Visiting Castellolí’s Parcmotor

Last 24^th May, we visited Castellolí’s Parcmotor thanks to the invitation of the Consell Comarcal’s vice president, Jordi Mercader, who came with us all the morning.

Once in the facilities, we were welcomed by Eva Hita, the Fundació Catalana per l’Esport del Motor’s manager. She put us
in the picture about the park’s running, the sports means it gives, the type of attending visitors and users, and their forthcoming projects. She also gave us the chance of going around the motor racing circuit with an expert pilot.

After that, we went to the Fast Parcmotor racing circuit school, another of the Park’s services. There, David Bosch gave us the good guidelines for driving and breaking. We put that into practice on the racing circuit and on a simulator. We also visited another one of the services provided in their facilities. There, we saw a fire simulation with controlled tests and trials for professionals to practice.

Castellolí’s Parcmotor is a very important tourist resource in the Basin of Òdena and in our region because it is an attraction point for visitors, who although they are very specialized, they can make the most of the rest of the resources in our territory.

Our job –the tourism professionals’ job– is creating strategies through a good planning which will make our region attractive enough and which will make the visitors, who are attracted by Castellolí’s Parcmotor, enjoy our attractions.

Thanks to Eva, David and the entire park’s staff for their warm welcome and the chance they gave us to know such an important project in our home.

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Translated by Suka Belouafi, Lissette Torres, Silvia Vives and Javier Quiroga

La Tossa de Montbui surrounded by a tropical sea

Last Friday 20th May, we could jump forward in time and imagine how the Basin of Òdena was 36.000.000 years ago.

Once up in la Tossa de Montbui and thanks to geologist Elisabet Tort’s explanations, we could prove how during the Eocene period, our territory was much warmer and it was surrounded by an inner sea where oysters, conches and sea urchins surrounded by coral reeves used to live.

After the fault located about the Bruc area was broken, our region raised over the East territories. This was what created the Mediterranean sea. Thus, our inner sea moved to lower lands and when the remaining water evaporated, it created a high-gypsum area in Igualada and Òdena.

The fauna that used to live in our sea got fossilized and, nowadays, we can find it in the marls. These are the Basin of Òdena’s typical grey rocks, which tell us about a period in which this region was under the sea.

We made the most of this visit because we will guide the high school students of IES Montbui in June.

But the general public and anyone interested in our natural heritage can visit la Tossa de Montbui on Sundays morning from 10.30 am to 14.00 pm. There, a guide from Fundació la Tossa can tell you thoroughly the rich cultural and natural heritage of Santa Margarida de Montbui.

Thanks to Elisabet for her explanations and the nice morning she provided us.

Translated by Mónica Garrido