What to see?

At 30km from El Bosqueró / El Mirador

Thanks to the countless historical heritage and its excellent conservation, Besalú has become one of the unmissable tourist destinations in Spain. The extraordinary landscape of the region of La Garrotxa where Besalú is located, is also one of the seductive incentives. The town monuments form a historical complex which shows the influence of the cultural changes in the territory through the centuries. The county town is part of the Spanish network of Jewish towns that attempt to keep alive the memory of the Jewish past of medieval Spain. The mikveh (Micvé in Catalan) is an interesting medieval Jewish baths in very good condition; it was practically untouched and unseen for centuries as it had been buried and built over, and was only rediscovered in the 20th century. It is one of the very few medieval mikvehs that have been found in Europe, so is well worth a visit.
You can enjoy this historical richness from the Besalú tourist office, where you will be informed about the guided tours and the many activities offered by the Villa Condal.

At 20km from El Bosqueró / El Mirador

The Volcanic Zone of La Garrotxa is the best exponent of the volcanic landscape of the Iberian Peninsula. It has around 40 volcanic cones and more than 20 lava flows. The orography, the soil and the climate provide a varied vegetation, often lush, with oak and beech groves of exceptional landscaping value.

In the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of the Garrotxa there are 28 pedestrian itineraries (access to the viewpoint) that pass through the most interesting places of the Natural Park. Most of them are signposted, except some of the longest ones that, if you are used to it, can be easily followed with the help of the Natural Park guide.  The Natural Park has an extensive range of activities.

At 20km from El Bosqueró / El Mirador

La Fageda d’en Jordà is a natural reserve that includes a forest of beech trees with unique characteristics in Spain, as it grows on a relatively flat terrain formed by a lava flow from the Croscat volcano at 550 and 650m above sea level, an altitude not frequent in the Iberian Peninsula for this type of trees,. It has an extension of about 4.8 km2 and is full of lava’s prominences that can reach more than 20 m in height, called “tossols”.

The beech grove is famous because the poet Joan Maragall wrote a well-known poem in its honor :”La Fageda d’en Jordà”. In the main entrance of the grove, in the km 4 of the road from Olot to Santa Pau where the parking of Can Serra is, there is a monolith in his honor.

In the forest the use of motor vehicles is prohibited. However, there are several routes on foot and you can rent a horse or an old horse-drawn carriage at km 7 from the road from Olot to Santa Pau.

At 45km from El Bosqueró / El Mirador

The lake of Banyoles (en catalán, L’Estany de Banyoles), located in the province of Girona, is the largest lake in Catalonia. It is the main symbol of the city of Banyoles. The lake and its lake basin are considered the most extensive karstic complex of Spain, constituting an environmental system of remarkable value.

Located in the west of the municipal district of Banyoles, it was declared as an integral part of the Plan of Natural Interest Areas by the Catalan Government. In 2003, the lake was included in the Ramsar list (the list of Wetlands of International Importance) and many people requested to consider it as a Natural Park.