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Do you want to visit Catalonia’s most spectacular places? These are the places that you simply cannot miss. Discover them with Catalunya Bus Turístic.
The Pyrenees-Vall de Núria Tour will be coming back into service for the 2020 summer season.
Pyrenees – Vall de Núria
€66.60
Online purchase
Price: €74.00 | 10% discount on your online purchase: €66.60
- Children under 8: free
- Discounts for groups
Description
The Pyrenees are much closer than you think: with this route to Vall de Núria you can enjoy a day in the mountains in comfort. The route includes a visit to the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, one of the best examples of Catalan Romanesque architecture, and a trip on the rack railway, the only way of accessing the valley.
| Duration | One day (8.30 am – 7 pm) |
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Dates
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This route is only available in the summer. Calendar: from 2 May to 26 September 2020 |
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Excursion days
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Every Saturday |
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Meeting point
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Plaça de Catalunya, No. 14 |
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Languages
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Catalan | Spanish | English |
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It includes
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Visit to the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll | Rack railway journey to Vall de Núria | Ticket for the cable car to Pic de l’Áliga | Tasting of typical products | Guided visit to the valley |
Note: Please be at the route meeting point 20 minutes before departure. Low temperatures. Don’t forget to wear warm clothing and suitable footwear.
Itinerary
A route across Catalonia to the mountains with beautiful scenery.
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Monastery of Santa Maria de RipollA Catalan Romanesque masterpiece
The monastery’s portal is one of the world’s best examples of religious art and a symbol of Catalan Romanesque art.
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Vall de Núria Rack RailwayThe only means of transport that allows you to reach the valley!
A rack railway that climbs a vertical distance of 1,000 metres along a 12.5-kilometre track.
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Vall de NúriaA taste of the Pyrenees
A valley surrounded by snow-covered mountains is the place where a shrine to the Virgin of Núria was built.
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The Virgin of NúriaAn image venerated as a symbol of fertility
Legend has it that whoever visits the shrine and follows the ritual of the cross, the pot and the bell will produce offspring.
Images
These are some of the attractions of the route, a day to fully enjoy nature!
- Visit to the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll.
- Rack railway journey to Vall de Núria.
- Ticket for the cable car to Pic de l’Áliga.
- Tasting of typical products.
- Guided visit to the valley.
