? Universal’s Port Aventura
Universal’s Port Aventura is located in Vila-Seca i Salou, in the Tarragonès
area. It is easy go to Port Aventura by car (using the motorway) or by
train. Universal’s Port Aventura is open during all the summer period.
In Port Aventura you can find hotels, and many different kind of restaurants.
Now, Port Aventura is the second amusement park of Europe, behind Disneyland
París. But soon, Port Aventura will be the biggest amusement park
of Europe, and it can be compared to Orlando, (Florida), in the U.S.
If you go to Port Aventura, you can see the Mediterranean fishing villages,
the Imperial China houses, the Mexico Maya constructions, the wild Far
West, or the Polynesia exoticism. But the star of Port Aventura is the
Dragon Khan, an impressive roller coaster that runs at 110 kilometres per
hour, and defies the gravity with eight turns of 360º, at 45 metres
height. Other good attractions (the most visited), is the soak trip inside
one volcano, and one descent between precipices.
? Montserrat
The Montserrat monastery is located in Monistrol de Montserrat, in
the Vallés area. If you want to go to Montserrat you can take the
road (the N-ll). There, you can find a lot of shops. In these shops you
can buy one of the best curds of Catalonia and some souvenirs.
The massif of Montserrat is one of the most beautiful mountains of
the country, and it is 1236 metres above sea level. This is a splendid
location for the most venerated monastery of Catalonia: the Montserrat
monastery, surrounded by chapels and hermitages.
The firsts signs of the Montserrat monastery are in the IX century.
In the independence war this monastery was demolished and all their monks
were killed. It was rebuilt in 1844 and then it was floodlight of the Catalan
culture during the Franco regime. Now, Benedictines monks live in the monastery.
The little wood image of the Moreneta is the soul of Montserrat. The
people say that the Moreneta was made by Saint Lucas, and Saint Peter took
it in our country in the year 50. In the XIII century, during the Muslim
invasion of the peninsula, the Moreneta was hid in the "Cova Santa" (Holy
Cave), to save it of destruction. The carbon 14 proof says that it was
made in the XII century. In 1812, black Our Lady of Montserrat was appointed
the mistress of Catalunya.
Poblet Monastery
The Santa Maria of Poblet Monastery was founded by Ramon Berenguer
IV in 1157. Poblet is located in a isolated valley near from the Francolí
springs. The Poblet’s abbey is very close to Montblanc (Tarragona). You
can go to Poblet by car. It is open from 8h to 18h the working days and
in Sundays and holidays from 8.30h to 10h and from 13h to 18h.
Poblet has got a very interesting meeting room, with wonderful columns
and a splendid pew for the monks. In the floor there are 11 tombs of abbots
dead from 1393 from 1693. Poblet has got more beautiful things. It has
got a big alabaster altarpiece from 1527 holded by Romanesque columns.
The magnificent arched cloisters were from the XII and XIII centuries and
they are the monks life centre. These cloisters have got very good decorated
capitals. These capitals have got beautiful spirals. Poblet has got important
real tombs, too. These tombs are located in the real pantheon, built in
1359 and rebuilt in 1950.
? Tarragona
Today, Tarragona is the province capital. Also has got an important
free port, at the same time that preserves a lot of things from its roman
past, when Tarragona was the Tarraconense’s capital. It is very easy go
to Tarragona, through the A-7 motorway or through the road.
In the Rambla Nova Avenue we find the Balcó d’Europa enclosed
balcony. There, we can see the impressive roman amphitheatre ruins, where
you can enter later. Very near, there is another interesting building:
the Santa Maria del Miracle church. Not much far, in the Rei Square we
can see the Praetorium, a roman tower that in the Middle Ages was converted
in a palace. At the moment, inside the Praetorium we find the Romanitat
Museum, that preserves roman and medieval objects. Through this museum
we can enter into the Tarragona roman circus, built in the I century b.C.
The Nacional Arqueològic Museum is very interesting, too. It has
got the most valuable roman objects collection of Catalonia.
One of the other important roman rests is the wall, good preserved
and made by very big stones. Behind the wall we find the Tarragona’s cathedral,
built over a roman temple dedicated to Júpiter. The outside part
of the cathedral has got very different kinds of styles and inside, there
is a beautiful altarpiece dedicated to Santa Tecla made by Pere Joan in
1434.
In the west part of the city we find the Sant Fructuós roman
cemetery, of the III-VI centuries. In this cemetery there are some interesting
sarcophagus.
