Penya del Papiol

La Penya del Papiol is a mountain of 381 meters located in the municipality of Olèrdola, in the Catalan region of Alt Penedès.

mountain shoes, very dangerous and slippery area!

Small peak, near a quarry, where a series of rural roads converge. This is a typical area of the Penedès with extensive fields of vineyards interspersed with scattered farmhouses where you can also appreciate old quarries. From the top, if the vegetation allows us, you can see from Montserrat, la Mola, la Morella, el Montmell, el Montau and el Puig de l'Àliga, among others.
As can be read on a small panel at the top, the Toponym derives from the word "popia", which in the geographical vocabulary of the popular language designates a hill of low height, with a regularly rounded shape and a wide base: the shape of the chest of 'a woman. The word "Papiol" derives from this metaphor. The name is already documented in 992 as the boundary of Viladellops (Olèrdola).
Essential peak included in the list of 100 peaks of the F.E.E.C.
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