City: Catalonia
Top Things to do in Catalonia
Top 10 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Catalonia, Spain
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1. Fundacio Mona, Centre de Recuperacio de Primats
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 405 reviews
Fundació MONA was created to put an end to illegal trade, exploitation and abuse of primates in captivity, to report their real risk of extintion and to support their protection in the wild. Close to Girona, MONA has established one of the few animal sanctuaries in Europe that offers a home-for-life for chimps and other rescued primates, where they are able to live in natural surroundings. MONA is a place in which people become inspired, wish to further understand them, and develop a greater respect for them.
2. Parque Natural de Sant Llorenc del Munt i l'Obac
3. Camino de Ronda
4. Congost de Mont-rebei
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 279 reviews
As it passes through the Mont-rebei gorge, the Noguera Ribagorcana rivers runs through the dephts of a canyon that reaches heights of 500 metres, with a span that narrows at points to less than 20 metres. It is the country's last great gorge that remains in a nearly pristine state but that is also easily accessible to visitors. It is crossed only by a bridle path that has been cut into the rock, allowing visitors to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Reviewed By CBWW - London, United Kingdom
August 2020 Amazing day hiking in Mont Rebei! Couple of things to note that we wished we had known before: Take lots of water, food, some goggles and solid trainers to hike in. Maybe even some water shoes if you want to dive in from the cliffs or bridges. And loo roll if you need to go! The website for booking the parking at Masieta was down and didn’t work, and the email address doesn’t get a response and they don’t speak very good English if you manage to get through by phone. So we decided to just wing it and drive there to see what the situation was. Instantly we were told we needed an online booking voucher and that the car park was full. If the car park is full, don’t worry, you can drive a bit further up the road and just leave your car tucked out of the way on the side, everyone seems to do this as the car park is so small. We did this, and ended up saving the money it costs to park, win win! You then just enter the park through the car park and there’s a small shop at the entrance to buy snacks and more water and a toilet (the only toilet there is, otherwise you have to pee in the nature!) We decided to take the most popular path all the way to the suspension bridge which took about 2hours with stops along the way. We stopped for lunch At a point just beyond the suspension bridge, then carried on about another hour to climb the famous Monfalco stairs (basically some wooden stairs bolted to the face of a cliff, not for the faint hearted!!) We went down there, and then up again. We then started to slowly head back and stopped for a couple of swims as it was really hot and we had run out of water! Manage to get some water at the shop at the entrance as we left though. We spent about 5-6 hours there overall and it was beautiful. Tomorrow, we are going back, but to the Corca car park where we’ve booked Kayaks, as we want to experience the Gorge from down below. Zenith Aventura is who we booked through, and we opted for a twilight session from 4pm (50 euros for a double kayak until 9pm) You can pay to rent kayaks when you are in the park so that you only have to walk one way, but we’ve decided to just go back another day rather than combine everything into one.
5. Montana de Montserrat
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 215 reviews
Reviewed By maureen5 - Franklin, United States
Visited for the day from Begur (on the eastern coast of Spain). It was about a 90 minute drive via the freeways. It is a very beautiful and historic site - well worth the visit- the Basilica was my favorite - along with the spectacular views from up top. It surprised me that hardly anyone talked driving their own car up the mountain - there are two fairly good sized lots near the top and you don't have to take the train. This is a good way to see it also if you have mobility issues. The museum and church can be visited by climbing no more than 2 flights of stairs - and both were very interesting - with the added touch of hearing the wonderful boys' choir at 1 pm in the church. The museum was top notch - many styles - with religious works representing perhaps 1/3 of the art there. The cafeteria supplied hot and cold lunches (cafeteria style) - and even though there were many visitors, finding a table was easy (we visited on Mon.Nov. 25th, 2019).
6. Circ de Colomers
7. Parc Naturel de Cadi-Moixero
8. Reserva Natural de Sebes
9. La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park
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4.5 based on 85 reviews
Some of the most interesting volcanic landscape in Europe can be found in La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, one hour and a half north of Barcelona. The Garrotxa's Volcanic Zone is the best example of volcanic terrain on the Iberian Peninsula. It has 40 volcanic cones and more than 20 lava flows.
10. Medes Islands
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