From Barcelona to the foot of the Pyrenees, this route will allow you to enjoy spectacular valleys and mountains as well as towns and cities that hold a variety of stories and legends.

Leaving Barcelona and crossing Collserola you will enter the Vallès, a densely populated and industrial territory harbouring some Romanesque gems that deserve a visit. La Mola, whose summit can be glimpsed behind Terrassa, marks the beginning of the curves that lead to Talamanca and Navarcles before climbing towards the Lluçanès Plateau. You will move along the Merlès stream up to Borredà and from there down the river to Berga.

Climbing up the mountain, you will pass the Queralt mountain range, Rasos de Peguera and, further on, the spectacular Pedraforca Massif, every inch the symbol of Catalonia, on the right. Then you will cross the road along the Llosa del Cavall Reservoir until you reach Coll del Port, where you will begin to descend, skirting the Serra del Cadí, losing altitude traveling north towards the capital of Alt Urgell.

The different villages of Les Valls d’Aguilar will guide you to your destination, Gerri de la Sal, a small village known for its Romanesque monastery, medieval bridge and salt mines. From Gerri you can choose to continue towards Sort and follow the Pyrenees route or, traveling south, reach La Pobla de Segur and follow the Heritage route.

Alternatively, this route offers two interesting variants: from Navarcles you can head towards Súria, and from there go up the Cardener, passing through Cardona and Solsona up to Sant Llorenç de Morunys, in the Vall de Lord. Or from Borredà you can go towards Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, the smallest town in Catalonia, before continuing towards La Pobla de Lillet and skirting Pedraforca through Saldes and Gósol up to Tuixent.