Olot

Leaving Ripoli, follow the N260 almost to Vic, turning left through Manlleu onto the B522; which brings you to Sant Marti Senscorts, where you follow the C153 in the direction of Olot. The higher you drive, the more the scenery improves. You must make the short detour to the quaint, little town of Rupit, where gray stone houses snuggle against cliffs alongside the river. Walk across the footbridge into town; stroll through the age-old cobblestone streets and plazas with their stone houses and iron balconies hung with colorful flowers. It is a perfect place for pictures and an old-world atmosphere pervades. Skirt Olot and, just after the long tunnel, glance back to see Castellfollit de la Roca poised on a rocky outcrop at the very edge of a deep ravine.