Day 558 - 24/04/2015 : Santa Pau looking to the sea

As we told yesterday, we may guess that we're close to the sea if we look at the East from 'portal del Mar', the fantastic lookout point behind Santa Maria Church with impressive views from Ser valley which envelopes Santa Pau.

Take a sit in the walls, close your eyes and begin to relax, admire the landscape, hear the cry of the little birds, do you anything better?

Green's mountains swings around wind's rhythm, perhaps all of these things are the reason why it's one of our favorites places to stay.

Enjoy it !

Day 557 - 23/04/2015 : Santa Pau countryside

Just behind the Church and medieval castle you will find a beautiful balcony in Santa Pau towards its countryside.

Green fields can be seen along Garrotxa Natural Park mountains and volcanoes, creating a special landscape and guessing that the sea shouldn't be so far, because of the medium height of the peaks.

Why don't you try to discover by yourself? 

Day 556 - 22/04/2015 : Santa Pau medieval town streets

Santa Pau is a XIV century villa which has a distinctly medieval atmosphere, between walls and narrow and irregular streets.

The result of this is the medieval castle of the barons of Santa Pau, documented mid-thirteenth century, and situated on a ridge at the foot of the Sierra de Finestres. In 1971 Sant Pau was declared a National Historic-Artistic.

Don't miss to have a peaceful walk in this town to be wrapped in charm and beauty, it's a must !

Day 555 - 21/04/2015 : Santa Pau Church altar

Undoubtedly, the Gothic church of Santa Maria located in the main square is the most relevant building of Santa Pau.

Being located West oriented it will be governing all your walk around the square and the medieval town with an imposing bell tower, built in Gothic style in the fifteenth century, as the former parish of Santa Maria dels Arcs which was badly damaged after the earthquakes of 1427 and 1428.


You should enter to the church to admire the gorgeous Gothic style and the impressive altar.

Amazing !

Day 554 - 20/04/2015 : Santa Pau Town Hall

Being Santa Pau a town close to the mountains you may think that it's some kind of boring village, you will be surprised.

You will come across with stunning buildings as the Town Hall which seems a little Scottish castle crowned with its tower.

The Town Hall is located at the center of the street which leads to the medieval town from GI-524 road. Regarding medieval side of Santa Pau, don't miss following days, you won't be disappointed !

Day 553 - 19/04/2015 : Santa Pau

Santa Pau is the main located inside Garrotxa Natural park being initial point for the most of hikers who like go over this wonderful county.

Located at South-East side of 'Plana de Olot' in the valley created between Sant Julià del Mont and Santa Maria de Finestres ranges and being 496 above sea level, Santa Pau is a must when visiting Garrotxa.

It's easy to reach, we can arrive here only using the road between Olot and Banyoles, it's worth it, you won't forget a big 'fessols' dish, the food which the town is known in Catalonia.

Bon appetite !

Day 552 - 18/04/2015 : Garrotxa countryside

La Garrotxa is in the north of Catalonia, at the high basin of the river Fluvià, the Muga estuary and the Amer and Llémena river beds.

In this county you can see two totally different types of countryside. In a large part of the southern half there are more than 40 volcanoes and various lava flows, forming a gentle countryside without dramatic gradients, which is protected by La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. From the Fluvià river valley to the county's northern limits, the landscape changes dramatically, becoming more dramatic and steeper with an abundance of cliffs and gorges. This is the Alta Garrotxa, which is a declared area of natural interest (Espai d'Interès Natural).

Enjoy Garrotxa, enjoy Catalonia !!!