In Ripoll, craddle of Catalunya, towers an imposing Monastery where leading Counts where buried in the early middle ages. Although the inside of the church suffered lots of damages and had to be strongly restaured, its cloister keeps still deliciously carved capitals, and its Romanesque Gate is a unique masterpiece, a Bible in Stone, an Arch of Triumph of Christianity.
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DISTANCE FROM BARCELONA: 1h30min ride.
ACCESSIBILITY: Easy.
| FULLDAYS PRICED AS "FD-C CODE": | St. Joan de les Abadeses. Route of the Pyrenees monasteries. Count Arnau Route. Follow the steps of this legendary character. |
| FULLDAYS PRICED AS "FD-D CODE": | Pyrenees hamlets. Slate-topped stone-walled houses. |
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