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The Catalan Pyrenees
Michael Heffernan
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Overview
Catalonia's Pyrenees are much more than an all-season adventure playground, and, beyond the major resorts, conceal a raw natural beauty that invites discovery. Certainly, the Val d'Aran draws winter skiers and snowboarders (with resorts ranging from red-carpet to family-focused), while summer and autumn lure hikers to the jewel-like lakes and valleys of the Parc Nacional d鈥橝ig眉estortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, the low-lying countryside of Cerdanya, and the climbing terrain of the Serra del Cad铆.
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Consecrated in CE 888, Ripoll's monastery was Catalonia鈥檚 spiritual and cultural heart from the mid-10th to mid-11th century. The five-naved basilica was鈥�
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Monestir de Sant Joan de les Abadesses
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Who gallops through the hills around Sant Joan de les Abadesses on stormy nights, on a horse engulfed in flames and accompanied by ravenous black dogs? If鈥�
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Catedral de Santa Maria & Museu Dioces脿
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Dominating La Seu d'Urgell's old town is the 12th-century, pale sandstone Santa Maria cathedral 鈥� one of Catalonia鈥檚 outstanding Romanesque buildings. Its鈥�
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On Ta眉ll's fringes, this 12th-century Romanesque church is a gem not only for its elegant, simple lines and slender six-storey bell tower (which you can鈥�
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The region's high point (literally and figuratively) is N煤ria's strangely austere 1911 sanctuary. A gold-and-pastel-painted passageway leads to its upper鈥�
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Some 6km northeast of Olot, Sant Joan les Fonts has some lovely forest just beyond the village centre. From the Oficina de Turisme, you can pick up鈥�
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Centre d'Interpretaci贸 del Mite del Comte Arnau
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The monastery's 14th-century Palau de l'Abadia houses a fascinating audiovisual exhibition tracing the source of the Count Arnau legend. Folk songs from鈥�
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The slender six-storey, 12th-century tower of Santa Eul脿lia d'Erill la Vall, a 2.5km walk or drive west of Bo铆, once used for communications and valley鈥�
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