Campelles, Nature and the Pyrenees
Rectoria Nova is located in Campelles, a small mountain village in the Ribes Valley, surrounded by forests, meadows, rivers, trails and panoramic views of the Pyrenees.
It is an ideal setting to reconnect with nature, walk, rest and combine your stay with peaceful activities. Campelles offers an authentic mountain experience, surrounded by landscape, tranquillity and rural life.
It is an ideal setting to reconnect with nature, walk, rest and combine your stay with peaceful activities. Campelles offers an authentic mountain experience, surrounded by landscape, tranquillity and rural life.
Walk and rest
Campelles is set in a privileged location, between Puigmal, one of the great peaks of the eastern Pyrenees, and Ripoll, with its monastery and rich cultural heritage.
You can enjoy walks, gentle hikes, mountain routes, forest bathing, wildflowers, wildlife and trips to the Núria Valley, where the rack railway climbs up to one of Catalonia’s most iconic alpine landscapes.
For groups, families and retreats, nature is a natural complement to the stay: it helps you disconnect, create spaces for silence, share quality time and strengthen human connections.
You can enjoy walks, gentle hikes, mountain routes, forest bathing, wildflowers, wildlife and trips to the Núria Valley, where the rack railway climbs up to one of Catalonia’s most iconic alpine landscapes.
For groups, families and retreats, nature is a natural complement to the stay: it helps you disconnect, create spaces for silence, share quality time and strengthen human connections.
What You Can Discover Near Rectoria Nova
The Ribes Valley combines landscape, heritage and mountain life, with opportunities to walk, take in the scenery and discover the Pyrenees at a gentle pace.
Campelles
A small, peaceful mountain village with open views, walking paths and a medieval heritage linked to the Sagrera, the Rectory and the 11th-century Tower or Castle.
Núria Valley
One of the most iconic high-mountain landscapes in the Catalan Pyrenees, known for its natural surroundings, sanctuary, hiking tradition and access by rack railway. The valley’s pastoral heritage is also explored through the exhibition dedicated to shepherds and their traditions.
Walking and Hiking
Routes for all levels through forests, meadows and viewpoints. The network of paths forms an extensive heritage trail system connecting villages and valleys.
Villages of the Valley
Mountain villages with local life, traditional architecture, Romanesque churches, gastronomy and local products.
Ripoll Monastery
One of Catalonia’s great Romanesque monuments. Founded in the 9th century, it played an important role in the history of Catalonia and in the transmission of European cultural heritage during the Middle Ages. It is particularly notable for its exceptional Romanesque portal and cloisters. The Interpretation Centre also includes a Late Roman necropolis.
Landscape
Valleys, peaks, forests and landscapes shaped by mountain life, ideal for contemplation, photography and observing nature. The orri, a traditional mountain shelter used by shepherds for temporary stays, symbolises the relationship between people and nature.