Near Tarragona there are two interesting places, too: the Ferreres
Aqueduct and the Berà Triumphal Arch. The Ferreres Aqueduct is very
close to the city, besides the A-7 motorway. This aqueduct is from the
II century and was built to carry water from the Gayà River to Tarraco
(Tarragona). The Berà Triumphal Arch is besides the N-340 road.
It is a triumphal arch of the Via Augusta from the first century.
? Barcelona
Barcelona is the Catalonia’s capital. A lot of roads and motorways
go to Barcelona. It has got a good service of buses and underground.
In Barcelona there are a lot of interesting things to do and many places
to go.
In the gothic area we find the cathedral with the Santa Eulàlia
treasures, the Lepant Crist and the "Ou com Balla", the Rei Square subterranean,
that has got the city history, the Montcada Street, the most beautiful
street of Barcelona, with museums, art galleries, etc. and the Santa Maria
del Mar church.
In the Eixample you have to do the modernist tour across the "Quadrat
d’Or", when you can see modernist houses (Pedrera). Also you must see the
Sagrada Familia, the Gaudí’s work that is the Barcelona’s symbol.
In Montjuïc you can see the Romanesque and Ghotic collection of
the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and the Olympic Ring.
The Pedralbes Monastery is the most beautiful monastery of Barcelona.
It has got a wonderful collection: The Thyssen collection.
The Ciutadella and Collserola parks are the lungs of the city and in
the Ciutadella Park we can find the Barcelona Zoo, the only zoo that has
got an albino gorilla, "Floquet de Neu" (Snow Flake).
In the Tibidabo we find the best amusement park of the city.
The cable-car that crosses the port, the commercial centre Maremaugnum,
the Aquarium and the panoramic screen of the IMAX (Port Vell) are the best
things of the port.
There are more beautiful things in Barcelona that any tourist has to
visit: the Colon monument, the F.C. Barcelona stadium, the Camp Nou (one
of the biggest in the world), the Güell Park (another Gaudí’s
marvel), etc. but there are so much, that we would never finish. That’s
why we stop here.
? Seaside
Catalonia has got a lot of beaches because it is located at the side
of the see. The best coasts are the Costa Daurada and the Costa Brava.
The Costa Daurada includes all the beaches of the Tarragona’s seaside,
and it is called Costa Daurada for its long sand beaches. Two good ports
that continue working are the Vilanova i la Geltrú and the El Vendrell.
But the most famous ressorts are Salou and Cambrils.
The Costa Brava has 200 km of coast, between Blanes and the Empordà.
In the Costa Brava there are sanded coves with pines at the background,
golden beaches and a lot of tourist centres. The most important villages
located in the South are Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar (with the impressive
castle) and Platja d’Aro. Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós
have got others economic activities besides the tourism. Inland, there
are some interesting villages: Peratallada, Peralada or Pals. Other important
villages are Cadaqués, Roses (with the largest beach of the Costa
Brava), L’Escala, or l’Estartit, with the beautiful Illes Medes (that have
got the best sea fauna of Catalonia).
? Girona
Girona is the province capital. It is on the banks of the Onyar river.
We can see the different colours houses reflected in the river. Behind,
in the Llibertat Avenue, we find the most of the shops and the bars of
the city.
A lot of the houses were built in the XIX century to replace the wall
holes that were damaged in 1809 during the seven months of the French troops
siege. Almost the rest of the roman wall is untouched, and you can see
it in the Passeig Arqueològic (Archaeological Walk), that borders
Girona.
In the north part of the city we find the Sant Pere de Galligants church.
Today, there is an archaeologist museum in this church. The most devotional
temple for the inhabitants of Girona is the Sant Feliu church. This church
was built in the XIV century over the tombs of Saint Fèlix and Saint
Narcís, patrons saints of the city. Girona has got a beautifull
Arabian Bath, built in the XII century. These baths have got an impressive
octagonal lantern that illuminates the baths. This baths are completely
restored.
In the old town there is a beautiful old Jewish neighbourhood, partiality
restored. In this area we find the Centre Bonastruç Ça Porta
Museum that shows the history of the Jews of Girona, that were thrown out
in the XV century.
