{"id":32401,"date":"2021-01-08T10:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/how-i-proposed-on-a-weekend-in-ripoll\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:00:54","slug":"how-i-proposed-on-a-weekend-in-ripoll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/en\/how-i-proposed-on-a-weekend-in-ripoll\/","title":{"rendered":"How I proposed on a weekend in Ripoll"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32401\" class=\"elementor elementor-32401 elementor-14058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c20aa10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c20aa10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c2a9b\" data-id=\"11c2a9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1611198 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1611198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weekend in Ripoll\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37b482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d37b482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">My spouse&#8217;s birthday and mine are two days apart \u2013 reason enough, we decided, to finally get out of the bubble we&#8217;d been stuck in for months.<\/p><p>Since the last lockdown, we&#8217;d only been allowed to move around within our own municipality, and, how do I put this gently, I&#8217;d already exhausted every forest nearby and not so nearby. I needed some different trees. We&#8217;d still have restrictions there, of course, but at least the view would be new.<\/p><p>It took me a few days to find somewhere that ticked every box: open (lots of places had closed temporarily), available at the last minute (usually the hard part), a stone house, good for kids, and with a kitchen (did I mention the kids? They&#8217;re hungry most of the time). I shared the list of great places I found along the way in my Facebook group. So how was it? What did we do? And what&#8217;s the story with the proposal? Read on.<br \/><br \/><em>This post contains affiliate links. If you book through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It helps me keep writing, taking photos and sharing what I find on the road \u2013 for free and without annoying ads. Thanks for being part of the journey.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14acdf elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"a14acdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h1&quot;,&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;.in&quot;,&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;far fa-dot-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-regular&quot;},&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a14acdf\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a14acdf\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__a14acdf\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25ea0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"d25ea0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=mas%20el%20mir&#038;t=m&#038;z=8&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"mas el mir\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"mas el mir\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bf0074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bf0074\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4cf38b\" data-id=\"d4cf38b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eceeb54 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eceeb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/es\/mas-el-mir.en.html?aid=1552140&#038;no_rooms=1&#038;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The place<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bf7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7bf7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This place had been on my list for a long time. It wasn&#8217;t available on the weekend I&#8217;d planned, so I looked at all sorts of other places, until I finally gave in and moved our dates so we could stay here.<\/p><p>Eva, the owner, couldn&#8217;t have been more helpful, right from the first phone call. We arrived late in the evening after a little over an hour&#8217;s drive, and, as we&#8217;d arranged, dinner was waiting for us. Best decision we made.<\/p><p>Eva&#8217;s love of little details is everywhere you look.<\/p><p>She showed us around the ground floor, which is beautifully designed. Anyone who knows me knows I have a soft spot for places that are designed with real care \u2013 the kind where you walk in and instantly feel at home. So of course I asked who the designer was. She gave a slightly shy smile and said it was her.<\/p><p>And suddenly I heard myself asking, &#8220;Will you marry me?&#8221; For some reason, she just laughed and didn&#8217;t want to get into details. Note to self: next time, travel to beautifully designed places alone.<\/p><h2 id=\"dinner\">Dinner<\/h2><p>The dining table was set for two adults and two kids. For us: cloth napkins and grown-up cutlery. For them: placemats with crayons and a sharpener (!), paper napkins and smaller cutlery. The kids had burgers with crispy, really good fries. We had an excellent cream of artichoke soup, beet carpaccio with fresh local cheese, and vegetable rice, and finished with a light tiramisu that wasn&#8217;t too sweet. You can taste the quality of the ingredients in every dish. Eva told us the vegetables come from the farm next door, whose owners also sell at the Saturday market in Ripoll, and the dairy and meat come from another farm a short drive away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db0788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5db0788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14155\" alt=\"mas el mir Inbal cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3610-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7308b63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7308b63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8550554\" data-id=\"8550554\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e56333 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e56333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breakfast  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f13af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f13af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">t was only in the morning that we saw how beautiful the place really is. Breakfast was generous and almost entirely local. There was tup\u00ed, a traditional fermented cheese that farmers used to take up to the mountains with them. It has a very strong smell (which I couldn&#8217;t get past, so I can&#8217;t tell you how it tastes), and it comes plain or with truffle. There were also yogurts and mat\u00f3 made from sheep&#8217;s and goat&#8217;s milk, plus croissants, cured sausages, bread, a big selection of jams and, of course, fresh orange juice. In short, nobody leaves hungry.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3f7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e3f7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14197\" alt=\"mas el mir Inbal Cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3446-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425dcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"425dcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14195\" alt=\"mas el mir breakfast Inbal Cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DSCF3445-scaled.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c225d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c225d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19636\" alt=\"Mas el mir Inbal Cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3659-1024x1536-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-532bd2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"532bd2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4f1e3b\" data-id=\"b4f1e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd437a7 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd437a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eva's story - or how on earth did she end up in this place?