make your hike more enjoyable, with stops in every town.

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