One of the best sights of Girona is its cathedral. This building is
gothic, except the west façade, that it is catalan baroque. The
main nave, built in 1416, is the biggest gothic nave of the world. This
building has got a beautiful altarpiece. This altarpiece, with silver and
precious stones, is the most beautiful of Catalonia of its style. But the
best thing of the cathedral is the "La Creació" (The Creation) tapestry
made in the XI century and in very good condition.
The Museu d’Art (Art Museum) and the Museu d’Història de la
Ciutat (City History Museum) are two museums that everybody must visit.
? Garrotxa Volcanoes and Jordà Beech Grove
The volcanic area of Olot has got approximately thirty well preserved
volcanic cones, and river valleys flooded by lava currents, where approximately
well up one hundred springs. The most famous is the Moixina Font.
The most beaautiful volcanoes are the Santa Margarida volcano, with
an hermitage in the middle of de cone, and the Croscat volcano, one of
the biggest and very close to the Santa Margarida volcano and the Jordà
Beech Grove.
The rains are very abundant in the Garrotxa zone because it has got
oceanic climate. These persistent rains produce an exuberant vegetation,
as the Jordà Beech Grove, a genuine paradise for the nature lovers.
The Jordà Beech Grove is located in Santa Pau, very close to
Olot. It is a landscape with contrasts, and with a big aesthetic attraction.
The abundant vegetation hides the solidified lave of the last eruption
of the Croscat, 11.500 years ago. You can visit the Jordà Beech
Grove by cart. This service only works the weekends and holidays, and you
can take this cart in the beech grove car park.
? Santes Creus Monastery
We find the most beautiful monastery of the Cistery Triangle (Santes
Creus, Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges) in the little village of Santes
Creus. Santes Creus is very close to Poblet.
Ramón Berenguer IV founded the Santes Creus Monastery in 1150.
It has got a long history and for this reason, its style, goes from the
gothic to the baroque. The most beautiful thing of the monastery is the
cloister. This cloister is from 1313 and has got very nice figured sculptures.
Also the Porta Reial (Real Door) is beautiful. Trough this door, we enter
at the three monastic areas. The Santes Creus church is from the XII century.
In the church we find the Jaume II tomb (1291-1327), together with the
tombs of other Catalan nobles.
? Nuria’s Valley
Nuria’s Valley is a privileged place of the Catalan geography, where
tradition, religion, leisure and sport are blended. You can arrive in Nuria
only by walking, using the old path to Nuria, or by the zip train, that
leaves Ribes de Freser and covers a route with an irregularity of 1000
metres.
The Nuria’s Valley is one of the best tourist destinations for the
mountain lovers. During the winter, Nuria is an important sky resort. During
the summer, in this peaceful and quiet place you can drive a dinghy by
the Nuria’s lake, you can visit the Nuria’s Chapel, the Sant Gil’s Chapel,
etc.
? Molina-Masella
In the Pirineus we find a lot of sky resorts; Baqueira Beret, VallTer
2.000, etc., but for closeness and importance, we talk of the Molina and
the Masella. Alp 2.500 is the name that will have the merger of the sky
resorts of the Molina and the Masella. Alp 2.500 will be the most important
and biggest sky resort of Spain, with more than one hundred kilometres
of sky slope. Moreover, this sky resort has got the biggest sky slope of
the Catalan Pirineu, with 6,8 kilometres. Alp 2.500 has got a cable-car
that leaves from the Molina, at 1.700 height above the see level and finishes
at the Tosa d’Alp, at 2.500 metres of altitude. This cable-car can transport
1.500 persons per hour.
? Banyoles
In Banyoles there is a beautiful lake. The Banyoles lake is two kilometres
long, it is 20 metres deep in average and it has a surface of one million
of square metres. Its perimeter is six kilometres long. In ancient times,
the lake occupied the entire Pla de l’Estany zone, but now, it is smaller.
Is very pleasant to walk around the lake and to see the lake at different
places. We recommend to take a boat and sail in the lake while the speaker
tell you the history and the curiosities of the Banyoles lake.
Very close to the lake, at the bank of it, we find the beautiful Romanesque
Santa Maria de Porqueres church, built in the XII century, constantly reflected
on the waters of the lake.
The Pudosa Spring is very famous, too. The Comarcal of Banyoles Museum
has got an interesting collection of prehistoric things, besides collections
of XIV and XVII centuries pottery pieces.
Close to Banyoles, we find the Estunes. The Estunes are cracks in the
ground caused by the lake a lot of years ago. They have got an important
geologic value because they contain a lot of fossils.
? Universal’s Port Aventura
Universal’s Port Aventura is located in Vila-Seca i Salou, in the Tarragonès
area. It is easy go to Port Aventura by car (using the motorway) or by
train. Universal’s Port Aventura is open during all the summer period.
In Port Aventura you can find hotels, and many different kind of restaurants.
Now, Port Aventura is the second amusement park of Europe, behind Disneyland
París. But soon, Port Aventura will be the biggest amusement park
of Europe, and it can be compared to Orlando, (Florida), in the U.S.
If you go to Port Aventura, you can see the Mediterranean fishing villages,
the Imperial China houses, the Mexico Maya constructions, the wild Far
West, or the Polynesia exoticism. But the star of Port Aventura is the
Dragon Khan, an impressive roller coaster that runs at 110 kilometres per
hour, and defies the gravity with eight turns of 360º, at 45 metres
height. Other good attractions (the most visited), is the soak trip inside
one volcano, and one descent between precipices.
? Montserrat
The Montserrat monastery is located in Monistrol de Montserrat, in
the Vallés area. If you want to go to Montserrat you can take the
road (the N-ll). There, you can find a lot of shops. In these shops you
can buy one of the best curds of Catalonia and some souvenirs.
The massif of Montserrat is one of the most beautiful mountains of
the country, and it is 1236 metres above sea level. This is a splendid
location for the most venerated monastery of Catalonia: the Montserrat
monastery, surrounded by chapels and hermitages.
The firsts signs of the Montserrat monastery are in the IX century.
In the independence war this monastery was demolished and all their monks
were killed. It was rebuilt in 1844 and then it was floodlight of the Catalan
culture during the Franco regime. Now, Benedictines monks live in the monastery.
The little wood image of the Moreneta is the soul of Montserrat. The
people say that the Moreneta was made by Saint Lucas, and Saint Peter took
it in our country in the year 50. In the XIII century, during the Muslim
invasion of the peninsula, the Moreneta was hid in the "Cova Santa" (Holy
Cave), to save it of destruction. The carbon 14 proof says that it was
made in the XII century. In 1812, black Our Lady of Montserrat was appointed
the mistress of Catalunya.
? Poblet Monastery
The Santa Maria of Poblet Monastery was founded by Ramon Berenguer
IV in 1157. Poblet is located in a isolated valley near from the Francolí
springs. The Poblet’s abbey is very close to Montblanc (Tarragona). You
can go to Poblet by car. It is open from 8h to 18h the working days and
in Sundays and holidays from 8.30h to 10h and from 13h to 18h.
Poblet has got a very interesting meeting room, with wonderful columns
and a splendid pew for the monks. In the floor there are 11 tombs of abbots
dead from 1393 from 1693. Poblet has got more beautiful things. It has
got a big alabaster altarpiece from 1527 holded by Romanesque columns.
The magnificent arched cloisters were from the XII and XIII centuries and
they are the monks life centre. These cloisters have got very good decorated
capitals. These capitals have got beautiful spirals. Poblet has got important
real tombs, too. These tombs are located in the real pantheon, built in
1359 and rebuilt in 1950.
? Tarragona
Today, Tarragona is the province capital. Also has got an important
free port, at the same time that preserves a lot of things from its roman
past, when Tarragona was the Tarraconense’s capital. It is very easy go
to Tarragona, through the A-7 motorway or through the road.
In the Rambla Nova Avenue we find the Balcó d’Europa enclosed
balcony. There, we can see the impressive roman amphitheatre ruins, where
you can enter later. Very near, there is another interesting building:
the Santa Maria del Miracle church. Not much far, in the Rei Square we
can see the Praetorium, a roman tower that in the Middle Ages was converted
in a palace. At the moment, inside the Praetorium we find the Romanitat
Museum, that preserves roman and medieval objects. Through this museum
we can enter into the Tarragona roman circus, built in the I century b.C.
The Nacional Arqueològic Museum is very interesting, too. It has
got the most valuable roman objects collection of Catalonia.
One of the other important roman rests is the wall, good preserved
and made by very big stones. Behind the wall we find the Tarragona’s cathedral,
built over a roman temple dedicated to Júpiter. The outside part
of the cathedral has got very different kinds of styles and inside, there
is a beautiful altarpiece dedicated to Santa Tecla made by Pere Joan in
1434.
In the west part of the city we find the Sant Fructuós roman
cemetery, of the III-VI centuries. In this cemetery there are some interesting
sarcophagus.
