History and culture
A door to the past
Espai Montseny is an evocative center that immerses us in a magical atmosphere, full of exciting image projections and surround sound. We will see holograms of bandits and water women appear and disappear, we will travel to a magical forest and contemplate a witch ritual, to name just a few of the delights that await us.
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The cathedral churches and the other buildings that were part of the bishopric's allodion were founded in the 11th century in the lower part of the historic center, near the river. In the first half of the 20th century, the large white walls were painted by Josep Mª Sert.
The works of Josep Maria Sert can be found all over Europe and America; from Rockefeller Center in New York to the League of Nations building in Geneva.
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L'Esquerda is an archaeological site in the municipality of Les Masies de Roda, in the region of Osona. There are remains of intermittent occupation between the 8th century BC and the 14th century AD. Many of the objects found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of the Left, in Roda de Ter.
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The permanent exhibition rooms show the material evidence of the communities that have populated the massif throughout its history.
It is worth noting the samples of handicrafts and of the first industrialization and a fund of archaeological materials from the 14th-16th centuries, witness for the most part to the daily life of the people who during this period inhabited the castle of Montsoriu.
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27 minutes away
The permanent exhibition rooms show the material evidence of the communities that have populated the massif throughout its history.
It is worth noting the samples of handicrafts and of the first industrialization and a fund of archaeological materials from the 14th-16th centuries, witness for the most part to the daily life of the people who during this period inhabited the castle of Montsoriu.
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27 minutes away
Called "one of the most beautiful and noble castles in the world" in the 13th century by Bernat Desclot, visiting Montsoriu today evokes what life was like in one of the great castles of the medieval era. Considered one of the great fortresses of the Mediterranean, Montsoriu shows us the structure of what was the great residence and palace of the viscounts of Cabrera.
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44 minutes away
Located in the Collsacabra area, the ancient medieval village of Rupit offers impressive views of the Guilleries, Montseny and the neighboring cliffs of Tavertet, Avenc and Far. The rugged natural landscape offers the visitor views of the beautiful Romanesque church of Sant Joan de Fàbregues, the Sallent waterfall and the natural monument of the Agullola hill. To the north, Pruit, with its scattered farmhouses, evokes a time when wealth was associated with the land.
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47 minutes away
Empúries was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia. The Greek city Emporion, meaning "place of trade", was founded in 575 BC by Greek settlers from Phocea. After the invasion of Gaul from Iberia by the Carthaginian general Hannibal in 218 BC, the city was occupied by the Romans (Latin: Emporiæ). In the High Middle Ages, the city's exposed coastal position left it open to marauders and it was abandoned.
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