# November long weekend from Manresa: getaways for All Saints Two getaways with a night away and five day trips from Manresa for the All Saints long weekend: the Montseny and the Fageda d'en Jordà in gold, the park's mushroom outings, the monasteries of the Ripollès and Caldes's hot water. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/manresa/getaways/november-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Manresa - [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): At the end of October and start of November the Santa Fe beech wood is in its copper, and the park schedules guided mushroom Sundays in October and November. See whether one falls on your long weekend and sign up beforehand: places are few. - [A getaway to Besalú and the volcanic Garrotxa, with a balloon flight](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/besalu/itineraries/besalu-garrotxa-one-night-balloon.md) (1 night, Besalú): All Saints coincides with the best colour of the Garrotxa's volcanic forests, and from the balloon you see the craters among yellow oaks. In November the flight goes in clear, cold daylight: bring a cape and gloves. - [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 peaks from the end of October to mid-November. On those colour Sundays the Can Serra car park fills before eleven, which is why the plan goes to the beech wood in the afternoon, with the cooperative visit booked. - [Montseny: guided mushrooms and the inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/guided-mushroom-sunday-in-the-montseny-and-inn-lunch.md) (Day itinerary, Montseny): In October and November the Montseny park organises a few mushroom Sundays with the Aprèn guides, each in a different forest. The dates come out in its annual programme: if one falls on the long weekend, it is the safe way to learn. - [Ripoll: two monasteries and a greenway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/ripoll/itineraries/ripoll-monasteries-and-greenway-from-manresa.md) (Day itinerary, Ripoll): When the Pyrenees are between seasons, without leaves or snow, the Ripollès is still worth a visit: two Romanesque monasteries and the Ter greenway, flat and open all year. From September to May Sant Joan is closed on Thursdays. - [Vic: square, cured meats and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/vic/itineraries/vic-square-and-inn.md) (Day itinerary, Vic): In November Vic is toured under the arcades of the Plaça Major and inside Sert's cathedral, which makes it good in the rain. From October to May the tourist office runs a different themed guided visit each month at 11:30. - [Caldes de Montbui: Roman baths and a thermal soak](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/itineraries/roman-baths-and-el-safareig-soak.md) (Day itinerary, Caldes de Montbui): Caldes's baths are for October to April: with the first cold, an hour at El Safareig for 8 euros is welcome, with the water that comes out at 74 °C from the Font del Lleó. The bath is booked, and so is the restaurant. ## The castanyada and a day off All Saints, 1 November, is a holiday in Catalonia, and the day before is the Castanyada: roast chestnuts, sweet potatoes and panellets. Many families in the Bages spend the 1st at the cemetery or eating together, and whether there is a real long weekend depends on how it falls in the week. With three or four days, sleep away one or two nights; with the holiday alone, do a day trip nearby and be back home for the long after-lunch table. ## Copper beeches on the other side of Vic From Manresa, the autumn colour is an hour and a half to the east. By the C-25 to Osona and the mountain roads you reach the Montseny, the Santa Fe beech wood and Montsoriu castle; by Vic and the C-37 towards Olot you reach the Garrotxa, where the Fageda d'en Jordà grows on lava at only 550 metres. Both are at their best between the end of October and mid-November, but the wind can strip the leaves in a night: look at the park's recent photos the week before. If you are looking for mushrooms, the Montseny has the safest option: the park's guided Sundays, where you learn to recognise the stem, the gills and the smell of each species. In Catalonia mushrooms belong to the owner of the forest, and where a sign forbids it nothing is picked. ## When it rains on the long weekend November brings days of rain in a row, and it is wise to have an indoor plan. Vic, forty minutes away, has the arcaded square, the Museum of Medieval Art and the cathedral painted by Sert. Ripoll, an hour away, the cloister and portal of Santa Maria, and in Sant Joan de les Abadesses the Descent from the Cross of 1251. And Caldes de Montbui, fifty minutes away, the hot water, all the more welcome with rain outside. ## What is closed these days Manresa's Pyrenees are between seasons. The Cement Train ends its season on the first weekend of November; the Núria Rack Railway runs only at weekends while maintenance is done; and the ski resorts do not open until December, if there is snow. It is a poor long weekend for the high Berguedà and the Cerdanya, and a good one for looking towards the Montseny and Osona. ## Few beds for the colour The Montseny farmhouses and the beds in Besalú, which are few and are booked for the colour. The Garrotxa balloon, at weekends. The guided visit to the Fageda, timed. The park's mushroom outings, in order of registration. And the Caldes thermal bath, which has time slots. ## Farm, reservoir and greenway The visit to the Fageda d'en Jordà goes past the farm and ends with a tasting of its yoghurts, and the path has little climb. The loop round the Santa Fe reservoir is flat. In Ripoll, the greenway admits pushchairs. The El Safareig bath, on the other hand, is for over-thirteens. ## Clothes and road In the Montseny and the Ter valley it gets very cool, and the churches are cold: bring an extra layer. It gets dark around six, so light rules: beech woods and viewpoints in the morning, a long lunch and museums in the afternoon. The return on the 1st along the C-17 and C-25 gets heavy in mid-afternoon, and the Santa Fe road, full of bends and with no lighting, is driven down in daylight. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### When do the beeches of the Montseny and the Fageda have colour? Between the end of October and mid-November, depending on the weather. Wind brings them down sooner: look at the park's recent photos. ### Can you pick mushrooms in the Montseny? With the owner's permission and only species you know. The safest is to sign up for one of the park's mushroom Sundays, with a guide. ### What is closed on the November long weekend? The Cement Train ends its season at the start of the month, the Núria Rack Railway runs only at weekends and skiing has not yet begun. ### What do you do if it rains? Vic, for the arcades, the museum and the cathedral; Ripoll, for the monasteries; and Caldes de Montbui, for the hot water.