{"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":"2015-12-08T10:28:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T09:28:42","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":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;58708&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Montsec - Hiking and Camping with a View&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\/barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\/barcelona\"><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_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af88c7a7be3e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af88c7a7be3e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><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\" >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\" >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\" >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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58724\" class=\"wp-image-58724 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/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 noopener\"><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59386\" class=\"wp-image-59386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/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. The nocturnal tour was only two euros more expensive, and was completely worth it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What trips into nature have you taken from the city of Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in Barcelona has an innumerable list of pros, and a very small list of cons, as one can anticipate with living in any major city. 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