If there is one place that has really surprised us during our recent trip through the interior of the province of Barcelona, that is Rupee.
In fact, beyond the charm of this town of Catalonia with an unusual location on the slopes of a cliff that falls over a winding valley, just to enjoy the scenery what you find on the route to Rupee It's worth a getaway.
We are going to locate ourselves: I am referring to the natural area known as Collsacabra, In the Osona region, north of the province towards the interior, and adjacent to the garrotxa, already in the Girona province.
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Where is Rupit
In this natural region that extends next to the Vic plain, you find highland places with enormous rocky cliffs that fall towards the valleys and the Sau reservoir, and where other interesting towns are located, such as Tavertet.
Excursion to Rupit from Barcelona
To visit it you have the option of signing up for a excursion to Rupit from Barcelona which also includes the visit of the historic Vic, and the beautiful town of Besalú, tour in which in addition to the bus transfer, you will guided tours in the three locations.
Whether you go on your own or in a group, you will see that Rupee It is located among landscapes with lush forests of beech, oak, holm oak, birch and fir trees crossed by the winding road from where you have very beautiful panoramic views.
Rupee is a town of medieval origin, although the stone houses that give it so much charm are from the 16th and 17th centuries.
As you go down the road towards Rupee, you will see that you are heading towards the small river that surrounds it, always surrounded by a leafy forest.
What to see and do on the Rupit sightseeing visit
As soon as you arrive you will realize that it is a very touristy town, since at the entrance you will find the sign prohibiting car access to it.
On the other hand, you have at your disposal a great paid parking (from 2 to 24 hours, 3 euros) which on long weekends and high season you can imagine with several buses.
In this parking lot you find a tourist information booth with a map of the town you are going to visit.
Rope suspension bridge in Rupit
As soon as you leave the car, the ideal thing to do is to head towards the suspension bridge where, crossing the small river, and passing almost one by one, you can cross to the urban center.
From there you arrive at the Barbican Street, the axis of this small town, to head towards the Plaza Mayor, already seeing the characteristic stone facades, balconies, wooden windows and doors, and with date inscriptions on some porticos.
Church of San Miguel in Rupit
On the left you will see the church of san miguel, of which you will be surprised by its Baroque with white facades, in contrast to the stone architecture of the rest of the town.
Its origins date back to the 13th century, but it has subsequently undergone various renovations.
With the bell tower built at the beginning of the 1633th century, the interior baroque style altarpiece is from XNUMX.
You immediately reach the small Plaza Mayor where is the tourist office.
Fossar Street in Rupit
But on your visit you must go to the Fossar street, the most characteristic of Rupee, which from the church goes up to the highest part of the town.
You will see that you will go up a road that maintains the stone structure of the cliff itself, at the same time that you will pass by beautiful houses of rustic architecture, totally genuine.
A prominent place is the large rock that stands above the street and some of its houses, where the remains of the little boy are located. castle which was built around the year 1000, and where a Visigoth fortification must have previously existed.
It is precisely from this rock castle from where the first houses that gave rise to the town of Rupit.
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Although it is possible that you will get tired with the steep slope of the ascent, I tell you that it is worth going up to the highest part, because from there you can best appreciate the beauty of the natural area where it is located. Rupee.
In addition, you will also be able to see the configuration of the town on the slopes of the cliff and at the foot of the winding valley.
You will also see that even the most recently built residential houses that are located on the nearby slopes maintain the typical stone architecture, so that the great charm of this landscape and architectural complex is preserved.
Map: how to get to Rupit
Rupee is located just over hour and a half from Barcelona, from where you must go inland towards Vic, a place from where you will go up to the places of Collsacabra.
Photos of Rupit in the province of Barcelona
Here you have more photos of Rupit, very nice and rustic town in the interior of the province of Barcelona.
What I don't see as normal is that for something that belongs to everyone, they force you to park in a private parking lot and pay. I think it is something that belongs to everyone and not to a few. The rest each with their own.
If it is a town in Catalonia, the normal thing is to find esteladas, they are not going to put the Osborne bull, or is it that when you go to Teruel (for example) they have them on... What a boring life those of you who criticize everything have, living and leaving live... and if you don't like what you see, don't leave home...
Understand that there are things that cannot be changed, respect, tolerance and understanding, is the best way to handle it.
Rupit a wonderful place in the world.
A shame that everything is politicized. If you really want a free Spain, fight for justice, because without justice there is no freedom. A town is beautiful, peculiar, etc. regardless of its neighbors. The nature in which it is located does not understand flags. You can see the degree of culture in these comments, people who do not admit diversity or change. The borders change with history, Spain has not been a country until the constitution of 1812 with the War of Independence, that is when the idea of Spain as a nation was born. Read and inform yourself before opening your mouth.
It's a shame, but until they remove the esteladas. I prefer to go see another town.
And that is beautiful!
For my sake, you can stay at home with your dirty laundry, it's better to keep yourself far away.
Well, go to another town, the rest of us can live perfectly without your presence.
Don't worry about your visit, what the people save, think that the esteladas will always be there just like the Spanish ones are in Madrid or the Andalusian ones in Seville.
Are we going to politicize even a visit to a town in Catalonia? It's amazing... seriously, go live in parliament with the rest of the thieves, there are those of us who want to live and see cool things.
Freedom of expression right? Well, everyone who places what they want, what a bunch of idiots, you won't go to the Basque country either, right? When those with the little Spanish flag see the LGTBI one in some public building they will also criticize it, because in the end if the little flags make you so angry (which there are many kinds) and you do not see beyond them you have a problem or rather anger towards those who do not think like you. Finally, the country of the tambourine.
As you explain, when I freely separate from my wife, I am excluding her, I am expelling her from the house and I destroy a long-established marriage. Therefore, to avoid so much suffering, it is better to keep the marriage already established, continue the fights, arguments, bad environment, use the children, to the point of boredom because it is more fair, egalitarian and respectful. Oh really?
Freedom of expression means saying that you don't want to go because there are separatist rags. Hanging that cloth in any case would be freedom to exclude the rest of Spaniards, foreignize millions of people and destroy an already established nation. Between one freedom and the other, the first is the fair one, the most egalitarian and the most respectful.
As you explain, when I freely separate from my wife, I am excluding her, I am expelling her from the house and I destroy a long-established marriage. Therefore, to avoid so much suffering, it is better to keep the marriage already established, continue the fights, arguments, bad environment, use the children, to the point of boredom because it is more fair, egalitarian and respectful. Oh really?
Who told you that if you separate from your wife you will expel her from home? In any case, you leave and she keeps the house, since in marriage the Catalan separatists are more or less 50%, more less than more, does that give them the right to decide on the rest?, nothing of that, Anyone who wants to separate should leave home and let others live in peace.
It's true. I'm not going to Andalusia anymore because I'm tired of seeing rags hanging from balconies
There is a thing called freedom of expression.
I am not an independentist but I respect that someone has a different opinion. In any case, “unity is strength” and “divide and conquer”
To see pro-independence esteladas hanging from the balconies, I'd better go see the abbey of Silos or Albarracín
Nobody forces you to go. And indeed, not everyone has to think the same as you or someone else? That is why freedom of expression exists.
Thank goodness there are none left and in Roda de Ter I have only seen 2 from the road
Excuse me. Are we talking about a beautiful town worth visiting or are we looking for political fuss...? It's for a friend. Thank you.
Well, you don't need to come...
What does one thing have to do with the other, with or without flags of any kind?