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mikey_e Says: The town hall seems like an odd tourist attraction, but in truth there far more than meets the eye when it comes to this seat of municipal government. The building is, actually, a part of the larger Monastery and Cloister construction next door, and was built in the 17th...
mikey_e Says: The Statue 27 of May is a monument to the resistance of the people of Ripoll during Spain's first Civil War, the First Carlist War. In 1839, the people of Ripoll, a Liberal town, resisted the attack by Carlist forces for eight days. Eventually, the town fell, several...
mikey_e Says: The Monastir de Santa Maria de Ripoll was famous for its manuscript copying, so it is a bit surprising that the Monastery has no examples of the manuscripts on display. The reason for that is that the documents are all kept in a more suitable museum in the new part of town,...
Monestir de Santa Maria de Ripoll
mikey_e Says: The Monestir de Santa Maria de Ripoll is pretty much the biggest attraction in all of Ripoll. That's not to say that it is not an interesting place in and of itself, but this is likely to be the only structure in Ripoll to retain your interest for more than 30 minutes. The...
mikey_e Says: The Cloisters are, of course, part of the Monastery, and the ticket you purchase to enter the Monastery will give you access to the Cloisters as well. Nevertheless, they seem a world apart from the church, which is dark and musty, whereas the Cloisters include a bright, airy...
doug48 Says: the monestir de santa maria is located in the center of ripoll. this beautiful monastery was built in 888AD. in the late 12th century a large portal was added to the monastery which has a fine collection of romanesque carvings.
Hostal Portal de Núria: A comfortable budget accomodation
mikey_e Says: I found the Hostal Portal de Núria by chance. I had written down the name of a different pension in Ribes de Freser and, when I got there, they were booked full for the night. Luckily this pension had rooms and I was able to get a spacious room with a double bed, TV,...
Farmers Markets: Fresh produce
mikey_e Says: Saturday is a market day in Ripoll and, even in winter, the local people from the surrounding area will bring in their produce to sell along the banks of the river. The market gives you a great opportunity to interact with the locals. I bought delicious oranges... look for...
mikey_e Says: Carneval is a big time of celebration all across the Catholic world, so it should be a surprise that its celebrated in Catalunya as well. Of course, when its cold enough for there to be frost and snow on the ground, no one goes about in skimpy costumes like they're in Rio,...
mikey_e Says: The Passeig de l'Àngel Guimerà is a road that runs parallel to the Carrer Major in Ribes de Freser, except for the fact that it is on the other side of the stream/river. This means that, although there is more modern development out here, you get better views of the...
mikey_e Says: The Church in Ribes de Freser is likely an old one, although little information about it is available. It crowds in on the Plaça de l'Ajuntament, but its dark stone walls blend nicely with the other shops and offices on the Carrer d'Eres. The church was not open when I...
mikey_e Says: The Castell de Ribes or Castell de Sant Pere is probably the only clue to the ancient heritage of Ribes de Freser. The tourism boom (which started in the 70s) masks the fact that Ribes de Freser was inhabited first by Vandals in the 5th century, although the first documented...
mikey_e Says: bruguera is another hamlet in Ripollès, a few kilometres southeast of Ribes de Freser. I didn't actually make the trek to the town (it's not on the rail line, but rather on a small country road that branches off near the station). Nevertheless, the road up to Bruguera makes...
mikey_e Says: Cross the bridge in the direction of the train station and, off to the left, there's a cheesy tourist-trap museum. Enter the main portico but go straight instead of going into the building itself. You'll see a dirt track that you can follow up the side of the hill and,...
Ribes de Freser - A Mountain Village
mikey_e Says: Ribes de Freser is about 20 minutes north of Ripoll by train. It is the closest town to the end station of la Cremellera. Ribes de Freser, however, offers more than just train stations. I was there in February and it was quite cold - I could see my own breath. The town is...
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Ribes de Freser is about 20 minutes north of Ripoll by train. It is the closest town to the end station of la Cremellera. Ribes de Freser, however, offers more...
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Running low on pictures and tips, I decided to return to my early posts and rework them a bit. Ripoll was clearly in need of some sprucing up, given its near total lack of content. I've decided to...
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ripoll is a beautiful market town in the mountains of catalonia. ripoll is considered the "cradle of catalonia" because it was the power base of guifre el pelos, (wilfred the hairy). guifre was the......
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