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Medieval towns and villages
The medieval period was of enormous importance in the Girona area, with history forged by the great monasteries and the small independent earldoms, castles, Romanesque and Gothic churches...
Rice fields, marshlands and dunes in Pals
Rice fields, marshlands and dunes are the native habitat for a whole universe of natural species that live together in a small, protected area near the sea called Basses d’en Coll (Coll Basins).
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Sant Salvador Monastery in Breda
Benedictine Monastery founded in the 1 lth century. Of the site, the Gothic church is preserved, as well as the beli tower, the northern wing of the cloister and several other constructions.
The sanctuary of "Els Àngels"
Els Àngels is situated at a height of 485 m., on a peak called Puig Alt, to the north of the Gavarres hills.
Iberian settlement in Ullastret
An important Iberian site that dates from the 7th century BC and which is set on Sant Andreu mound, about two kilometres from the village of Ullastret.
La Bisbal: pottery town
The quality of the clay and the traditional craftsmanship have turned La Bisbal d'Empordà into the pottery capital.
Camprodon Valley
A place of great beauty with regard to landscape in the Ripollès region, where nature lives together with the welcoming appearance of the stone of most of its villages.
Sant Daniel Valley
Situated on the western side of the Gavarres hills, the valley has received several names, such as the Shady Valley, the Dark Valley or the Deep Valley, names all related to its dense vegetation, its shady spots and its springs.
The Old Town of Girona
Strolling through the old part of Girona is not just walking down the dark narrow streets there are along the right bank of the River Onyar: it is allowing oneself to be captivated by the traces left by time in the form of architectural and cultural remains.
Santa Pau
In the very heart of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa there is the Vila Vella, or old centre, of Santa Pau.
Oix and Beget
The area in which these municipalities is found, between the Alta Garrotxa and the Ripollès regions, is extremely mountainous, with impressive crags and important remains of Romanesque art.
The prehistoric caves of Serinyà
Welcome to everybody. In front of you, you have the prehistoric caves of Serinyà. That is a wonderful spot where you can see how Prehistoric hunters and harvesters lived.
The origins of the Pla de l’Estany
Who were the first settlers in the Pla de l’Estany? How did they live? What did they eat?
Besalú Historic Town
In the Garrotxa region and declared a National Historic-Artistic Site for its architectural value.
Sant Joan de les Abadesses: a legendary monastery
The Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses has always been shrouded in mystery. Literature has given us accounts of Count Arnau’s visits to the monastery and the supposedly licentious lives led by the Benedictine nuns.
At Llagostera: The golden age of posters
Off the beaten track in the historic town centre of Llagostera is a singular museum housing works of art that were much appreciated by select Parisian circles in the 1920s.
Marimurtra: an exceptional botanical garden
Marimurtra is one of the oldest and most highly-prized botanical gardens in Europe. It was first developed in the early 20th century by German botany enthusiast Karl Faust and has since become a unique place of singular characteristics.
A hermitage with a legend behind it
Between the uplands of Montseny and Les Guilleries, on a hill clad in green, stands Sant Pere Desplà, a Romanesque hermitage with a legend of its own.
Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery
In the municipal area of El Port de la Selva, the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes rises majestically in the middle of the mountain overlooking the entire peninsula of Cap de Creus.
The Salvador Dalí Triangle
The life and works of this painter from Figueres are condensed into three emblematic areas: the Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the House-Museum in Portlligat and the Púbol Castle.
A jewel of Romanesque art on the lakeshore
The church of Santa Maria de Porqueres (12th-18th centuries) is a jewel of Romanesque art situated in a place of great natural beauty.
The Water Museum
Water is held to be the source of life, and in the case of the town of Salt, that seems truer than ever.
Meranges, a village on the edge of the Pyreneees
Meranges is one of the many small stone villages dotted over the mountainside along the edge of Pirineu de Girona.
Walking along the Via Augusta
Hikers walk down a route with a high historical value: the ancient Roman Via Augusta, which once ran all the way from Cadiz to Rome, and is now being restored.
Iron and Coal Route
The Iron and Coal Route, in reference to the important ironworking tradition of the Baix Ripollès region and the mining of coal at Ogassa, follows the route that was once plied by the train.
