Sant Miquel del Fai natural park reopens after landslide forced closure in March
Site iconic for its cliffs, waterfalls and pools, shaped by eroded stone
Sant Miquel del Fai natural park reopened on Saturday after a landslide caused by heavy rain forced its closure in March.
On its first day, the area welcomed dozens of visitors, who were able to enjoy the scenic site, famous for its numerous cliffs, waterfalls, and pools.
Sant Miquel del Fai offers an especially iconic geological landscape due to the eroded stone that can be observed across the area, around 50 kilometers north of Barcelona, between Granollers and Vic.
The natural area has also an 11th century Benedictine monastery that is part of the Catalan natural heritage.
While visitors can only stroll across the park on weekends and public holidays –prior reservation, but free of charge–, students in the region will also be able to resume their visits during the school year.
The slots available for this weekend were almost full early on Saturday. The capacity for each slot is 200, while the parking lot has room for around 90 vehicles at once.
A rock weighing around one ton fell off one of the cliffs last March, just an hour after the management decided to close the park precisely due to the risk of landslides.