Imagine sleeping under a blanket in the middle of August without leaving Catalonia. Although when the heat presses throughout the territory, it is difficult to escape, there are places in the country where the nights are lived differently.
One of them is Das, in the region of Baixa Cerdanya in Girona, which during the last weekend from 8 to 10 August, recorded minimums of 10 degrees despite touching 35 for much of the day, according to data from the Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya.
What to see in Das
This tiny town of just 270 inhabitants is located at an altitude of 1,217 meters in the Catalan Pyrenees, which favors that with the fall of the sun the atmosphere cools to the point of having to close the window in the early morning. As you read: imagine sleeping under a blanket while Catalonia suffers one of the worst heat waves in history.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Das, Mosoll, Sanavastre, Tartera, and the Tartera urbanization. And it is common to set here a second residence among ski lovers because of its proximity to the Masella ski resort.
Also, the aerodrome, where these temperatures have been taken as a reference, is one of the most visited points for its commitment as a center for gliding and hot air ballooning.
If you visit Das, you can visit several of its churches, such as the parish church of San Lorenzo, in Romanesque style with Baroque altar (in Das); the Church of Santa Maria (Romanesque, in Mosoll); the Church of Sant Iscle and Santa Victoria (in Sanavastre); the Church of Sant Julià (in Tartera); and the chapel of Santa Barbara (in Das, linked to the old mining activity).
The municipality is located next to the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park and borders municipalities such as Ger, All, Alp, Fontanals de Cerdanya, Urús and Prats. The highest point of the municipality is the summit of Tossa (2,537 m).