# November long weekend from Barcelona: getaways for All Saints and the castanyada Four getaways with a night away and four day trips from Barcelona for 1 November: copper beeches, Viladrau chestnuts, long telescope nights and hot water. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/barcelona/getaways/november-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Barcelona - [An autumn weekend in the Montseny: guided mushroom picking and beech forests, an hour from Barcelona](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/montseny-autumn-mushrooms-beech-forest.md) (1 night, Montseny): From mid-October to mid-November the Santa Fe beech wood turns copper, and All Saints usually falls at the best moment. On autumn weekends and holidays access is regulated: go up on the Bus Parc from Sant Celoni or very early. - [A night in the Montsec from Barcelona: the Parc Astronòmic, a Starlight masia and the Congost de Mont-rebei](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montsec-and-ager/itineraries/night-of-telescopes-from-barcelona-montsec.md) (1 night, Montsec and Àger): With the clock change it gets dark before six and the Astronomical Park sessions start early, so you dine without a late night. La Masieta and its car park open on holidays until the first half of December, with short hours: the gorge, in the morning. - [Two nights at Terra Dominicata, the winery hotel beside the Escaladei charterhouse, with tastings across the Priorat](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/itineraries/two-nights-between-charterhouse-and-vineyards-priorat.md) (2 nights, Priorat): After the harvest the Priorat vines turn red and in November the olive picking begins: the La Bisbal cooperative mill shows its oil in season. The Escaladei charterhouse opens on holidays from 10:00 to 15:00. - [A thermal night in Caldes de Montbui, half an hour from Barcelona](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/itineraries/thermal-night-caldes-de-montbui.md) (1 night, Caldes de Montbui): With the first November cold Caldes is in its season: the Font del Lleó gives off steam at 74 °C and the thermal baths are all the more welcome. It is 35 minutes from Barcelona, so the getaway holds up even if the 1st is spent with family. - [Montseny: Gothic castle and chestnuts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/montsoriu-castle-and-chestnut-lunch-from-girona.md) (Day itinerary, Montseny): In November Montsoriu castle adds a third visiting slot at 11:30, and Viladrau is the Montseny's chestnut village: the Chestnut Fair is usually held on the last weekend of October, and the chestnut stays on the menus. - [Montseny: beech forest, summit and chestnuts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/autumn-les-agudes-and-chestnuts-in-viladrau.md) (Day itinerary, Montseny): The climb from the Santa Fe beech wood to les Agudes is done at its best, with the forest golden between mid-October and mid-November. It takes five hours: set off early, as in November it gets dark early and it is cold at the summit. - [Penedès: cava and a table among the vines](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/penedes-cava-and-vineyard-lunch.md) (Day itinerary, Penedès): After the harvest the Penedès is quiet and the rust-coloured vines are better seen from the table than in summer. With the R4 you reach Sant Sadurní by train, and it is a short plan for the day after the castanyada. - [Rupit: waterfall and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/rupit/itineraries/rupit-sallent-waterfall-and-suspension-bridge.md) (Day itinerary, Rupit): The autumn rains bring water back to the Salt de Sallent, which in summer runs almost dry, and the walk along the stream is done with leaves on the ground. The 1930 inn is closed on Wednesdays; on a long weekend, book and arrive before eleven. ## Chestnuts the night before, cemetery on the 1st In Barcelona the November long weekend begins on the night of 31 October with the castanyada: roast chestnuts, sweet potatoes and pine-nut panellets. 1 November, All Saints, is a holiday every year in Catalonia, and many families spend the morning at the cemetery and eat together. That is why this long weekend calls for short getaways or ones that start on the afternoon of the 1st. When it falls next to the weekend there are three days; when not, the single holiday is enough for a day plan. For two nights, the Priorat; for one, the Montseny, Caldes or the Montsec. The rest are Sundays that get home in daylight. ## The beeches change colour The Montseny is Barcelona's November forest. The Santa Fe beech wood, at 1,080 metres, goes from yellow to copper between mid-October and mid-November, depending on how autumn comes. It is also when most people go up: on autumn weekends and holidays the park regulates access and recommends leaving the car below and going up on the Bus Parc 573, which leaves from Sant Celoni station, on the R2 Nord. If you go by car, arrive before nine. From the Osona side, Viladrau cooks with its chestnut: onion and chestnut soup, wild boar civet or chestnut butifarra sausage with mushrooms. The climb to Montsoriu, a Gothic castle in the forest, combines well with that table. ## Long nights in the Montsec With the clocks changing at the end of October, the sky darkens before six. In the Montsec that means the telescope session starts at snack time and you dine unhurried afterwards. Bring winter clothing: in Àger a November night is cold. For the Milky Way, choose a long weekend near the new moon; to see the Moon, the first quarter. ## New oil among red vines In November the Priorat has two harvests in view: the vineyard already picked, which turns red on the terraces, and the olive, which is beginning to be gathered. In season, the cooperative mill at La Bisbal de Montsant shows how oil is made and lets you taste it. The winery hotel in Escaladei does not admit under-14s: it is a getaway for couples or friends. ## Hot water and short walks for the little ones With children, what works is whatever has a short walk and a reward at the end. The loop around the Santa Fe reservoir is flat. The Salt de Sallent, in Rupit, is reached in about 40 minutes from the village, and the suspension bridge does the rest. In Caldes, the Font del Lleó can be seen for free and steams on cold mornings; the thermal baths, however, admit from age 13. The five-hour climb to les Agudes is for teenagers with legs. ## Less light, same bookings In November it gets dark early and that changes the order of the day: long walks in the morning; visits and meals afterwards. Book early Montsoriu, whose passes are free but with limited places, the Montseny farmhouse, the Astronomical Park night pass and the room in Escaladei. The La Masieta car park can be booked until the day before. The Santa Fe road, the BV-5114, jams by mid-morning on colour days, and the return on the C-17 and AP-7 gets heavy on the afternoon of the last day. Leave the beach for another date, as it no longer has lifeguards, and the rice fields at Pals, which are flooded right now but are better seen in winter, with the birds already settled. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is 1 November a holiday in Catalonia? Yes, every year. All Saints is in the Catalan calendar, and the day before, 31 October, the castanyada is celebrated. ### When is the Santa Fe beech wood golden? From mid-October to mid-November, depending on the year. On the November long weekend it is usually at its best. ### Can you go up to Santa Fe without a car? Yes, at weekends, on the Bus Parc 573 from Sant Celoni station, on the R2 Nord. If the holiday falls midweek, check the timetable. ### Are there mushroom outings in November? Yes, some autumn Sundays the Montseny park guides run outings with registration; the dates come out each year in their programme.