Discover Vidreres: Trails, History and Nature

The Via Marina Romana–Camí de Sant Jaume runs through Vidreres, connecting Girona and Barcelona along the ancient Via Marina of the Via Augusta and passing through the town.

The Via Marina section in Vidreres is 12.9 kilometres long and crosses the coastal mountain range in the Caulès area.

Further destinations: Sant Miquel d'Aro, Les Olives, Sant Martí Del Clot, Toses, Torrent, Breda, Porqueres and Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura.

Trails

The route to Sant Iscle Castle is 3.7 kilometres long, easy and linear; the approximate walking time is one hour.

It passes through fields as well as holm-oak and pine forests, then climbs to the hill on which the castle stands.

From Vidreres, Sant Iscle Castle can be reached via a local path that begins at Carrer de la Costa Brava; a signposted ten-minute climb on foot then leads to the castle.

Sant Iscle Castle was a fortification belonging to the Viscounts of Cabrera and was in operation from the 12th to the 15th century.

During this period, it shaped the course of events in the Vidreres area.

The route to the Ermita de Caulès and Turó de Puig Ventós leads to Sant Iscle Castle, the Llobet ponds, La Torre d’en Llobet and the Ermita de Caulès, passing through fields and forests.

Nature

The Llobet ponds consist of three ponds.

The Llobet family created them along the stream of the same name to irrigate the fields.

The route to the Llobet ponds first passes through agricultural areas and then through Mediterranean woodland.

Vidreres has a relatively secluded natural area that preserves its biodiversity.

La petja de Sant Martí is a granite rock with engraved crosses and a marked spot resembling a footprint; the rock lies on the path from Caulès to Cabanyes.

From the viewpoint at Turó de Puig Ventós, the entire La Selva plain can be seen.

Culture

The original structure of La Torre d’en Llobet dates from the 15th to the 16th century.

La Torre d’en Llobet consists of a four-storey defensive tower.

La Torre d’en Llobet can be reached via a country lane branching off at kilometre 88 of the C-35 road from Vidreres to Llagostera.

Mas Flassià is a 16th-century farmhouse that was already documented in the 13th century.

The present-day church of Santa Maria de Vidreres was created through extensive architectural remodelling at the end of the 18th century in the Baroque-Neoclassical style.

The first historical records of the Santa Maria de Vidreres parish date from the 11th century.

Local Tradition

El Ranxo is a communal stew tradition in which residents and local businesses contribute ingredients, and the cooks prepare nearly thirty pots of 100 litres each.

El Ranxo de Vidreres takes place every Shrove Tuesday in Plaça Lluís Companys, also known as Plaça de l’Oliva.

For the higher-level travel overview: Girona.