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The Episcopal Museum of Vic has an exceptional collection of mediaeval art on display.

Shall we go out? Mercat del Ram (March) Easter Week and Religious Music Festival Jazz Festival (May) Lactium, the Catalan Cheeses Exhibition (May) El So de les Cases (June) Festa Major de Sant Miquel dels Sants (July) Live Music Market (September) Observatorium Gastronòmic Shall we go shopping? Vic has two shopping areas: Vic Centre and Vic Sud. The star products are the salchichón from Vic and the pa de pessic as a sweet dish, as well as the Vic onion, the black truffle and the bufet potato. Weekly markets : on Tuesdays and Saturdays, in the Plaça Major, and on Sundays, in the districts of Remei-Estadi. The one on Saturday is the most Book a balloon ride with one of the three companies which offer the possibility of taking in the city and the region from the sky and enjoy the horse riding activities offered by the two riding centres in the city as well as the over 200 signposted kilometres for practising mountain biking. In the city, discover the historical centre with your family on the tren TurisVic or take part in the treasure hunt of the “Obispo Oliba y el manuscrito perdido” well-known and popular. Shall we go out as a family? (September-October) Fira de la Muntanya (November)

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Don’t miss it! The area of Vic has natural

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heritage which is rich in contrasts, with landscapes of great beauty, among which you can find three natural areas of great scenic, ecological and cultural value: that of Guilleries-Savassona, the Castillo de Montesquiu Park and the Montseny Natural Park, a Biosphere Reserve which has been awarded the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism (CETS). Accessible via Seva, El Brull and Viladrau, where you can find its Interpretation Centre, its leafy forests were the backdrop for the stories of legendary characters such as the bandit Serrallonga and mythical inhabitants such as the women of the water or the witches of Viladrau. 1. Table full of cheeses during the Feria Lactium. 2. Live Music Market Festival. 3. The Vic weekly market. 4. Museo del Arte de la Piel (Leather Art Museum). 5. Roman temple.

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Where to sleep? UP Rooms Vic **** www.uproomsvic.com/en/ Can Pamplona *** www.canpamplona.com/en/ Balmes Vic *** www.hoteljbalmes.com/EN/hotel.html Estació del Nord *** www.estaciodelnord.com/en Seminari Allotjaments www.seminarivic.cat/allotjaments/ index.php/en/ Alberg Canonge Collell http://xanascat.cat/ choosenodelang.tjc?id=1&lang=en Les Clarisses Boutique Hotel **** www.lesclarisses.com/en/

(Bishop Oliba and the lost manuscript), or learn to make your own fuet at Ca La Teresona . Where to eat? Cal’U www.restaurantcalu.com El Jardinet www.eljardinetdevic.com/english.html Arròs i Peix www.arrosipeix.cat/en/ El Barecu www.elbarecu.com/en/ Magda Subirana www.magdasubirana.

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cat/?idioma=en La Reciclària www.lareciclaria.com

Other suggestions www.victurisme.cat/en/ gastronomia-allotjament www.osonaturisme.cat/seccio/ restaurants?idioma=eng

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