Parc Natural de Serria de Montseny is a mountain range with pine, beech and cork forests. The highest mountain is Torre de l`Home which rises...

This splendid, diocesan museum contains a rich collection of Catalan Romanesque and Gothic art. Sections are devoted to fabrics, textiles, leather, jewellery, ceramics and archaeology....

Vic Cathedral was built in the late 18th Century in a Neo-classical style, and it incorporates a Romanesque tower from the 11th Century. The striking,...

Plaza Mayor is Vic`s main square and around it are buildings of different ages and styles with Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance and Modernist facades. In the...

Santa Pau is a beautiful village and its centre has changed little since the Middle Ages. The village is a medieval enclosure and inside are...

La Ruta del Carrilet is the former line of a narrow gauge railway that linked Olot with Girona. It has now been turned into a...

Parc Nou is a botanical garden in the grounds of an old mansion. It is now owned by the local council and it opened as...

Housed in an Italianate villa in Parc Nou, the Volcano Museum explores the history and geology of the Garrotxa region. Volcanoes have occurred in the...

The Wildlife Museum is an interactive museum which houses a display of wildlife of the western Pyrennes. There are various dioramas with sound and light...

The El Museu Camarcal contains an important collection of paintings from the Olot Art School. It is housed in an 18th Century Neo-classical hospice designed...

The Church of Sant Esteve is known for housing the unusual painting of Christ Bearing the Cross by El Greco. This imposing building stands on...

Casa Trincheria was once the home of one of the most important families in Olot. The original mansion was built in the early 18th Century...

Caldesdestrac has a fine beach which has breakwaters. There is a first aid centre and sun loungers and sunshades can be hired. Showers are available...

Montscapo Volcano is a volcano easily reached on foot from the centre of Olot and from the summit are superb views of the town and...

Sant Vicenc de Montalt is a peaceful, small town set amongst pine and holm oak forests near Montalt Hill. The settlement grew around the 16th...

Els Tussols Recreation Area is located near the River Fluvia that flows through the centre of Olot and it offers many activities including canoeing. Canoes...

Dedicated to the history of the cinema, the intriguing Museum del Cinema, based on the private collection of Tomas Mallol, invites visitors down the memory...

Arenys de Mar has a long seafaring indusry and shipyards and a nautical school were built here in the late 18th Century. It is the...

The Museu Frederic Mares de la Punta is housed in an 18th Century hospital. The museum was created in 1985 to exhibit a collection donated...

Tordera is known for its Sunday Market which takes place in the old part of the town. There are many colouful stalls and the market...