Riudellots de la Selva – History, Way of St. James and Culture

Riudellots de la Selva was relocated in the 15th century to avoid frequent flooding.

History

The town centre of Riudellots de la Selva features Gothic portals.

Gothic arches are also part of the townscape.

Gothic door lintels can also be found in the centre.

The houses in the town centre have largely preserved their historic appearance.

Sant Esteve de Riudellots is a Gothic parish church.

The church was built between 1500 and 1565.

Landscape

The Onyar is the most important river in Riudellots de la Selva.

Remnants of wet riverside vegetation still grow along the banks of the rivers and streams.

This vegetation includes rushes.

Cattails are also part of the wet riverside vegetation.

Ash trees also grow along the banks.

The Camino del Onyar passes through a diverse landscape.

This landscape includes Mediterranean forests.

The route also passes through fields on the plain.

Riparian forests line the Onyar along the route.

The Camino del Onyar is approximately 19 kilometres long.

It reaches Riudellots de la Selva.

Routes and Pilgrimage

Riudellots de la Selva presents official walking and cycling routes.

The official routes connect the town with neighbouring municipalities via safe and accessible paths.

The Way of St. James leads pilgrims towards Barcelona.

Via Riudellots de la Selva, the Way of St. James enters the La Selva region.

From Riudellots de la Selva, the Way of St. James divides.

One branch leads through the plain of La Selva.

This branch runs towards Hostalric.

One variant leads to the coast via the Vía de Marina.

Culture

FIPORC is an established fair.

It is part of the trade fair calendar of the counties of Girona.

The fair is dedicated to pigs.

It also focuses on products derived from pigs.

The Casa de Cultura de Riudellots organises courses, workshops and lectures.

The events are held in annual formats.

There are also quarterly formats.

One-day formats are also included.

From September to June, the exhibition space of the Casa de Cultura de Riudellots presents a new solo or group exhibition on the first Friday of every month.

If this first Friday falls on a public holiday, no new exhibition is shown on that day.

Several bus stops are located in the town centre of Riudellots de la Selva.

One of these stops is located on C. Estació.

Another is located on Av. Països Catalans.

Outside the centre, there is a stop at the railway station.

Another stop is located in the industrial area.

There is also a bus stop on the N-156.

There is also a stop on the N-II.

Further destinations: Verges, Cervià De Ter, Sant Ferriol, Palau Saverdera, Llagostera, Das, Llanca, Hostalric

To the higher-level travel overview: Girona.