Near Tarragona there are two interesting places, too: the Ferreres
Aqueduct and the Berà Triumphal Arch. The Ferreres Aqueduct is very
close to the city, besides the A-7 motorway. This aqueduct is from the
II century and was built to carry water from the Gayà River to Tarraco
(Tarragona). The Berà Triumphal Arch is besides the N-340 road.
It is a triumphal arch of the Via Augusta from the first century.
? Barcelona
Barcelona is the Catalonia’s capital. A lot of roads and motorways
go to Barcelona. It has got a good service of buses and underground.
In Barcelona there are a lot of interesting things to do and many places
to go.
In the gothic area we find the cathedral with the Santa Eulàlia
treasures, the Lepant Crist and the "Ou com Balla", the Rei Square subterranean,
that has got the city history, the Montcada Street, the most beautiful
street of Barcelona, with museums, art galleries, etc. and the Santa Maria
del Mar church.
In the Eixample you have to do the modernist tour across the "Quadrat
d’Or", when you can see modernist houses (Pedrera). Also you must see the
Sagrada Familia, the Gaudí’s work that is the Barcelona’s symbol.
In Montjuïc you can see the Romanesque and Ghotic collection of
the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and the Olympic Ring.
The Pedralbes Monastery is the most beautiful monastery of Barcelona.
It has got a wonderful collection: The Thyssen collection.
The Ciutadella and Collserola parks are the lungs of the city and in
the Ciutadella Park we can find the Barcelona Zoo, the only zoo that has
got an albino gorilla, "Floquet de Neu" (Snow Flake).
In the Tibidabo we find the best amusement park of the city.
The cable-car that crosses the port, the commercial centre Maremaugnum,
the Aquarium and the panoramic screen of the IMAX (Port Vell) are the best
things of the port.
There are more beautiful things in Barcelona that any tourist has to
visit: the Colon monument, the F.C. Barcelona stadium, the Camp Nou (one
of the biggest in the world), the Güell Park (another Gaudí’s
marvel), etc. but there are so much, that we would never finish. That’s
why we stop here.
? Seaside
Catalonia has got a lot of beaches because it is located at the side
of the see. The best coasts are the Costa Daurada and the Costa Brava.
The Costa Daurada includes all the beaches of the Tarragona’s seaside,
and it is called Costa Daurada for its long sand beaches. Two good ports
that continue working are the Vilanova i la Geltrú and the El Vendrell.
But the most famous ressorts are Salou and Cambrils.
The Costa Brava has 200 km of coast, between Blanes and the Empordà.
In the Costa Brava there are sanded coves with pines at the background,
golden beaches and a lot of tourist centres. The most important villages
located in the South are Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar (with the impressive
castle) and Platja d’Aro. Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós
have got others economic activities besides the tourism. Inland, there
are some interesting villages: Peratallada, Peralada or Pals. Other important
villages are Cadaqués, Roses (with the largest beach of the Costa
Brava), L’Escala, or l’Estartit, with the beautiful Illes Medes (that have
got the best sea fauna of Catalonia).
? Girona
Girona is the province capital. It is on the banks of the Onyar river.
We can see the different colours houses reflected in the river. Behind,
in the Llibertat Avenue, we find the most of the shops and the bars of
the city.
A lot of the houses were built in the XIX century to replace the wall
holes that were damaged in 1809 during the seven months of the French troops
siege. Almost the rest of the roman wall is untouched, and you can see
it in the Passeig Arqueològic (Archaeological Walk), that borders
Girona.
In the north part of the city we find the Sant Pere de Galligants church.
Today, there is an archaeologist museum in this church. The most devotional
temple for the inhabitants of Girona is the Sant Feliu church. This church
was built in the XIV century over the tombs of Saint Fèlix and Saint
Narcís, patrons saints of the city. Girona has got a beautifull
Arabian Bath, built in the XII century. These baths have got an impressive
octagonal lantern that illuminates the baths. This baths are completely
restored.
In the old town there is a beautiful old Jewish neighbourhood, partiality
restored. In this area we find the Centre Bonastruç Ça Porta
Museum that shows the history of the Jews of Girona, that were thrown out
in the XV century.
