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At the end of 2021, the town of Olot will launch a new and innovative exhibition. More than 500 metres of exhibition focused on the volcanic landscape of La Garrotxa that will leave no-one indifferent. A visit to Espai Cràter will become essential in the understanding of the volcanological phenomenon and the relationship between volcanoes and the local community. Read more
The Sismògraf is the marketplace and festival of dance in Catalonia. For four days, national and international companies meet in Olot, which becomes the epicentre of this art. Dance exhibitions are held in different venues around the city, but also in the squares and streets, with free performances for all types of public. People from all over Catalonia come to La Garrotxa, both dance enthusiasts and families who don’t want to miss this experience. The public is mainly Catalan, although every year dozens of international promoters in the sector also come eager to discover new dance proposals. Read more
From the beginning of humanity we have followed in the footprints of our forebearers along the routes that geology and forests have timidly allowed us to pass through, and via these routes lands have been united. The great geographer Pierre Vilar said: "Nature proposes, man disposes". Along these primary ‘suggested’ routes, historical and cultural evolution has given birth to houses, towns, cities, and then the need to build better and more perfect road infrastructures. In modern times, one of the most powerful initiatives was the construction of the ral or reial road ( royal road) that left the city of Barcelona, passed through Vic and Granollers, crossed the Collsacabra and went down to the Vall d'en Bas, and then, from Olot, climbed to the Vall de Bianya, reached Camprodon and carried on up to Molló and the Coll d'Ares, where since 1659 (Treaty of the Pyrenees) the border with the kingdom of France had been situated. We have basically preserved two sections of this road, which today have become two essential elements of the heritage, cultural and sportive tourism of La Garrotxa: the (wrongly named) Roman road of Capsacosta (built between 1683 and 1730) , and the royal road or “del Grau” road that linked Vic and Olot (built between 1729 and 1731). Since the 1990s, the old paths have gradually become one of the new elements of cultural interest in our country, both for historians and archaeologists as well as for leisure and sportive purposes. Read more
Esdansa, the traditional dance festival, is celebrated annually in August in the village of Les Preses. Les Preses has become the Catalan headquarters for traditional dance, both national and international, receiving more than 10,000 spectators from all over Catalonia in its last editions. The 36 editions of Esdansa have opened up La Garrotxa to the world by hosting people from Indonesia, Mongolia, Mexico, Guinea Bissau, Nicaragua, Iran, Belarus, Argentina, Burundi, Japan, New Zealand, Swaziland ... Read more
The name ‘Garrotxa’ comes from old Catalan, meaning “hard and difficult land”. It refers to an abrupt and mountainous terrain, with beautiful landscapes like the one found in the volcanic area in Olot. Read more
La Garrotxa participates actively on the Year of Cultural Heritage, an initiative of Council of Europe with the aim of giving value to the Continent’s heritage and artistic inheritance. Read more
The professional activity carried out by RCR Arquitectes already nearly 30 years has been and is the subject of a growing national and international valuation. This year they have been recognized with the Pritzker Prize 2017 for a path that represents the value of the local in a global context. Read more
