Association of Tourism Businesses of Montseny

THE GOBLINS

Stories of goblins are widespread in the spoken traditions, and they also appear on Montseny, together with legends of witches, of bandits and historical and religious satires. Goblins, although their name varies according with each region, (sprites, Jack o’ Lanterns) etc all have the similar traits. They are traditionally linked to the Fly Agaric Mushroom, and some anthropologists associate them to the hallucinogenic symptoms generated by eating the fungi. Goblins work if you know how to manage them, if not they run riot and get up to all kinds of tricks. In the wine cellars of Montseny for example they open up barrels and finish off the wine reserves.