Excursion to the Orfes sluice
The Orfes sluice is in a river area surrounded by arable fields, and since it is easy to get to from the village, it makes for a pleasant excursion.
From Planoles to Dòrria
The Ribes valley is one of Girona’s prettiest valleys, offering lots of different possibilities for hikers, as it is typical Pyrenees country, full of dips and peaks and small valleys.
Walking around Pedra Tosca Park
Come for a walk around this park, the Parc de Pedra Tosca, and delve into an ancient world of broken stone formed 11,000 years ago.
Ascent to the Pedralta rocking stone
Pedralta has been known for centuries as the largest rocking or ‘logan’ stone in the Iberian peninsula.
Around the Empordà marshes
The route takes you through the Empordà Marshes Natural Park, Catalonia’s second-largest wetland area. The itinerary is very interesting from a birdwatcher’s point of view, as it takes one through a habitat where many species of aquatic birds can be found.
From Tossa de Mar to Lloret de Mar
This walk covers the distance between two major Costa Brava towns along the GR 92. The route between Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar coincides with section 11 of the GR 92 trail.
From Fageda d’en Jordà to the Volcanoes
It goes through three areas that are of high natural value, like the Fageda d’en Jordà, the Santa Margarida volcano and the Croscat volcano, two of the 40 volcanoes that provide the best sample of volcanic landscape on the Iberian Peninsula.
Along the Santiago Route
The itinerary covers part of the Road to Santiago that crosses the Cerdanya region.
From Guils-Fontanera to the Malniu lakes
One of the most typical hikes in the Cerdanya region is the route that takes one up to the Malniu lakes from the village of Meranges.
From Camprodon to Sant Antoni
Camprodon is one of the classic places in Catalonia for hiking and trekking through the Pyrenees and pre-Pyrenees. The route climbs up to one of the best-known hermitages in the region.
Ascent to Els Àngels Shrine
From Sant Martí Vell, the route climbs up to the shrine along a trail that runs through groves of holm oaks and pine trees.
From Pla de l’Estany to the edge of the Montseny
The Pla de l’Estany county is the starting point for this Romanesque tour route that goes through the city of Girona, crosses the Guilleries mountains, and then goes on as far as the foothills of the Montseny mountains.
Around the Guilleries Mountain Range
This route is of great interest both in terms of the landscape and the fauna, since it runs through the Guilleries mountain range and clearly reveals that one is in a region dominated by water.
Montgrí Castle and the Dunes
The route starts off at Torroella de Montgrí and begins to climb shortly thereafter. The GR 92 path leads to the Dunes, and from there you take a local footpath back to Torroella.
Sant Onofre Hermitage: a lookout point over the Empordà
Rodes mountain range is a natural space in a privileged setting beside the sea. Among the many places of interest is the Sant Onofre Hermitage, with spectacular views over the whole Empordà plain.
Into the heart of the Devesa park
The Devesa is the city of Girona’s flagship urban park. This greenbelt with its huge plane trees makes for an agreeable walk, harbouring other treasures in addition to its century-old trees.
The water-architecture way
This route will show you the industrial heritage lying between Salt and Bescanó following the river Ter, as well as its influence on the land around it.
A stroll around Puigcerdà
Explore the capital of the Cerdanya county, a town that still possesses the same charm that captivated the first holiday-makers in the Girona Pyrenees in the late nineteenth century.
Walking around Sils lake
The Estany de Sils (Sils Lake) is a unique natural area that strikes a careful balance with its milieu.
Discover the origins of Ripoll
Ripoll is said to be the cradle of Catalonia and it is true that much of the legacy of Catalan history is conserved right here. Discover its origins by strolling around the town centre.
The Cerdanya stretch of the road to Santiago
After the remains of Saint James Apostle (Santiago) were found in 9th-century Galicia, a major pilgrimage rapidly developed. The European pilgrims’s routes converged at the Pyrinees, where Navarra and Aragon were the two principal points of entry. However, apart from the main routes, there were also other secondaty paths.
