La Bisbal d’Empordà: Ceramics, Culture and Paths along the Daró

The Terracotta Biennal is an event for contemporary ceramics in La Bisbal d’Empordà. It takes place every two years. Its programme includes exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, discussions and conferences. For personal travel planning, this fixed cycle can serve as a calendar reference.

Culture

The Terracotta Museu has a collection of more than 15,000 ceramic objects. The collection also includes tools and equipment related to their production. The permanent exhibition at the Terracotta Museu explains the pre-industrial and industrial production process of ceramics from La Bisbal d’Empordà. It also examines the relationships between ceramic production and people. Those who wish to look at both the ceramic objects and how they were made will find both subject areas in the museum. The large collection and the permanent exhibition therefore cover both objects and production processes.

Guided tours of the Castell-Palau de la Bisbal d’Empordà also include an exploration of the historic centre of La Bisbal. The historic centre is therefore part of the scope of the guided tours. Anyone interested in the history of the place can get to know both the Castell-Palau and the historic town centre on such a tour.

Further places to discover: Castell d'Empordà.

Townscape and mobile exploration

The “Itinerari Patrimonial de la Bisbal d’Empordà” is provided in two parts for use on a mobile phone. The division into two parts belongs to the mobile format of this Itinerari. Anyone wishing to use the heritage exploration on a mobile phone can follow this provided structure.

The craft shops of La Bisbal d’Empordà are concentrated on Carrer de l’Aigüeta. The street is thus described as a named location for the city’s crafts. Calle del Call is a narrow zigzag-shaped street. Its shape is one of the striking features of the historic townscape.

Paths along the Daró and into the Gavarres

The route “The Daró River and the Font de l’Arbre” is a 3.5-kilometre circular route. The path follows the course of the Daró. It begins at the river next to Carrer del Pont and leads back to the Pont Vell. For personal planning, the stated length provides a specific indication of the scale. The start at the river and the return to the Pont Vell are also clearly named.

Route 5 is titled “La Bisbal d’Empordà: A Historical Journey into the Gavarres”. The route title itself names the Gavarres as the destination of this historical journey. The starting point is at the car park of the municipal swimming pool. Anyone wishing to note this route for later therefore has the car park of the municipal swimming pool as a fixed starting point.

Event dates

The Fira de Circ al Carrer takes place in La Bisbal d’Empordà every year on the third weekend of July. The date is therefore tied to a recurring July weekend each year. Tastaolletes is a food and ceramics fair that takes place in La Bisbal d’Empordà in October. For annual planning, October is given as the month in which this fair takes place.

For the overarching travel overview: Girona.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Torrent, Llambilles, Siurana, Quart, Sant Feliu De Guixols, Ogassa, Isòvol.