If the town of Tordera is known for one thing, it is its weekly market, a market with centuries-old roots that is held every Sunday morning throughout the year. If you are thinking of doing a stretch of the Tourdera that passes through the town on a Sunday, be sure to visit it to see, smell, taste, and touch the wide variety of products it offers.
Activitats
“Guided Walks” Program through the Natural Parks Network
Do you know the guided walk program of the Network of Natural Parks? This program, aimed at the general public and families, allows you to learn about the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Natural Parks Network through the guidance of expert and trained people. In this short article, we explain a little more about these guided tours and encourage you to participate, especially in the Montseny!
Press visit for the Tourdera
To promote the Tourdera, last Thursday, November 17, a visit was held with various media outlets with the aim of explaining the Tordera route and the Arbúcies stream to journalists, in person and on the ground. To do this, a small section of the Arbúcies route was chosen, along which part of the Arbúcies stream was followed to make the philosophy of the project known and to experience it.
Presentation of the route at the Palafolls library
On October 7th, a presentation of the Tourdera open to the general public took place at the Enric Miralles library in Palafolls. During the talk, the route was introduced, but the project and its final goal as a territorial development project were also discussed in general terms.
Presentation of La Tourdera at the conference “New trends in tourism”
On September 29th, the “New trends in tourism” conference took place in Girona, where different tourism projects were presented, analyzing the most current trends in the tourism field, and where the project and experience of the “Tordera River and Arbúcies Stream Route” was presented.
The Patxot Universe: a highly recommended visit to complement the Tourdera.
Today we propose a visit to Mosqueroles, to the administrative headquarters of the Montseny Natural Park, Masia Mariona. If you are thinking of doing any section of the Tourdera from Fogars de Montclús (Mosqueroles) or finishing in this beautiful town, you should know that at Masia Mariona you will find an exhibition about the scientific and patronage work of Rafael Patxot i Jubert, which deals with the Catalan farmhouse, the relationship with hiking, meteorology, astronomy, and popular songbooks.
La Tourdera in stages by the Farners Hiking Center
As you know, the Tordera route (Tourdera) is a long itinerary that includes the entire course of the Tordera River and the Arbúcies stream. Therefore, to do it in its entirety, it is recommended to plan it in stages, which will allow you to enjoy the experience without having to make a great effort. This is how the Centre Excursionista Farners planned from the beginning of the year to discover the whole route in stages and allow all interested people to join in.
Activities of the Vadebici group for the Tourdera
As we informed you a few months ago, the Grup Vadebici is an entity that promotes Slow-Biking, that is, the practice of cycling without rushing and enjoying the landscape. Among its activities, at the beginning of this 2022, the entity organized 3 outings along the Tordera route that brought together people from different parts of the Catalan geography, from Barcelona to Tarragona, passing through towns in the Maresme and the Vallès.
New scheduled rides by the Vadebici Group along the Tourdera route
The Grup Vadebici, an entity that promotes Slow-Biking, i.e., the practice of cycling without rush and enjoying the landscape, has planned several outings along the Tordera route for the beginning of 2022, as part of the outings it organizes periodically along bike lanes, greenways, rural roads, etc.
10 reasons to ride a bike
In a previous article, we informed you about the health benefits of hiking, for example, when you take the opportunity to do a section of the Tordera route. We do not want to miss the opportunity, although the benefits are very similar, to also inform you about the good practice that cycling while doing tourism involves. So we give you 10 reasons why you can take your bike and get healthy, while also discovering the territory.
