The Pyrenees mountains form the natural border between Spain and France, running 425 km in length. They contain peaks over 3,400 m such as Aneto. Montserrat is a mountain range in Catalonia with unique geology and topography. It is home to the Benedictine Montserrat Abbey and the Black Madonna statue. According to legend, the statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered in a cave at Montserrat. Sitges is a town in Catalonia located on the Costa Brava coast, and it contains the 17th century church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla that overlooks the beach.

1. LANDSCAPES

2. PYRENEES MOUNTAINS

3. The Pyrenees are a range of mountains in the north
of the Iberian Peninsula, they form the natural
border with France

4. They have a length of about 425 km and a width which
generally does not exceed 100 km, with a total area
of 19,000 km ².
The highest peaks of the
range are Aneto (3,404 m)
Pic de Posets (3,375 m) and
Mont Perdut (3,355 m),
Punta d’Astorg (3,355 m)

5. MONTSERRAT

6. Montserrat is a mountain range in Catalonia that is
outstanding in geology and topography with its own
characteristics.
Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey dedicated to the Virgin,
the black madonna.

7. According to legend the image of
the Virgin Mary was discovered
in a cave (Santa Cova); since
then Montserrat has been linked
to spirituality.
The Lady, familiarly called the
“LA MORENETA" for her dark
skin, is a Romanesque wooden
statue from the twelfth century;
its color is the result of the
transformation of varnish due to
the passage of time.

8. COSTA BRAVA- SITGES

9. Sitges is a town and municipality in Garraf, Catalonia (part of
the historical region of Penedès).

10. Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla is a seventeenth century
church. The church is an iconic image on a hill that
dominates the beach .