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Photo ofVilafranca del Penedès- St. Miquel d'Olerdola - 17.5 km

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Distance: 10.93 mi
Elevation gain: 1,007 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 1,037 ft
Max elevation: 1,079 ft
TrailRank: 57
Min elevation: 476 ft
Trail type: Loop

Coordinates: 377
Uploaded: January 16, 2016
Recorded: January 2016

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near Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalunya (España)

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Itinerary description

This hike explores the area around Vilafranca del Penedès; we'll head out of town along open country roads surrounded by vineyards and then climb the Olèrdola mountain. This low peak is a strategic site that humans have inhabited sporadically since the Bronze Age. It was settled successively by the Iberians, the Romans and then later, amidst territorial battles between Christians and Muslims, it played a vital role in controlling and defending the County of Barcelona’s southern March.

What remains is an impressive collection of ruins from its various inhabitants, including a large number of anthropomorphic tombs (or Olerdolana) carved into the rock: the entry fee: €3.50. We return to Vilafranca del Penedès via a rocky footpath that descends to the hill's base and leads us through forest.

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Vilafranca del Penedes train station

Pont N-340

Pont N-340
by Josep Mª DalmauCoordinates (lat,lon): 41.339934, 1.708389
Elevation: 256 meters
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Molí d'en Rovira


Molí d'en Rovira by Josep Mª Dalmau
	Coordinates (lat,lon): 41.3378, 1.71122 Elevation: 253 meters

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El Sant Sepulcre

El Sant Sepulcre
by Josep Mª DalmauCoordinates (lat,lon): 41.326495, 1.727873
Elevation: 233 meters
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Moja


Moja by Josep Mª Dalmau
	Coordinates (lat,lon): 41.320981, 1.723021 Elevation: 230 meters

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Photo ofHistorical Site - Conjunt monumental d'Olèrdola

Historical Site - Conjunt monumental d'Olèrdola

Tel. 93 890 14 20 HORARIS La taquilla i l'entrada es tanquen 30 minuts abans del límit horari. De dimarts a diumenge, inclosos els festius 16 de desembre a 28 de febrer: de 10.00 a 16 h. 1 de març a 31 de maig: de 10.00 a 17.30 h 1 de juny a 30 de setembre: de 10.00 a 20.00 h 1 d’octubre a 15 de desembre: de 10.00 a 17.30 h Tancat els dilluns no festius , el 25 i 26 de desembre i l'1 i 6 de gener. 3,50 euros http://www.mac.cat/Seus/Olerdola/Informacio-per-a-la-visita

Iberian village ruins

Roman & Medieval ruins

Roman cistern

Sant Miquel de Olerdola

Castell d'Olèrdola

Necropolis

Sender Muntanya de Cal Passeres


Sender Muntanya de Cal Passeres by Josep Mª Dalmau
	Coordinates (lat,lon): 41.309807, 1.701689 Elevation: 305 meters

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