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870321d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870321d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This blog is a great excuse to ask people to tell me about themselves \u2013 something that might otherwise sound a little creepy. So here goes.<\/p><p>Eva Arbons started out working at her then-partner&#8217;s family hotel in the Pyrenees. She spent a few years there in all sorts of roles, and studied cooking and pastry at the Hofmann school in Barcelona at the same time. (I knew I should have married her!) She always dreamed of having a hotel of her own.<\/p><p>One of the guests at that hotel was Francisco Heras, a former El Bulli chef, who offered her a partnership in a new restaurant. Together they opened Llamber Tavern in Avil\u00e9s, in Asturias. A few years later, they moved the restaurant to Barcelona&#8217;s El Born neighborhood, where it&#8217;s still open today as Llamber \u2013 an Asturian word meaning to lick, or to eat something sweet. Five hundred meters away, they opened El Chigre 1769, a cider and vermouth bar that also serves food. Both joined Slow Food Barcelona, which means they&#8217;re committed to the slow food philosophy: local produce and everything that goes with it. And Eva designed them both.<\/p><p>She spent years looking for a hotel to call her own, until in 2018 she found this building, which had been used as a hostel. She renovated it and decorated it with things she&#8217;d collected over a lifetime, mostly from flea markets \u2013 enough to fill eight moving trucks. Just three weeks (!) after she moved in, the place opened to guests. Today she runs it herself, with help from her partner. A dream come full circle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393e4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"393e4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19600\" alt=\"Mas el Mir in the morning Inbal cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3429-1536x1024-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2a2b3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2a2b3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ea0c24\" data-id=\"3ea0c24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e615b4 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e615b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The hotel itself  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f72e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f72e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The building probably dates back to the 14th century. Records in the nearby church show that a Mrs. Mir sold a cow to a neighbor in 1366, so it was definitely standing by then.<\/p><p>There are five double rooms of different sizes on the upper floor of the main house. Each one is decorated a little differently, with antique furniture, crisp white linens and natural toiletries made especially for the hotel by a local woman. (I got a special tour, and my conclusion was that I need to come back with my spouse \u2013 without the kids.)<\/p><p>The shared spaces include a small, intimate dining room, a games room and two lounges, each with a roaring fireplace. The bigger one looks out over the pool and the valley. On the ground floor there are more places to sit and a farmyard with chickens and goats. Outside, there&#8217;s a separate little house called the casita, meant for families \u2013 that&#8217;s where we stayed. By the way, the place also hosts weddings. (I almost pulled it off.)<\/p><p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Update, January 2022:<\/strong> I came back with a group of girlfriends, no kids, to celebrate a milestone birthday. An unforgettable weekend.<\/p><p><strong>Update, December 2024:<\/strong> Mas el Mir is now adults-only. There&#8217;s a gorgeous new suite on the top floor, where Eva used to live, and she&#8217;s moved into the casita \u2013 the very apartment where we stayed.<\/p><p><strong>Update, June 2025:<\/strong> Eva invited my spouse and me to stay as her guests. You can see our short (and wonderful) getaway in my Instagram highlights.<\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLjew8RouQm\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-modified-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLjew8RouQm?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Check out this reel on ig<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba56ac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ba56ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stay22.com\/allez\/booking?aid=inbalcabiri&#038;campaign=inbalcabiri&#038;product=lma&#038;habl=false&#038;isinc=false&#038;sid22=359cee27-3431-4b05-b491-a78b63c46902&#038;source=direct&#038;medium=deeplink&#038;address=17500+Ripoll%2C+Girona%2C+Spain&#038;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fes%2Fmas-el-mir.en.html%3Faid%3D1552140%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_adults%3D2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See prices &amp; availability at Mas el Mir<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b21f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b21f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19632\" alt=\"Mas el Mir Interior Inbal Cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7c571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc7c571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19634\" alt=\"Mas el Mir exterior Inbal Cabiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF3473-scaled-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7847327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7847327\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a5e936\" data-id=\"5a5e936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6083ee8 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6083ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aerial video  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e513f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e513f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A video I shot and edited while everyone was still sleeping&#8230;  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f072cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f072cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=UznvKt3PmZg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8479b0 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8479b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do in Ripoll?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17a1bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a17a1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If you live in Catalonia, you&#8217;ve almost certainly driven through Ripoll on your way to the Pyrenees or the Vall de N\u00faria. It&#8217;s worth stopping. It&#8217;s a lovely old town with a nice center and a pedestrian street.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738e62f in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"738e62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday Farmers' Market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf01a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf01a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If you&#8217;re in the area on a Saturday morning, it&#8217;s well worth a visit. You&#8217;ll be surprised to find stalls tucked into all sorts of corners and alleys a few streets from the very center of town. It has everything you&#8217;d expect at a Catalan farmers&#8217; market, with fresh, good produce at fair prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d0f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1d0f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19622\" alt=\"\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d0\u05d9\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05dc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97b5722 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97b5722\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5bdbd2\" data-id=\"f5bdbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2aa91 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb2aa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hike to the waterfalls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee74cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee74cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">It wasn&#8217;t warm at all, but a coat and a good mood do the job until the sun makes a proper appearance. This walk starts right from the farmhouse. We followed Eva&#8217;s precise directions down the path, said goodbye to the cows mooing away with their bells on, and kept heading downhill until we reached a tiny fork. There, we turned left onto a narrow path that&#8217;s easy to miss, and two minutes later we were at a small waterfall.