Nowadays La Garrotxa apart from being the land of volcanoes, is the land of artists. Rosa Serra, RCR Arquitectes...these are some of the best-known names and with the most distinctive work. Olot Fotografia, Sismògraf or the 30 days of engraving are some of the events organised in La Garrotxa that attract lovers of these various artistic interests.
In La Garrotxa it is possible to view a considerable quantity of sculptures and contemporary works of art in the open air.
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Routes and excursions TOP
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El Far route. Ruta 6 Les Planes d'Hostoles
Located on the tip of a large cliff, with wide views of all directions, it provides the name lighthouse without a doubt, the Far Sanctuary is one of the places of greatest visibility of the country.
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Xenacs via ''the camí de les Barrincoles''and puig Rodó viewpoint. Route 2 Les Preses
The recreational area of Xenacs in Les Preses provides an atypical view of La Garrotxa and is one of the best places anywhere for getting a bird’seye view of Croscat and the other volcanoes in the area. As well, the height makes it an ideal place.
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Ruta de les Fonts i Verlets. Route 1 Sant Joan les Fonts
This walk takes you through an area full of natural springs where local people once went to relax, above all in summer.
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Sant Feliu de Pallerols centre. Natural Park route 18
Urban itinerary that allows to know the medieval structure of the town, as it evolved from the houses of la Sagrera and the Romanesque church to the walled Cellera and the current town, and the most relevant elements of the historic centre.
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The Lava Flows
The volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago in what today is La Garrotxa region gave rise to great lava flows that occupied the bottoms of the local river valleys.
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Olot and its volcanoes
Rediscover nature in the heart of the city. The urban layout of Olot is set around one of the most famous volcanoes: Montsacopa.
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Via romana de Capsacosta from St Salvador de Bianya or pas dels Traginers. Route 1 Vall dels Sentits
Transited since time immemorial, in recent years this road was used to drive cattle in summer to their high Pyrenean pastures. Until a few centuries ago it was the only existing route to the Camprodon Valley from the Bianya Valley.
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Sant Sepulcre de Palera route. Route 8 Beuda
This route will take us to one of the most remarkable buildings among the witnesses of Romanesque art and an exceptional pilgrimage center in the Besalú county, Sant Sepulcre de Palera.
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Fageda d'en Jordà - Volcano Santa Margarida - Volcano Croscat. Natural Park route 1
This route offers an alternative way of discovering three of the most-visited places in La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park.
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The Carrilet cycle lane
The Carrilet is for walkers and cyclists only and follows the route of the narrow gauge railway that once linked Olot and Girona.