Association of Tourism Businesses of Montseny

THE NATURAL PARK OF
MONTSENY

THE MASSIF MASSÍS

THE NATURAL PARK

THE CREATION OF THE
NATURAL PARK

THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

TWINNING

BETWEEN THE
MEDITERRANEAN
AND CENTRAL EUROPE

THE TERRAIN

LA TORDERA

INTRODUCTORY LETTER
BY MARTÍ BOADA

Creu de Matagalls

THE MASSIF MASSÍS

The Montseny mountain range is at the north of the coastal basin and to the extreme west of the Catalan hill range on the coastal hinterland; it is the highest area of this band of mountains. Three basic areas can be distinguished; the summit of El Turó de l'Home (1,706 m), and Les Agudes (1,703 m), the plateau of La Calma (Puig Drau, 1,344 m) and El Matagalls (1,697 m). All three encircle the Valley of the Tordera in the shape of a horseshoe. The landscapes which are identified with the three largest regions of Europe can be found in the Montseny area: The Mediterranean, the Euro-Siberian, and the Boreo-Alpine, with a wide range of different species of flora and fauna which characterise these areas.