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Catalunya, Hiking, Travel, Waterfalls, Barcelona

Summer hiking in the Pyrenees (part 2)

Last weekend, I hiked from Vall de Nuria to Coma de Vaca and then down to Ribes de Freser. I loved this hike so much, I came back here again...
5 min read
Barcelona, Catalunya, Hiking, Travel

Summer hiking in the Pyrenees (part 1)

This weekend I spent 2 days in the Pyrenees and did one of the most beautiful hikes I've ever done. I started in Vall de Nuria. This is hig...
4 min read
Barcelona, Catalunya, Hiking, Travel

Hiking to Taga - a beautiful mountain peak in North Catalunya

Today I woke up at 5:30am to do one of the most intense hikes I’ve ever done - 30km, including a mountain peak! Taga is a 2040m peak. Altho...
5 min read
Barcelona, Catalunya, Hiking, Travel, Waterfalls

The 7 Waterfalls of Campdevanol

Campdevanol is a small town at the foot of the Catalan Pyrenees. Surrounded by forests and mountains, it's famous for its 7 waterfalls. Th...
3 min read
Catalunya, Hiking, Travel, Waterfalls, Barcelona

Salt del Mir: A secret waterfall

Salt de Mir is one of my favourite Google Maps discoveries. I found it while looking for hikes and beautiful places that are not well known,...
4 min read
Barcelona, Catalunya, Travel, Hiking

Springtime hiking in the forests of Figaró

In the beginning of 2021, I was in Barcelona, my home. I was spending winter in Europe for the first time in a few years. It was cold and ev...
4 min read
Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

An abandoned village in North Catalunya

Last week I was on the train from Barcelona to Ribes de Freser, on my way to Vall de Nuria. I was looking out of the window and enjoying the...
5 min read
Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

Vall de Nuria II: hiking the Catalan Pyrenees in sun, fog, and hail

Vall de Nuria is a picturesque green valley 2000m above the sea where you can ski in winter and hike (or just chill) in the summer. It's one...
4 min read
Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

Mura, a beautiful medieval village with a strange hotel

The tiny village of Mura is (luckily) not a well-known tourist destination. It's one of Catalunya's little secret treasures, which I keep di...
5 min read
Travel, Barcelona

Summer on the Costa Brava

Summer is almost over. As always, I spent it in Barcelona. I worked from home during the week but spent every weekend at the Costa Brava :) ...
3 min read
Travel, Andorra, Barcelona, Hiking

A weekend in Andorra

Andorra is a microstate on the border between Spain and France (or, well, Catalunya and France). All of the country is in the Pyrenees, cons...
6 min read
Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

Valleys and Waterfalls in the Catalan Pyrenees

Vall de Nuria is a picturesque valley in the Catalan side of the Pyrenees. In winter it's a ski resort, and in summer it's an alpine mountai...
6 min read