Far from being a city, this is scarcely even a village. It is a group of monastic buildings in a mountain setting. You may well find the trip to it and up from it more entertaining than the place itself.

You can book a ticket at the station in Barcelona that covers the main line railway to Ribes Fraser via Ripoll and the private rack railway, unique in Spain today, to Nuria. It can also cover archery, a horse ride and a trip up in a chairlift to a Youth Hostel and the start of some good mountain walks.