Rupit
From L'Aguilar, one day we drove to the medieval town of Rupit, about 45 minutes away along a serpentine road through lush terraced fields. Settled in the 12th century Rupit's character and scale is very picturesque, especially decorated for Christmas.
But its siting sets it apart. The two halves of the town straddle a small river, and a pedestrian suspension bridge connects them.
The town seems to grow from the adjacent rock formations.
A nearby hermitage church - atop a cliff above the river – is visible from town.
A trailhead in town offers a choice to walk toward the church or a waterfall.
We opted for the 3km walk to the waterfall Salt de Sallent, without doing any advance research about it. So, we were surprised to find how dramatic the waterfall is...
...and how breathtaking (and vertiginous) the views around it were.
