Walking the Path (Fageda d'en Jordà , Catalonia)

For me walking means relaxing, let the mind be free of the daily worries and get some inner peace. This is especially true when I do it in La Fageda d’en Jordà. In fact, I have been drawn to this forest since my first visit.

The Fageda d’en Jordà is a unique forest in the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of the Garrotxa Territory in Catalonia. It grew over the lava flow from the Croscat volcano and is dotted with small hills of variable sizes, known locally as “tossols.”. The high temperature lava flowed over a wetland, evaporating all moisture upon contact. The steam entered the lava, distorting and eventually cracking the partially solidified crust. The result is the varying bulges on the landscape we can see, covered with fragments of basalt.