Romanesque gems: from Puigcerdà to Besalú
Girona Pyrenees is Romanesque territory. Set off on this tour around little churches and great monasteries to explore the gems of an austere art that is well integrated in the land and goes all the way back to the Middle Ages.
Rafael Masó: Modernism in Girona
Take a stroll around the city of Girona, from the Old Quarter to the Eixample (‘New District’), and see for yourself the legacy that the architect Rafael Masó left to us.
From Quart to Cassà de la Selva
The itinerary goes through local tracks amid fields of crops and farmhouses, linking together various towns in the Gavarres massif and the Selva plain. The culminating point is Sant Cristòfol del Bosc.
Romanesque gems : from Besalú to Sant Pere de Rodes
As one heads towards the coast, the Romanesque style becomes part of the landscape. The little churches of the Garrotxa county give way to the towns of the Empordà nestling in the shade of the Mediterranean’s great Romanesque monastery: Sant Pere de Rodes.
From Oix to the Bac valley
The Bac valley has always been the natural route between the towns of Camprodon and Olot before the construction of the highway that connected the pre-Pyrenees areas of the Ripollès region and the Garrotxa region.
Rediscovering the Jewish world
Visit Girona anc Besalú with thei rich historic and cultural heritage going back to the times when major Jewish communities lived in this area. Girona is a member city of the Spanish Network of Jewish Cities Path of Sepharad. Besalú is an associate town.
Tossa de Mar Old Town
Tossa de Mar, in the Selva region, has one of the most important mediaeval city walls on the Costa Brava.
The Baix Empordà county, from north to south
Come and explore the little medieval villages and the towns of the Empordà, set in a network of idyllic landscapes to lose oneself in all year round.
Take a trip around Josep Pla’s landscapes
Explore with Josep Pla the Empordà landscapes that were the inspiration for some aspects of that great Catalan writer’s literary world.
Exploring Figueres on foot
Apart from being the birthplace of Salvador Dalí, Figueres is also a lively town where historical buildings are found integrated in narrow streets packed with shops, terraces and stately homes.
Traditional architecture in the Pyrenees
This route explores small Pyrenaen towns and villages where the traditional way of life is still kept alive, and other places that are more associated with winter sports and mountain activities.
The spirit of feudal Catalonia
The Romanesque monasteries of Santa Maria de Ripoll and Sant Joan de les Abadesses, situated in Ripollès county in Girona Pyrenees, played a major role in the shaping of Catalonia. These mountainous lands gave rise to many legends.
The oldest pharmacy in Europe
Llívia is a Catalan enclave within France linked to the rest of Catalonia by one single road. The village of Llívia boasts the oldest pharmacy in Europe.
Come and visit Europe's biggest fortress
Come and see Sant Ferran Castle, the biggest fortress in Europe towering majestically over the town of Figueres.
From Olot to Girona
This 57-km route crosses three regions and twelve towns, following the valleys of the Fluvià, Brugent and Ter rivers.
Solius Valley and Solius Castle
Solius is a valley of scattered farmsteads situated in the municipal area of Santa Cristina d’Aro, to the right of the Ridaura stream. Climb up to the magnificent lookout point at Solius Castle from where you can make out the sea in the distance.
From spring to spring out to the Catllar
Ripoll’s Way of the Springs is an enjoyable excursion taking you along a shady route as far as the Catllar hermitage.
Medieval Sant Joan les Fonts
The centre of Sant Joan les Fonts has a medieval heritage that is reflected in its historic buildings and the old town bridge over the River Fluvià.
Industrial and craftwork heritage
This route enables us to discover a host of traditional crafts and Activities gh magnificent countryside, the route takes in a series of little museums, pottery centres and vestiges of the industrial history of the area, thus illustrating the links between the land and its inhabitants.
Former capital of Empúries County
The medieval village of Sant Martí d’Empúries, former capital of Empúries County, is today completely restored and welcomes visitors who wish to enjoy a quiet peaceful time beside the sea.
From Besalú to Mont summit
The itinerary follows the Romanesque route from Besalú, then goes through Beuda and on up to the Sanctuary of Mare de Déu del Mont, a natural lookout point commanding spectacular views.
