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| Hiking in the mountains! |
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| Salto de la Novia from above |
Ana had some memories of hiking a child in
the mountains of Cirat. After some research online, we found a guy who had
detailed descriptions and
pictures of the beautiful surroundings of Cirat. Even though there were GPS
points and detailed descriptions, it was still unclear if all the trails were
marked. That paired with the fact that neither of us had a GPS or smart phones,
we decided to copy down some notes and figure it out when we got there.
We initially followed a dirt road out of
town till we reached a point that was on the hiking "trail". We
stopped at an area called "Salto de la novia", a beautiful swimming
hole with a nice waterfall. Apparently there is some folklore surrounding this
site; it's a said that during the Spanish Civil war, a man fought on the
Republican side and was recruited to go fight in a different area of Spain. He
left behind his novia (bride) and when he never returned, she lept to her death
from the top of the waterfall.
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| Salto de la novia |
The area was beautiful and although the
trails were poorly marked, it was easy enough to walk freely. We reached the
top of a mountain that provided a beautiful vista of Cirat though due to poor
trail marking, we had to return the way we came (in theory there was a loop).
On our way back we stopped for a swim in Salto de la novia. And although the
water was absolutely freezing, it was perfect after a long hike!
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| View of Cirat from above. |
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| Epic swimming. |
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| The water was very clear and cold! |
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