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What about Catalonia?
Catalonia occupies the upper right side of the Spanish peninsula *
The country spreads over 32,000 km2 with a population of 7,5 millions (17% of Spain)
Its territory is divided in "comarques", or counties, represented on the map below
The French part named Pyrenees Orientales (Occitanie) represents only 4,000 km2
The most exciting area for hiking
and walking in Western Europe
From the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean sea, there is a profusion of natural and historical resources, all of them easy to reach from the major cities: Perpignan, Girona, Barcelona.
On a relatively small perimetre, Catalonia provides a great array of mountainous reliefs as well as rocky and sandy
shores resulting in a succession of amazing sceneries.
Outstanding landscapes, splendid architectural heritage
along with mild temperatures and clear skies give a unique and strong character to the different regions.
The Catalan Pyrenees spreads from the west (Val d'Aran)
to the east with the Canigou range and the Albera chain (Alt Empordà) which plunges into the sea at Cap de Creus.
The coastal areas includes the French Vermillion Coast and the Costa Brava (“wild coast”). Along 200 km, landscapes provide a magnificent succession of well-preserved capes and rocky cliffs, deep valleys interspersed with sandy beaches and pebble coves ("cales") sometimes of difficult access.
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Mallorca, in the Balearic islands, can be reached flying from Barcelona. The island is not part of Catalonia but, as Andorra also does, shares the same language and culture.
The walking routes have been there since ancestral times, especially inland where most of the historical heritage is concentrated.
The Catalan network of footpaths is one of the most important in Spain with more than 5,000 km of signposted tracks.
In terms of discovering and exploring, it makes Catalonia a highly privileged destination for hikers and hill walkers.