Cap de Creus Natural Park
A peninsula in the north of the Costa Brava which sits on geological levels of more than 450 million years and which, since 1984, has been considered a natural protected open area under the category of natural park.
The last Catalan forge
Come along to Ripoll and learn how a Catalan forge worked standing right there inside one. The Farga Palau (Palace Forge) is the last of its kind, the last-remaining vestige of an industry and a way of working.
Come up to the ski resorts at Alp
Drive along the River Alp valley and enjoy the high mountain landscape around La Molina and Masella ski resorts.
Coves in the Baix Empordà County
The small bays are the sweetest aspect of the Costa Brava, where the mountain and the sea caress small maritime towns surrounded by golden sands.
Towns and villages in Pla de l’Estany and la Vall d’en Bas
This route brings us into some of the most delightful and least well-known areas of Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa counties, taking in many towns and villages with a strong Romanesque cultural heritage. A trip around the volcanoes in the Natural Park of the Garrotxa Volcanic Area is an absolute must on this route.
Along the Coast Paths
Of all the footpaths that line the coast, we have chosen as an example one of the simplest and most typical ones, the one that runs from Calella de Palafrugell to Llafranc and rises up to the St. Sebastià lighthouse.
Modernisme inland
If you have already been around the main Modernist centres along the Costa Brava, now is the time to explore the hot spots of that striking architecture to be found inland, away from the coast.
A walk along the Arbúcies watercourse
The Arbúcies watercourse is a shady area of outstanding beauty where just walking along is a delight.
From Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols
The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route stretches out 39.7 km. With a smooth incline from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (15 m), its highest point is at Cassà de la Selva (136 m).
Banyoles Lake
In the Pla de l'Estany region, it is the largest natural lake in Catalonia and one of the largest ones on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Salamina Route
Javier Cercas’s book, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina), describes an historic event that took place during the Spanish Civil War.
Empúries, a cultural crossroads
This strategic site beside the sea holds traces of an ancient cultural crossroads: Empúries, a meeting ground between the Roman world and the Greek world, and harbouring a unique legacy that is not to be missed.
Rice fields, marshlands and dunes in Pals
Rice fields, marshlands and dunes are the native habitat for a whole universe of natural species that live together in a small, protected area near the sea called Basses d’en Coll (Coll Basins).
The Salvador Claret automobile collection
Visiting the Salvador Claret Automobile Collection is a trip through the evolution of motor vehicles.
Parc Art: an open-air gallery
Walking around a gallery with no roof over it is a remarkable experience, bearing little relation to conventional visits to museums or exhibitions.
The Museum of the Volcanoes
Housed in a Noucentista-style building that is of itself worth a visit, Olot’s Museum of the Volcanoes awaits you in the midst of the Parc Nou, a former manorial garden now converted into a botanical park.
Castellfollit de la Roca: a basalt lookout point
Castellfollit de la Roca, a village perched on a basalt escarpment, is a natural lookout point which should be seen and admired both from the base and from the top.
Come and delve into the depths of the Fageda beech forest
The Fageda d’en Jordà is a fairyland forest to lose yourself in, turning the adventure into an unforgettable experience.
Núria Valley and Sanctuary
Surrounded by mountains that reach three thousand metres in altitude, the Valley of Núria, which belongs to the municipality of Queralbs, has, over the years, become one of the most special tourist destinations in Catalonia.
Around Esponellà
A simple and pleasant itinerary which runs along the Fluvià River, where you come across a small lock and the town of Esponellà, which preserves its rural charm. The ruins of the Esponellà Castle provide a magnificent view of the region.
Castles and Ramparts
We will be visiting picturesque castles of great historical interest, many now in ruins. The road then leads on to visit fortresses and ramparts that have withstood the ravages of time, and is thus ideal complement to the Medieval Towns and Villages Route
Roses and Its History
The Palaeolithic, the Greek colony, Imperial Rome, the Middle Ages... the imprints of history in Roses live side by side in a place that is a must visit if you come to the town: the Citadel.
Medieval towns and villages
The medieval period was of enormous importance in the Girona area, with history forged by the great monasteries and the small independent earldoms, castles, Romanesque and Gothic churches...
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