One of the best sights of Girona is its cathedral. This building is
gothic, except the west façade, that it is catalan baroque. The
main nave, built in 1416, is the biggest gothic nave of the world. This
building has got a beautiful altarpiece. This altarpiece, with silver and
precious stones, is the most beautiful of Catalonia of its style. But the
best thing of the cathedral is the "La Creació" (The Creation) tapestry
made in the XI century and in very good condition.
The Museu d’Art (Art Museum) and the Museu d’Història de la
Ciutat (City History Museum) are two museums that everybody must visit.
? Garrotxa Volcanoes and Jordà Beech Grove
The volcanic area of Olot has got approximately thirty well preserved
volcanic cones, and river valleys flooded by lava currents, where approximately
well up one hundred springs. The most famous is the Moixina Font.
The most beaautiful volcanoes are the Santa Margarida volcano, with
an hermitage in the middle of de cone, and the Croscat volcano, one of
the biggest and very close to the Santa Margarida volcano and the Jordà
Beech Grove.
The rains are very abundant in the Garrotxa zone because it has got
oceanic climate. These persistent rains produce an exuberant vegetation,
as the Jordà Beech Grove, a genuine paradise for the nature lovers.
The Jordà Beech Grove is located in Santa Pau, very close to
Olot. It is a landscape with contrasts, and with a big aesthetic attraction.
The abundant vegetation hides the solidified lave of the last eruption
of the Croscat, 11.500 years ago. You can visit the Jordà Beech
Grove by cart. This service only works the weekends and holidays, and you
can take this cart in the beech grove car park.
? Santes Creus Monastery
We find the most beautiful monastery of the Cistery Triangle (Santes
Creus, Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges) in the little village of Santes
Creus. Santes Creus is very close to Poblet.
Ramón Berenguer IV founded the Santes Creus Monastery in 1150.
It has got a long history and for this reason, its style, goes from the
gothic to the baroque. The most beautiful thing of the monastery is the
cloister. This cloister is from 1313 and has got very nice figured sculptures.
Also the Porta Reial (Real Door) is beautiful. Trough this door, we enter
at the three monastic areas. The Santes Creus church is from the XII century.
In the church we find the Jaume II tomb (1291-1327), together with the
tombs of other Catalan nobles.
? Nuria’s Valley
Nuria’s Valley is a privileged place of the Catalan geography, where
tradition, religion, leisure and sport are blended. You can arrive in Nuria
only by walking, using the old path to Nuria, or by the zip train, that
leaves Ribes de Freser and covers a route with an irregularity of 1000
metres.
The Nuria’s Valley is one of the best tourist destinations for the
mountain lovers. During the winter, Nuria is an important sky resort. During
the summer, in this peaceful and quiet place you can drive a dinghy by
the Nuria’s lake, you can visit the Nuria’s Chapel, the Sant Gil’s Chapel,
etc.
? Molina-Masella
In the Pirineus we find a lot of sky resorts; Baqueira Beret, VallTer
2.000, etc., but for closeness and importance, we talk of the Molina and
the Masella. Alp 2.500 is the name that will have the merger of the sky
resorts of the Molina and the Masella. Alp 2.500 will be the most important
and biggest sky resort of Spain, with more than one hundred kilometres
of sky slope. Moreover, this sky resort has got the biggest sky slope of
the Catalan Pirineu, with 6,8 kilometres. Alp 2.500 has got a cable-car
that leaves from the Molina, at 1.700 height above the see level and finishes
at the Tosa d’Alp, at 2.500 metres of altitude. This cable-car can transport
1.500 persons per hour.
? Banyoles
In Banyoles there is a beautiful lake. The Banyoles lake is two kilometres
long, it is 20 metres deep in average and it has a surface of one million
of square metres. Its perimeter is six kilometres long. In ancient times,
the lake occupied the entire Pla de l’Estany zone, but now, it is smaller.
Is very pleasant to walk around the lake and to see the lake at different
places. We recommend to take a boat and sail in the lake while the speaker
tell you the history and the curiosities of the Banyoles lake.
Very close to the lake, at the bank of it, we find the beautiful Romanesque
Santa Maria de Porqueres church, built in the XII century, constantly reflected
on the waters of the lake.
The Pudosa Spring is very famous, too. The Comarcal of Banyoles Museum
has got an interesting collection of prehistoric things, besides collections
of XIV and XVII centuries pottery pieces.
Close to Banyoles, we find the Estunes. The Estunes are cracks in the
ground caused by the lake a lot of years ago. They have got an important
geologic value because they contain a lot of fossils.