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Routes to discover Catalonia discover to Routes The sky is the limit Would you like to travel all over the territory and discover the villages secrets shared by large and small towns? N-230 We propose twelve routes through Catalonia to get to know Vielha Cities, towns and and towns Cities, cities with character, marine villages and charming towns that are waiting to tell you their shared stories. C-28 AIGÜESTORTES Some routes draw a mental map in which art, gastronomy or I ESTANY DE traditions unite diverse populations. Places where an artist such SANT MAURICI as Joan Miró developed his work, where human towers take on N-230 NATIONAL PARK R3 R12 special importance or where rice is the centrepiece of delicious ANDORRA dishes. The landscape tells us of adventurers who went to the Taüll C-13 Caribbean and returned with their minds filled with other colours, L-500 feeling nostalgia for what was left behind. The mountains are home to messages from artists who lived a thousand years ALT PIRINEU N-154 a ago, and who left their mark on the walls of charming churches. c NATURAL PARK s el Pont o Puigcerdà With the smell of salt in the air lingers the songs of the men and F l Sort La Seu L’ALBERA de Suert l Núria women who make a living from the sea and offer us its hidden a Andorra - d’Urgell LES CAPÇALERES NATURAL PARK V N-260 N-II N-260 R5 R9 R8 La Seu N-260 treasures. N-260 DEL TER I EL FRESER NATURAL PARK CADÍ-MOIXERÓ Let the road become your travelling companion and take a trip AP-7 Llançà NATURAL PARK Castellar Camprodon Beget around all the corners of Catalonia. You’ll experience surprise MASSÍS DEL C-16 de n’Hug after surprise, and will end up discovering your own route that PEDRAFORCA N-260 N-230 PARK Sant Joan de you’ll want to share with the rest of the world. Don't wait any la Pobla de Segur C-260 GI -402 les Abadesses Figueres longer: it’s time to set off! AIGUAMOLLS C-14 C-38 N-260 A-26 DE L’EMPORDÀ Olot R2 NATURAL PARK Tremp Ripoll C-31 C-66 C-26 R7 LA VALL Banyoles Berga D’EN BAS Santa Pau l’Escala C-17 LA GARROTXA Congost de MONTGRÍ, LES ILLES Mont-rebei VOLCANIC ZONE MEDES I EL BAIX TER NATURAL PARK NATURAL PARK C-13 C-37 Illes Medes C-153 C-63 C-26 C-154 C-66 C-26 R1 C-31 Solsona Montclar Rupit i Pruit R3 R4 C-14 Peratallada C-12 Girona Pals R11 R6 B-431 la Bisbal B-420 Girona- Ponts C-75 C-63 Costa Brava d’Empordà Begur Montsonís Cardona C-16 C-25D Vic C-65 C-31 A-2 MASSÍS DE Calella de Pantà de C-25 Sant Llorenç C-26 C-15 C-55 LES GAVARRES Palafrugell de Montgai C-59 Santa Coloma Palamós C-26 C-65 C-17 de Farners Palamós C-1412 N-141c C-35 A-14 Balaguer AP-7 . ACT Moià MONTSENY S NATURAL PARK ION Lleida- C-14 N-II T R4 R8 U Alguaire N-230 L C-25 C-63 O C-13 C-53 S A I A-22 C-12 Manresa MONTNEGRE MED Tossa de Mar I CORREDOR © IN R5 Sant Miquel del Fai C-35 Cervera Mura NATURAL PARK C-37 A-2 SANT LLORENÇ C-32 Tàrrega DEL MUNT I L’OBAC C-16 Granollers Lleida A-2 NATURAL PARK Mollerussa C-61 A-2 Igualada C-55 LL-12 N-240 Sant Pol de Mar Terrassa C-60 More information N-II AP-2 Arenys de Mar C-58 Sabadell les Borges Catalan Tourist Board MAS DE MELONS Blanques Mataró AP-2 I SECANS DE LLEIDA C-241 C-16 www.catalunya.com B-224 C-32 NATURE RESERVE C-14 www.facebook.com/catalunyaexperience C-37 Sant Sadurní C-12 R10 AP-7 C-15 d’Anoia @catalunyaexperience C-45 COLLSEROLA N-240 NATURAL PARK www.twitter.com/catexperience Montblanc B-24 A-2 B-20 N-340 Barcelona @catexperience POBLET Sant Feliu Vilafranca Barcelona NATURAL PARK del Penedès de Llobregat B-10 www.instagram.com/catalunyaexperience SERRA DE MONTSANT C-242 Prades www.youtube.com/user/CatalunyaExperience NATURAL PARK Valls C-15 Aeroport C-51 AP-2 de Barcelona Cornudella N-340 C-31 de Montsant AP-7 DELTA DEL LLOBREGAT Tourism promotion entities Siurana N-240 C-32 el Vendrell NATURAL PARK Partners / ACT members C-14 Camp de A-27 Tarragona Provincial Authority Tourist Board Tarragona C-31 Sitges C-12 www.costadaurada.info N-420 Reus R11 Vilanova Falset Reus i la Geltrú www.terresdelebre.travel Vilanova The Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona T-11 i la Geltrú R2 www.en.costabrava.org N-420 Tarragona Gandesa Móra d’Ebre The Patronat de Turisme (Regional Tourist Board) of the Diputació de Lleida C-43 C-44 www.aralleida.cat INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH R1 R7 The Barcelona Provincial Council R2 R3 R4 R5 R7 R9 R10 R11 R12 R1 R2 R3 R4 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 A-7 www.barcelonaesmoltmes.cat The Turisme de Barcelona Consortium INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH www.barcelonaturisme.com R9 R10 R2 R8 C-12 N-340 R1 R3 R4 R5 R7 R8 R9 R11 R12 R2 R3 R4 R5 R7 R9 R11 R12 Palau Robert R1 l’Ametlla de Mar (Centre for Tourist Information on Catalonia) Passeig de Gràcia, 107. 