Besalu to Olot Walking track

I walked in Catalonia earlier in the summer, rechecking and renewing our route there and my passion for Catalonia was well and truly re-ignited.

This walk begins in the beautifully preserved medieval town of Besalu and explores the heart of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, just inland of the Costa Brava and where tourists rarely tread. Those who do are in search of the quiet life (just like me!) and here, amongst the dramatic landscape of ancient (and extinct!) volcanoes and massive cliff faces (some with a 500 metre drop), there’s peace in abundance. The walk ends in Olot.

For me, highlights of this walk include the magnificent walk along cliff tops and through meadows surrounded by the mountains of the Pyrennees, via a robber’s hideout (a natural cleft in the ground), and I most enjoy the warm welcome from local people, eating from tables laden with Catalan delicacies. Walk from Besalu to Sta Pau, to Sant Feliu, to La Salut, to Joanetes to Olot.

4 / 5 Review by expert member Simon Scutt

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