Fanals Itinerary

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It is also called Santa Maria de Fanals, started construction in the 15th century and finished in the 17th-18th century, in contrast to the old Romanesque church of Fanals d'Amunt (linkat) that we...

All these slopes of the Fenals sector were burned in 2003 due to a fire that affected more than 400 hectares. The pines died and now only some logs remain as a witness. They are exploited by...

The granite type rock materials of this point of the Gavarres, when degraded, release quartz granules that are transported through the streams to the sea and end up establishing in the coves forming...

In the 70s, around 400 hectares of eucalyptus were planted at the Gavarres. Eucalyptus trees are Australian fast-growing trees, which were introduced to be used to produce paper. In some cases...

The maintenance of the surroundings of the farms with crops, such as the case of this grove, is good practice for the conservation of biological and landscape diversity and also a good way to prevent...

Pine trees have been widely used next to the coast due to their good adaptation to sandy soils and to sea breezes. It is the pine that produces the biggest edible pine nuts, reason why they are used...

It is a Romanesque building with a single nave, covered with a cannon vault, and a semicircular apse with a quarter turn, and Lombard decoration, with arches between borders. The apse shows a centered...

On this path, with strawberries undergrowth, it is easy to see the strawberry butterfly (Charaxes jasius) fly. It is a large butterfly, very colorful with contrasting colors; oranges and yellows with...

Stone of Goges or sa Pedra Aguda, Vallvanera’s menhir

The itinerary continues to the left, but it's worth going 200m to the right to see the Pedra de les Goges or Sa Pedra Aguda, located inside the...

The old chapel of Vallvanera is attached to the farmhouse with the same name. Already in existence in 1324 with the name of Sant Cugat des Far, it depended on the monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols...