Holiday apartment in Macanet De Cabrenys: Trails, Forest and Culture

Old Town and Sant Martí Church

The original, walled centre of Maçanet de Cabrenys forms the heart of the town. The Church of Sant Martí de Maçanet de Cabrenys stands in this centre. It dates from the 12th or 13th century and belongs to the late Romanesque period. Its structure consists of a rectangular single-nave layout, a semicircular apse and a wooden door with characteristic wrought-iron work. The nave and apse form the main structure, while the door adds a handcrafted detail. For those interested in culture, the walled old town and the church, with its specific architectural elements, are separate points of interest in the town centre.

Pipe-Making Tradition and Chestnut Market

The Museu de la Pipa is a permanent exhibition of smoking pipes. Maçanet de Cabrenys also hosts the fumada lenta once a year. It includes workshops and exhibitions focused on pipe smoking. The Chestnut Market takes place in November and is dedicated to the chestnut tree, its fruit, and the use of chestnut wood and chestnuts in food. Pipe smoking, workshops and exhibitions are the focus of the fumada lenta; at the Chestnut Market, the focus is on the chestnut tree, its fruit, wood and food.

Hikes with Clear Key Details

The Camí vell de Maçanet a Tapis is 5 kilometres long, ascends 300 metres and has an estimated walking time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. The route has a medium to low level of difficulty. For daily planning, its length, elevation gain and estimated walking time provide a specific timeframe and physical indication. The route preserves an old section of path and passes through cork oak forests. Along the route to Tapis, the old section of path and the cork oak forests are therefore part of the same route.

A section of the GR-11 runs through Maçanet de Cabrenys; the section in question leads from the town to La Vajol. In addition to the route to Tapis, another route therefore leads from the town to La Vajol. The Camí vell and the GR-11 section lead to different destinations: Tapis on one route and La Vajol on the other.

Forest Landscapes and Menhir

The landscape area includes the Massís de les Salines, with forest habitats consisting of coniferous forests, montane holm oak forests and deciduous forests. The Menhir de la Pedra Dreta is 2 kilometres from the town. A route considered suitable for driving leads to it. The menhir has stood at Pas de les Llebres since prehistoric times. For planning a visit to this landscape feature, the distance and route description can be used as fixed points of reference.

Santuari with Views over the Region

The Santuari de la Mare de Déu de les Salines is located in a place with spectacular views over the region. The Santuari includes a chapel, a small hut and a restaurant. The chapel, hut and restaurant complement the view as specific components of the sanctuary.

For the overarching travel overview: Girona.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Banyoles, Palau De Santa Eulàlia, Campelles, Vilamacolum, La Selva de Mar, Garriguella, Urús.