{"id":58708,"date":"2015-12-08T10:28:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58708"},"modified":"2019-10-08T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:01:23","slug":"montsec-hiking-and-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montsec-hiking-and-camping\/","title":{"rendered":"Montsec &#8211; Hiking and Camping with a View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Living in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> has an innumerable list of pros, and a very small list of cons, as one can anticipate with living in any major city. For me, one of my biggest qualms with living in a city &#8211; even when enjoying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/loft\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>lovely loft<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; is the wonderfully illuminated streets prevent me from <strong>seeing the stars at night<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can you believe I&#8217;m even complaining about not being able to see stars? This goes to show how magnificent the quality of life is here in this diverse city. However, I need my outdoorsy nature fix at least once a month, and this past month I was determined to camp out and see some stars before the cold evicts the straggling remnants of summer and warm weather.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a little Googling and researching <strong>stargazing<\/strong> in Spain, I literally found a park just for \u00a0looking at stars. I introduce you all to <strong>Montsec<\/strong>. The place is incredibly beautiful, full of terrain you might find in Arizona, just a two and a half hour car ride from <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have been dying to see just how geographically-diverse Catalonia is firsthand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> advises you to check out this park for your outdoor cravings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/\">Hiking Trails near Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montsec-hiking-and-camping\/#Noguera_Ribagorcana-Montrebei_National_Park\" title=\"Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana-Montrebei National Park\">Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana-Montrebei National Park<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montsec-hiking-and-camping\/#How_to_get_there\" title=\"How to get there\">How to get there<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montsec-hiking-and-camping\/#Hiking_camping_observatory\" title=\"Hiking, camping, observatory\">Hiking, camping, observatory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Noguera_Ribagorcana-Montrebei_National_Park\"><\/span>Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana-Montrebei National Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_there\"><\/span>How to get there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_58724\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58724\" class=\"wp-image-58724 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11063637_784840028291795_8713816645191538933_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"view of lake in between two mountains\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-58724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, the only way to get exactly to this remote location is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rental-car-barcelona\/\"><strong>car<\/strong><\/a>. There is a train that can take you to the greater Lleida area from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-sants-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sants Station<\/a><\/strong>, and from Lleida you can take a Renfe to Puente de Montana in the direction of Pont de Rei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will leave you about 7-8 kilometers short of the park,\u00a0<strong>Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana-Montrebei<\/strong>, in <strong>\u00c0ger<\/strong>, <strong>Lleida<\/strong>, right on the border of <strong>Catalonia and Aragon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/dir\/Barcelona\/Noguera+Ribagor%C3%A7ana-Montrebei,+22584+%C3%80ger,+Lleida\/@41.658206,0.0353177,8z\/am=t\/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x12a49816718e30e5:0x44b0fb3d4f47660a!2m2!1d2.1734035!2d41.3850639!1m5!1m1!1s0x12a651ff5e84f395:0x9ad3d7ec99767d81!2m2!1d0.6898382!2d42.0962317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>I have completed the Google Maps search, and this route will lead you directly to the park!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/campsites-barcelona\/\">Campsites near Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hiking_camping_observatory\"><\/span>Hiking, camping, observatory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are three campsites within the general vicinity of this site, but there is only one in \u00c0ger: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campingager.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>C\u00e0mping Bungalows de la Vall d\u2019\u00c0ger<\/strong><\/a>, a beautiful campsite where you need to make a reservation in advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you do not want to camp in a bungalow nor a campsite, you could always do what I did and bring a tent, gear, and pitch a tent for the night in the area. I&#8217;m not sure on the legalities of pitching a tent wherever. I was only there for one night and it was perfect.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59386\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59386\" class=\"wp-image-59386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/12045644_784840064958458_4482970838725904212_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"waterfall coming down mountains in montsec\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is the calm of the river nearby, the stars are absolutely immaculate, and the fog in the morning on the water is both ominous and enchanting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This special place is ideal for camping and and hiking because of its general remoteness, there aren&#8217;t hundreds of tourists infesting the park and ruining its natural beauty. <strong>Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana-Montrebei<\/strong> also has wonderful park rangers, who are both friendly and informative.<\/p>\n<p>The entrance into the park (when I went in 2015) was 5 euros, however, you can park outside of the entrance on the road and just begin your hike from there. I recommend completing the full hike within the park, as the view is unlike anything you have ever seen before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also check out the\u00a0<em><strong>Parc Astron\u00f3mic<\/strong> Montsec &amp;\u00a0Centre d\u2019Obersvaci\u00f3 de l\u2019Univers<\/em> to really get to know the stars. This observatory is just by the national park, and there are two options for tours: daytime and nighttime. 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