Discover Bescanó: Nature, Culture and Holiday Apartments
If you are looking for a geological route with a clearly named starting point, a fixed distance and an approximate duration, the official route around the Volcà de la Crosa starts at the Guilloteres car park and follows a 5 km circular trail lasting approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, taking you to five geological sites. The five stops give the circular route a clear geological focus; at the same time, the starting point, distance and timeframe are stated explicitly.
Nature and landscape
Bescanó, Estanyol, Montfullà and Vilanna share a Mediterranean landscape characterised by wooded hills. The Volcà de la Crosa lies between Sant Dalmai in Vilobí d’Onyar and Estanyol in Bescanó. Its crater measures 1,250 m in diameter and is one of the largest craters in Europe. The natural area of the Volcà de la Crosa comprises Mediterranean forests, meadows, grasslands and agricultural land, making it home to a diverse fauna. Its location between the places mentioned gives the volcano’s geographical setting a concrete context. Its size stands alongside the different types of landscape that characterise the natural area.
The places directly associated with it include Estanyol and Montfullà.
Trails along the Ter
The riverside route along the Ter between Bescanó and Sant Gregori stretches for 10.3 kilometres and lies within the «Riberes del Baix Ter» Natura 2000 site. The public paths along the Ter pass through riparian forests and provide access to cultural and historical features related to the use of water. These include irrigation channels and weirs; the paths can be used on foot, by bicycle and on horseback. This section of the route thus combines its classification as a Natura 2000 site with riparian forests and visible traces of water use. The modes of transport mentioned range from walking and cycling to horse riding.
History and architecture
The parish church of Sant Andreu was destroyed by the earthquakes of 1427. The church was renovated between 1702 and 1708. It has a comunidor with a four-sided roof. This roof is aligned with the cardinal directions. Traditionally, the comunidor was used to ward off bad weather and the pestilential bad air that was believed to cause plague.
The partially ruined Sant Llop overlooks the plain of La Selva from Girona to Hostalric. Its construction history may date back to the 9th or 10th century. Written documentation exists only from the 13th century onwards. In Montfullà there is a Roman villa dating from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD.
At Sant Llop, the visible, partially ruined fabric of the building stands alongside a construction history reaching back through time. The Roman villa in Montfullà adds a significantly earlier period to these historical traces, beginning in the 1st century BC.
Culture and local traditions
The modernist power station in Bescanó is decorated with sculptures of monsters, reptiles and dinosaurs. The Teatre de Bescanó offers a continuous programme of plays and performances featuring well-known names from the Catalan performing arts scene. The Fira de l’embotit, a local sausage festival, takes place in Bescanó.
Various forms of cultural expression therefore coexist in Bescanó: the unusual decoration of the modernist power station, the ongoing stage programme and a festival with local connections. The Catalan performing arts scene is explicitly represented by well-known names in the Teatre de Bescanó programme.
For the overarching travel overview: Girona.
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