The best gravel rides around Sant Quirze Safaja

Sant Miquel del Fai is a monastery with a church that is integrated into a system of natural caves carved into limestone cliffs. The complex combines excavated chambers with built walls, creating interconnected spaces where the cave and the building blend. The monastery was founded in the early 11th century and functioned as a religious community for several centuries. Its use as a monastery declined in the 16th century, although the structures remained and retained their religious significance. The church was carved directly into the rock, creating a space where the building and the cave meet. This fusion between human structure and nature has defined how people have experienced this place.

La Cova del Toll is a prehistoric cave located in Moià, in the Moianès region. Situated at an altitude of 745 meters, it has a total length of 1148 meters. The part open for visits is 180.55 meters long and is L-shaped. It is one of the richest prehistoric caves in Europe in terms of Quaternary fauna. The guided tour, very well conducted by the professional and geared towards younger visitors, explains in a very detailed and engaging manner part of the history of these caves, their formation, inhabitants, uses, discovery, and findings.

Camí paral·lel al riu Congost que permet anar des de La Garriga fins al Tagamanent sense haver de passar per l'autovia, nomes gravel o btt.

A real discovery! Superb views, decent asphalt and virtually no cars.

It's tough climbing up here on a road bike, especially in winter... But an unforgettable and addictive experience... and then on beyond Ases there's still a good climb left, and then down (carefully) to Castellterçol

Some of the best cycling in the region!

A medieval farmhouse extended between the 16th and 18th centuries, built taking advantage of the uneven ground, which allows direct entry from the ground floor. On the ground floor there is still a vaulted nave and an old walled-in voussoir portal, a reminder of its past as a livestock farmer. In front of the façade is the old barn and, a few metres away, the pond-washing area surrounded by oak trees that showed the self-sufficiency of the place. An elevated and silent point, ideal for understanding how these farmhouses were true hubs of life in Montseny.

The large Cànoves reservoir, built in the 1980s on the former agricultural valley that was submerged. In addition to its function as a water reserve, there is a little-discussed detail: under its waters still lie the remains of terraces, old paths and some dry stone walls that can only be glimpsed in periods of extreme drought. During construction, springs and water mines were diverted that still drain the area. Access is easy, the perimeter path is gentle and the closed valley creates a characteristic silence that accompanies the entire tour. A perfect point to understand how this corner of Montseny went from an inhabited valley to a peaceful lake.