What can we visit ?

Alt Empordà – Nature, culture and Costa Brava

(where is located Can Gat Vell Rural Tourism)

Figueres, 21 km: Dalí Museum, Dali's birthplace, St Ferran Castle.
Castelló d'Empúries, historic medieval town, former capital of the county of Empúries
Monastery of Vilabertran
The Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, 17 km away.
Peralada, medieval heritage, Peralada castle, glass and wine museum, castle library, casino.
The natural park of Cap de Creus and the fishing villages of Port de la Selva and Cadaquès, 52 km away.
The Greco-Roman ruins of Empúries, 18 km away.
The Natural Park of Aigüamolls, only 29 km away.
l'Escala, a small fishing village, nowadays known for its tradition in the elaboration of anxoas.
Roses, a citadel that was an ancient medieval fortification
Empuriabrava, known as the Venice of the Costa Brava
The Romanesque church of Colera
Sant Miquel de Fluvià with its church and oven
North-west area of Figueres: Sant Llorenç de la Muga, Maçanet de Cabrenys, Pantà de Boadella, Castell de Requesens
Albera area: between Figueres and La Jonquera. Boadella reservoir, source of La Muga. Darnius. Maçanet de Cabrenys.


Pla de l’Estany – Unique natural landscapes

Banyoles with its lake and the Darder Museum, only 19 km away.
The cave paintings of Serinyà, 35 km away.

Baix Empordà – Medieval villages and charming coves

The Iberian settlement of Ullastret, 27 km away.
The natural park of the Medes Islands and the Montgrí Coast, 18 km away.
The Romanesque church of Cruïlles
The medieval villages of Pals, Peratallada, Cruïlles, Monells, Palau-Sator, Sant Sadurní de l'Heura
The coves of Begur and Palafrugell, the lighthouse of Sant Sebastià, 38 km away.
Madremanya, Sant Martí Vell
Púbol
La Bisbal d'Empordà with its ceramic stores

Gironès – Heritage and history

Girona, 23 km away, with the cathedral, the cloister and the treasure, the walls, the Jewish quarter with the Museum of the History of the Jews, the Onyar river, the Arab Baths etc. Tourist information. Map of Girona
Sant Martí Vell, a village of 250 inhabitants, we must stroll through the old town, visit the Church of Sant Martí, of Romanesque origin and rebuilt in the sixteenth century, and also the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Angels.


La Garrotxa – Unique volcanic landscapes

Volcanic area with its volcanoes 46 km: Santa Margarita, Croscat, etc.
Olot is a city especially known for its natural interest and for being part of the Natural Park of the Volcanic Zone of La Garrotxa.
Santa Pau and its medieval quarter. Santa Pau was declared a Historic-Artistic Site, which preserves the medieval character of the town, between walls and narrow streets. Within the enclosure there is the castle of the Santa Pau barony, documented in the middle of the 13th century and located at the foot of the Finestres mountain range.
Castellfollit de la Roca, located at an altitude of 296 m above sea level and sits on a balstic cinglera. It is more than 50 m high and almost a kilometer long. This basaltic cinglera is the result of the erosive action of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers on the volcanic remains from thousands of years ago.
The medieval town of Besalú, 43 km away, with its unique bridge construction in the world


La Selva – Southern Costa Brava

Tossa de Mar and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, the two largest coastal towns of the Costa Brava South, old coastal path, wonderful botanical gardens.

Ripollès – Pyrenees and Romanesque heritage

Camprodon, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Ripoll ... a tour where you can find some of the most important examples of Catalan Romanesque architecture in Catalonia and where sausages and dolços are made in a traditional way
Vall de Núria is the discovery of one of the most beautiful landscapes of the province of Girona, accessible by rack railway from Ribes de Freser. There you can visit the Sanctuary and the hermitage of Sant Gil, spiritual places.

Southern France – Charming day trips

Perpignan
Ceret and its museum of Modern Art
Cotlliure/Collioure
Réserve Africaine de Sigean
Salses
Carcassone
Monastery of St Miquel de Cuixà (from Prades FR)
St Martí del Canigó (from Casteil - Vernet les Bains FR)

Special: The Dalí Triangle

The Dalinian triangle (Figueres Museum, Púbol Castle, Portlligat House and the Dalí Birth House). 

Festivals and culture

The Empordà is home to internationally renowned festivals such as:

• Peralada Festival

• Torroella de Montgrí Festival

• Cap Roig Festival

Museums near Can Gat Vell

Among many others:

• Dalí Museum

• Empúries Ruins

• Toy Museum

• Museum of the Eco-farinera

• Museum of Exile

• Anchovy and Salt Museum

• Cinema Museum

• Cork Museum

• Motorcycle Museum

• Jam Museum