<\/p><p>If you miss the turn, just keep going until you reach the stream that crosses the path. The day we went, the water was fairly high \u2013 about halfway up an adult&#8217;s shin. The waterfall is a perfect spot for a midday picnic, a coffee or a tea, and in summer I imagine it&#8217;s ideal for a swim without the crowds (don&#8217;t tell anyone). There are two more waterfalls and pools like this one farther along.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa14a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aa14a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19614\" alt=\"\u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05d3 Mas el Mir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/27.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668ce96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"668ce96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19616\" alt=\"\u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05d3 Mas el Mir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4de79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e4de79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19618\" alt=\"\u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/25.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da9ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7da9ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/28.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0356eff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0356eff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c1cf1f\" data-id=\"6c1cf1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4878544 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4878544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bike\/hike tour on Ruta del FERRO\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65439f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65439f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This path runs alongside the Ter River, which rises high in the Pyrenees at about 2,400 meters. It&#8217;s great for cycling, walking, running and even strollers. Fun fact: this is the route that coal and iron once traveled for 12 km to Sant Joan de les Abadesses (a small town where we stayed on another trip). Today it&#8217;s part of Spain&#8217;s V\u00edas Verdes (Greenways) program, which has turned more than 3,100 km of disused railway lines into walking and cycling paths.<\/p><p>Want to rent a bike? There&#8217;s a rental place at the start of the route, CAT Can Guetes, and two more not far away: Bicicletes Pirineu Oci Actiu and Pirineus Bikes Ripoll. Book ahead and check the latest opening hours.<\/p><p><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> Put &#8220;Ruta del Ferro, Ripoll&#8221; into your GPS. Park near the square \u2013 there&#8217;s a big lot with room for camper vans too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4479086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4479086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4633e32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4633e32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d9a38\" data-id=\"12d9a38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f5836 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f5836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seven Waterfalls and Adventure Park\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cda713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cda713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you haven\u2019t done the <a href=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/en\/?p=32418\">Seven Waterfalls<\/a>\u00a0trail yet,\u00a0it&#8217;s very close and well worth the walk. It starts near Campdev\u00e0nol, next to the ropes park, which is worth a stop in its own right.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ac8d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37ac8d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19608\" alt=\"\u05de\u05e1\u05dc\u05d5\u05dc \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e0\u05d0\u05e1\u05e7 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d1\u05dc \u05db\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">7 gorges hike<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd690f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd690f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9c5d0e\" data-id=\"d9c5d0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4450604 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4450604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to Eat Nearby<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df38048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df38048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sadly, I don&#8217;t have much to offer on this front. The two restaurants we&#8217;d been recommended \u2013 a local one, Els Amics \u2013 Casa de Menjars, and an Italian one, La Piazzetta \u2013 were both closed. In the end, we ate somewhere not worth writing about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a55cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a55cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19606\" alt=\"\u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d6 \u05e2\u05dd \u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d7\u05dc\u05d1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Part of what we bought<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c2b551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c2b551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3352434\" data-id=\"3352434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2b7e4 in elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d2b7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 22px\">Les Lloses \u2013 Organic Farm Shop and Restaurant<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b82ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b82ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"4c9f3164-7028-4424-8228-5511292414df\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A small shop with a big selection of dairy and meat. We left with cheesecake, mat\u00f3, every kind of flan they had (egg, mat\u00f3, vanilla and chocolate) and a few more cheeses. The tierno was my favorite. They also offer guided tours.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re in the area, Eva recommends booking a table at Restaurant Dachs, a Catalan restaurant that&#8217;s supposed to be very good. It was closed on our weekend too, because of the regional lockdown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6ee79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a6ee79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19602\" alt=\"\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/inbalcabiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201214_080605.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The way back home <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend in Ripoll My spouse&#8217;s birthday and mine are two days apart \u2013 reason enough, we decided, to finally get out of the bubble we&#8217;d been stuck in for months. Since the last lockdown, we&#8217;d only been allowed to move around within our own municipality, and, how do I put this gently, I&#8217;d already exhausted 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