08008 Barcelona Partners INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH +34 93 238 80 91 / 92 / 93 ELS PORTS R3 R9 Tortosa R1 R2 R4 R5 R7 R8 R12 R1 R2 R4 R5 R7 R8 R10 R11 R12 www.gencat.cat/palaurobert NATURAL PARK C-42 DELTA DE L’EBRE NATURAL PARK For further information about Heritage Catalonia INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH R4 R10 Culture Department Amposta R1 R2 R3 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R11 R12 R1 R2 R6 R7 R9 R12 of the Regional Government of Catalonia A-7 R12 http://patrimoni.gencat.cat TP-3311 Cities with Character INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH R5 R11 Sant Carles de la Ràpita Distance between R1 R2 R3 R4 R8 R9 R12 R1 R2 R4 R7 R8 R9 N-340 Cover photo: L’Ametlla de Mar © Joan Puig. GZ Sant Carles Marine districts and villages provincial capitals Average daytime temperatures de la Ràpita BarcelonaGirona Lleida Tarragona JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril May June July AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Alcanar © Catalan Tourist Board Charming towns Km ºC B 22589-2019 Barcelona 107 162 99 Barcelona 11 12 14 17 20 24 26 26 24 20 16 12 INTERSECTS WITH INTERSECTS WITH R6 R12 Published by © Catalan Tourist Board Passeig de Gràcia, 105, 3ª planta. 08008 Barcelona R6 R7 Capital of the region Girona 107 255 197 Girona 9 10 13 15 19 23 26 25 23 18 13 10 R1 R2 R5 R7 R10 R12 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 les Cases Lleida 162 255 101 Lleida 7 10 14 15 21 24 27 27 23 18 11 8 Published by: Ediciones Reunidas, SA www.grupozeta.es. Cities with Character d’Alcanar Other towns Tarragona 99 197 101 Tarragona 11 12 14 16 19 22 25 26 23 20 15 12 All total or partial reproduction of this work by any procedure, including reprography and Charming Towns Marine computerised treatment, and distribution of copies by rental or public lending are strictly Villages forbidden without written authorisation from the copyright holders, and may be sanctioned by law. www.catalunya.com ROUTE 2 ROUTE 4 ROUTE 6 R2 Retrace the footsteps R4 Pursue R6 A walk along of creativity inspiration millenary borders This route allows you to discover art in a prehistoric cave, A good book can transport you anywhere, but visiting This route passes through corners where the legacy of in the traces of the Roman Empire, in a Romanesque the very cities and towns where the writers found their Islamic culture is preserved and visits border castles that church or in the bubbles of a glass of cava. inspiration will take you full circle. guard the legacy of old cultures. Roman Tarragona was at its imperial height two Tarragona In Pals, you can wander through the narrow cobbled Pals Les Cases d'Alcanar, at the tip of Benifallim, was Les Cases d’Alcanar 34 Km 44 Km 38 Km thousand years ago and left behind the amphitheatre, Montblanc streets until you get to the Josep Pla Viewpoint, from Girona recorded as a territorial boundary in a document Tortosa 30 Km 69 Km 97 Km the Palace of Augustus and the ‘circus’ (chariot Prades where you can take in a view that Pla described in Vic dated 1239. Further north, visit the castle of La Zuda Siurana Siurana 21 Km Terrassa 71 Km Lleida 70 Km racing track), which are now considered to be a 102 Km several of his works. Cross L’Empordà to reach Girona, Km in Tortosa, an Andalusian fortress on the hill of the old Km LA FARINERA BY RAFAEL MASÓ, IN GIRONA. Vilafranca del Penedès PANTOCRATOR AT SANT CLIMENT DE TAÜLL. Sitges 60 CLOISTER OF LA SEU VELLA, LLEIDA. Montsonís 50 UNESCO World Heritage Site. From Tarragona, where it is a pleasure to walk around the historical city. This citadel dates back to the Arab period and © JOAN CASTRO. GZ Sant Pol de Mar 101 Km © GZ Arenys de Mar 110 Km © ORIOL clavera. ACT visit the town of Siurana, in El Priorat.