# Sant Narcís long weekend from Girona: getaways for 29 October Three getaways with a night away and four day trips for 29 October, Sant Narcís, Girona's holiday: what can be done while the city is in Fires, from a parador inside a castle to the Prades telescopes at the clock change. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/girona/getaways/sant-narcis-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Girona - [Two nights at the Parador de Cardona, inside the castle, with the Salt Mountain and Solsona](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/cardona/itineraries/two-nights-inside-the-castle-cardona.md) (2 nights, Cardona): 29 October is a holiday only in Girona: in Cardona it is a normal day, and if it falls on a Monday, the castle and the mine are closed. Do the getaway before the holiday; in October the castle closes at 17:30 and on Sunday at 15:00. - [A weekend in the Ripollès: Romanesque monasteries and the Núria rack railway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/ripoll/itineraries/ripolles-romanesque-monasteries-and-nuria.md) (2 nights, Ripoll): It is the last week with the Núria Rack Railway running daily, before November's maintenance, and in the valley the beeches have already changed. Buy the train online and check the low-season timetable. - [A getaway to Prades: the red town, the forest and a night of stars](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-night-of-stars-from-tarragona.md) (1 night, Prades): At the end of October the clocks go back and it gets dark before seven, so the telescope session starts at a good time for children. Book the astronomical park session, which fixes the night, and check the moon. - [Montseny: easy beech forest and grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/montseny-beech-forest-and-grill.md) (Day itinerary, Montseny): At the end of October the Santa Fe beech wood is changing colour, and midweek it has far fewer people than on the All Saints long weekend. If the 29th falls on a working day, it is the best day of the year to go. - [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): On the last weekend of October Viladrau usually holds its Chestnut Fair, and on the eve of All Saints the Ball de Bruixes is danced. Montsoriu castle has guided passes on weekends and holidays: book it. - [Fageda d'en Jordà: beech forest and farm](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/besalu/itineraries/fageda-den-jorda-in-autumn.md) (Day itinerary, Besalú): The Fageda d'en Jordà begins its week of colour at the end of October, a few days ahead of the November long weekend crowd. The 15:00 guided walk goes out at weekends and on holidays; on a working 29th, ask first. - [Rupit: waterfall and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/rupit/itineraries/rupit-sallent-waterfall-and-suspension-bridge.md) (Day itinerary, Rupit): With the October rains the Salt de Sallent recovers water, and on a working day Rupit is almost empty. The 1930 inn is closed on Wednesdays: if Sant Narcís falls that day, eat at another house in the village. ## A holiday that is only Girona's Sant Narcís, 29 October, is Girona's local holiday: the city closes offices and shops, and three villages away it is a normal day. That is the good thing about this holiday for getting out. While Girona has Fires, in the Montseny, the Garrotxa and the Collsacabra it is a working day, and what has a queue at weekends is seen almost alone that day. When it falls on a Monday or Friday, it is three days; when it falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it depends whether you take the bridge; some years, too, it joins up with All Saints and a short week is left. Those who stay have the Sant Narcís Fires: rides at the Devesa, concerts and stalls all over the city. Those who do not want them leave the night before. ## What opens and what does not on a working 29th That it is a working day in the rest of Catalonia has a downside: what closes midweek, closes. The castle and mine at Cardona close on Mondays that are not holidays, and the 29th in Cardona is not one. Many inns rest one day midweek, and guided visits, like the Fageda walk or the Montsoriu passes, run mostly on weekends and holidays. Before setting out, check which day of the week it falls on and call. The upside is the light: in the Santa Fe beech wood, on a working day at the end of October you park without regulation or Bus Parc, and the forest, which is changing colour, can be heard. ## The last week before November For the Ripollès, this is the last chance to go up to Núria on an ordinary day: in November, the Rack Railway usually runs only at weekends while maintenance is done. With two nights in Ripoll there is room for the monasteries, the greenway and the valley. And it is clock-change week. On the last Sunday of October the clocks go back and suddenly it gets dark before seven. For a child, that turns the telescopes at Prades into a plan before dinner. ## Chestnuts and witches in the Montseny On the last weekend of October, Viladrau usually holds its Chestnut Fair, and on the night of the 31st the Ball de Bruixes in the Plaça Major. The dates change a little each year: check the council's programme. The Montsoriu castle and a lunch with chestnut in Viladrau are the way to see it without staying overnight. ## The weather at the end of October It is usually mild by day and cool at night, with the first heavy autumn rains. A storm in the Collsacabra sends the Salt de Sallent down with water, but also makes the descent slippery: footwear with soles. ## Witches and telescopes for children The Fageda and its farm, the Santa Fe forest and the rock arch at Prades suit any age. The Viladrau witches, better from age five or six. ## Coming back before the Fires The holiday traffic goes the other way round: it enters Girona, towards the Devesa, it does not leave. The return, on the other hand, coincides with that of the Fires on the last afternoon. If you come back from Cardona or Prades, enter Girona before seven. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is Sant Narcís a holiday outside Girona? No: it is the local holiday of the city of Girona. In the rest of Catalonia it is a working day. ### What is quieter that day? The Montseny, the Fageda and Rupit, if the 29th falls midweek.