Autumn in La Garrotxa: Castellfollit de la Roca, Besalú and Lake Banyoles

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DATE: October 22 at 8 a.m.

Enjoy a complete excursion to the region of La Garrotxa (Girona) that will allow us to enjoy a complete guided tour of Besalú; stroll through Castellfollit de la Roca and photograph it from its famous bridge; and go around the Banyoles lake, one of the most beautiful in Catalonia.

– GUIDED WALK IN CASTELLFOLLIT DE LA ROCA

The spectacular location of Castelfollit makes it a magnificent natural viewpoint from which you can contemplate the valleys of the rivers Fluvià and Toronell. The municipality is also the gateway to one of the most important green spaces in Catalonia: the natural park of the volcanic area of La Garrotxa. On top of an immense basaltic cliff, the silhouette of the village of Castellfollit is drawn, with the houses touching the edge of the cliff and the bell tower of the church of Sant Salvador (13th century). This is one of the most captured and painted images of the country.

– GUIDED VISIT IN BESALÚ

The village of Besalú, located at an important and traditional crossroads in the east of the Garrotxa, was a fortress between two rivers: the Fluvià to the south and the Capellades to the north. For several centuries Besalú was the seat of an important independent county and has a formidable medieval historical-artistic ensemble, one of the best preserved in Catalonia. This ensemble includes the old church of the monastery of Sant Pere from the 12th century; the church of Sant Vicenç from the 12th century; the façade of the old church of the hospital of Sant Julià from the 12th century; the house of Cornellà, a Romanesque monument from the 12th century and the Gothic hall of the Royal Cúria. It also highlights the old Jewish quarter and its Miqvé or ritual bathhouse, which is, along with that of Girona, the only Jewish bathhouse enclosure discovered so far in the Iberian Peninsula. Not to mention the majestic Romanesque bridge over the Fluvià River.

– GUIDED WALK ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE OF BANYOLES

Enjoy a pleasant and easy walk along the shore of the lake of Banyoles, the largest lake in Catalonia.

A very complete excursion to one of the most beautiful regions of Catalonia that combines culture, a bit of hiking, history and nature.

DATES: October 22nd 2022

ACCOMPANYING GUIDE: Toni Bellido