La Garrotxa

On the weekends that we don't leave Spain, we love exploring our region of Catalunya. It is amazing how much you can see by renting a car for a weekend. There is such beauty that lies near to us, and we don't want to overlook it by thinking we always have to travel far to find lovely sites.

In April, we rented a casa rural (an old rustic Spanish farm house) with four friends. On a Friday night, we all arrived at different times, made pizza, and played hours of "Cards against Humanity" - a favorite among us all!

The group all united on Friday night.

Our home for the weekend (not the entire house, but an apartment within it)

On Saturday morning we walked to the nearby village of St. Joan de les Abadasses. We wandered the small, quiet streets and found a sunny plaza to sit in to share some tapas.

A quick nap in the sun.

After walking home along the creek, we played a friendly game of soccer in the big yard and enjoyed a barbecue including our favorite Catalan tradition, calcots (we wrote about them here). We spent all night by the fire playing cards and laughing!





On Sunday morning we drove to a nearby (inactive) volcano that is now a beautiful wooded hill to hike all around. We hiked to a church that is now in the center of the crater. After the beautiful walk, we finished with a meal at a Catalan restaurant in the countryside, and headed back to "real life" in the city.

We loved the time with our friends discovering new corners of the country we love so much. Until next time!