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Poblat de Montbarbat
Trip No.2 Entry No.1 Date Added: 26th May 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Spain (Cataluña)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Poblat de Montbarbat submitted by kalcoatl on 21st May 2018. Poblat Montbarbat, Lloret de Mar, Cataluña Spain
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Log Text: Well-signposted by road from before the entrance to the Montbarbat urbanization. Park at water deposit car park and 0.5km walk up to the Poblat (village/settlement).
Some remains en route before you reach the hilltop where a large community clearly once lived. Many dwellings down to ground level but with some walls up to 1m or so. Plenty to explore.
Not exploited by the local town hall, and sadly no attempts at preservation or protection, with one exception: a large rusty sign telling you not to spoil the site. Ambience only spoilt by that and a fenced-in watchtower-style radio antenna on the Maçanet side of a concrete post marking the border with Lloret de Mar, where most of the settlement remains lie.
Splendid views from the coast at Lloret de Mar, Blanes and Malgrat de Mar right along the N-II corridor via Maçanet & Girona, taking in many hills and towers, and modern towns either side. It was a bit hard to tell on a hazy day, but the views probably extend to the Pyrenees.
Dolmen de Montbarbat
Trip No.2 Entry No.2 Date Added: 26th May 2018
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Cataluña)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dolmen de Montbarbat submitted by kalcoatl on 21st May 2018. Dolmen de Montbarbat, Lloret de Mar, Cataluña Spain
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Log Text: If arriving by car, follow signs for Poblat de Montbarbat, park near the Municipal Water Deposit and follow the signed footpath towards same. At the entrance to the Poblat, follow the footpath to its left which brings you around the back of the urbanization, and meets with this hilltop dolmen. Retrace steps and visit the Poblat for even more stunning views across the countryside.
Like the Poblat, the Dolmen site stands on the border between Lloret de Mar and Maçanet de la Selva. The Dolmen falls slightly on the Maçanet side and is sadly uncared for, but not showing signs of recent vandalism.