Discover Ullastret: Iberian City and Medieval Village

Ullastret is the largest Iberian settlement discovered to date in Catalonia. The wall of the Iberian city is among the best-preserved and most spectacular Iron Age walls in Catalonia.

Culture

The permanent exhibition at the monographic museum on Puig de Sant Andreu displays objects from excavations at the sites of the Ullastret archaeological complex. Coinage and trade are among the Iberian topics covered by the exhibition. Beliefs are also addressed. Urban planning and architecture are further themes of the permanent exhibition. Language and writing are likewise among the areas covered. Agriculture and livestock farming are also taken into account, as is craftsmanship.

The thematic range thus extends from the economic traces of coinage and trade to the areas of beliefs, language and writing. The design of the cities, their architecture, and the means of subsistence provided by agriculture and livestock farming are also part of the permanent exhibition. Craftsmanship forms another part of this presentation of the Iberian world.

A 3D reconstruction in the permanent exhibition allows visitors to explore the streets of Ullastret as they looked around 250 BC. Anyone wishing to view the ancient city in a reconstructed street scene can use this presentation directly in the museum. This brings the historic city to life in a spatial view, while the other exhibition topics present its material and social aspects.

Townscape

Ullastret preserves a Gothic loggia. The loggia is covered and has wooden beams. Two pointed arches support these wooden beams. The old town of Ullastret is protected as a cultural asset of national interest. Its category is historic ensemble.

The loggia combines several clearly recognizable architectural features: its Gothic appearance, the covering, the wooden beams, and the two supporting pointed arches. Together with the old town’s protected status as a historic ensemble, it forms part of Ullastret’s traditional townscape.

Routes

The Ruta Josep Pla is a walk across Puig de Sant Andreu. This walk combines archaeological, literary, and natural heritage. A special edition of the Ruta Josep Pla begins at the Iberian archaeological site. It explores the medieval village. In the Ullastret archaeological complex, only the Puig de Sant Andreu site is accessible. For your route across Puig de Sant Andreu, you can choose the Ruta Josep Pla as a walk; the special edition starts at the Iberian archaeological site and explores the medieval village.

Taste

In Ullastret, recuit de drap is made by hand by master craftspeople. It is ready to be tasted and is suitable for sharing. Visits to the workshop end with a tasting of recuit de drap. Recuit de drap is a fresh cheese. It is eaten as a dessert.

The master craftspeople and the craftsmanship are at the heart of its production. For tasting, recuit de drap is served as a fresh cheese; at the same time, it is a dessert and a speciality suitable for sharing. The workshop visit combines this production process with the concluding tasting.

Getting There

For travel by bus, the Sarfa-Moventis La Bisbal d’Empordà–Torroella de Montgrí line is listed. The line name includes La Bisbal d’Empordà and Torroella de Montgrí.

Find more places here: Can Jordi, Salionç, Quart, Sant Julià De Ramis, Setcases, Garrigàs, Palau De Santa Eulàlia, Vall-Llobrega.

To the higher-level travel overview: Girona.