This town in Barcelona is a medieval treasure embraced by mountains and designed to disconnect.

With the cold knocking on our door, maybe the least thing we want is to get out, but nature has a lot to offer throughout the year and there are countless towns in Spain that can conquer us.

It’s one of those towns that makes you want to get off the couch and stop watching. best netflix series this Rupit and Pruit. East A medieval town less than two hours from Barcelona We fell madly in love with its waterfalls, beautiful stone houses and the road to reach its historic centre.

Rupit i Pruit, a medieval town in the middle of Catalonia

Located in the province of Barcelona, ​​Rupit i Pruit is the last town before reaching Girona via the Garrotxa region. Actually Rupit is located between the cliffs of Aiats and La Garrotxa at an altitude of 845 m and is a small town in the middle of Collsacabra..

This area is inside BarcelonaA plateau integrated into the Catalan Transversal mountain range, it has magnificent cliffs, waterfalls, cascades, creeks and corners where nature unleashes its power. It is also a place for large farmhouses, rural tourism, and small hidden villages like the beautiful Rupit.

barely with 285 people According to the city council, Rupit i Pruit consists of its core (Rupit) and a scattered set of farmhouses known as Pruit, but both form a single municipality, united for centuries.

Rupit i Pruit bridge

The only way to reach the stone-enclosed historic center from which Rupit i Pruit takes its name is to cross the river, and it has been around since it was built in 1945. via a suspension bridge.

is one The best suspension bridges in Spain and crossing it is something we must do at least once in our lives. The wrapped, medieval center is behind that suspension bridge.

Rupit suspension bridge

But if there’s one thing that impresses Rupit, it’s the incredible stone houses built between the 16th and 17th centuries and still preserved in its historic center. Narrow, cobbled streets filled with big stone houses the perfect place they find in the middle of nature, among the Collsacabra cliffs.

stone houses in Rupit

stone houses in Rupit

Among the houses, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Cavallers are important, such as the apothecary’s house, the old blacksmith’s shop or the steep Fossar street. A 17th-century building whose construction began in the 10th century, the church of Sant Miquel de Rupit has a beautiful Baroque altarpiece of Sant Esteve.

Church of San Miquel in Rupit

But there is more, the Romanesque church of San Juan de Fábregas or the church of Sant Llorenç Dosmunts, which is also Romanesque and built in the 12th century with gold stone and a bell tower, are some of the places to visit in Rupit.

Nature surrounding Rupit

Six kilometers from Rupit city center The largest waterfall in Catalonia with a height of 115 meters, the so-called Salto del Sallent deserves this route hiking It is most popular in Rupit i Pruit due to its simplicity and low difficulty to reach it, making it ideal for families.

Salent jump

It takes an hour and a half, less than 6 kilometers, and it’s worth it because on the way we will see not only waterfalls and cascades, but also impressive cliffs that seem to embrace Rupit.

Waterfall near Rupit i Pruit

And it’s not just Rupit’s we fall in love with their home, rural air and calmness.like tavertet town located nearby (and we recommend visiting). We fall in love with its magnificent nature that invites us to be discovered.

Ideally, you should stay in one of the rural accommodations. available as Can Lo Apartments with two bedrooms and mountain view 488 euros two nights at the weekend, even double rooms with breakfast at Masia Santa Llúcia, one of the farmhouses in the area 511 euros For two people on the weekend.

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