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Archaeology Museum - The Thalassa Foundation is promoting the creation of an interpretation centre for matters related with underwater archaeology, with headquarters in L’Estartit, in order to disseminate and research into the historical heritage to be found beneath the sea, the history of seafaring and the ...
Augustinian Monastery - Founded in 1396, it was home to the Augustinian monks down to the year 1835, when their estates were expropriated and they had to flee the monastery. The community was made up of seven or eight monks. Their belongings were auctioned and the building was donated to the municipality. The monastery ...
Boto de Roda Art Gallery - Boto de Roda Art Gallery Primitiu Artigues, 22 17257 Torroella de Montgri Tel. 972 761 ...
Can Quintana - Can Quintana house, one of the town’s notable historical buildings, has various parts which have been refurbished and are open to schools, cultural tourists, students, specialists and so forth. It will house a documentation centre with library and reference room; a large temporary exhibition ...
Carrer de l'Esglesia - The 16th Century Satreganer house stands at the corner of the square; at nº 9, the colonial-style Galibern house from the 19th Century. Opposite is the Palau Solterra mansion, with a façade in Gothic and Renaissance style, the Bataller house at nº 19 and the Seguer house at nº ...
Carrer Major - There are four successive houses from the 16th-17th Centuries: at nº 22, the Mir i Sanan house; at nº 24, the Tor-Begur house; at nº 26-28, the Metge house, and at nº 30, the Tor house. To the left, at nº 31, the Pastors house (now the home of the Museum of the ...
Church of Sant Antoni - In Plaça de la Vila, this church was built in the 12th century and is Romanesque in style. The façade dates from the 18th century and the belltower was added later, when the public clock which used to be sounded by a bell ringer was replaced by a mechanical one, which is still ...
Hotel Moli del Mig, Torroella de Montgri, Costa Brava - The Moli del Mig is a 4 star hotel converted from a 15th Century water mill, near Torroella de Montgri and only 7 km from the sea. Located in the Baix Empordan, where the Medes Isles and the estuary of the River Ter create an ideal plain for enjoying limitless cultural, sporting and free time ...
Hotel Picasso, Torroella de Montgri, Costa Brava - The 3 star Hotel Picasso is situated in the most peaceful area of the Costa Brava. The quality and variety of its services together with its fine cuisine make it a very pleasant family hotel. Hotel is 400 metres from the spacious and solitary beach of La Gola, situaded in front of the Medes Isles ...
Michael Dunev Art Projects - Michael Dunev Art Projects Contemporary Art Exhibitions C. Major, 28 17257 Torroella de Montgri Tel. 972 759 ...
Montgri Castle - Symbol of the municipality. Started in 1294 at the orders of King James II, due to a confrontation with the earldom of Empúries, the works were interrupted in 1301 and the building left unfinished. The walls were raised, forming a square with the four towers built onto each of the corners. ...
Museum Art-2000 - This museum has the painting collection of the Vila Casas Private Foundation on exhibition. The building which houses the permanent exhibition is one of Torroella’s most notable civil buildings. We do not know precisely the year it was built in, but it belonged to various noble families ...
Passeig de l'Esglesia - From its left side we see the Palau Lo Mirador mansion, from the 9th-14th centuries, restored in 1930, the place of residence of feudal lords and of the Catalan monarchs. Further up, a square where we can admire a section of the old town wall, recently restored, and the Gothic Church of Sant ...
Plaça de la Vila - The porticoed archways of the Plaça de la Vila, although a bit irregularly distributed, are very well-proportioned in design. On the western side, house nｺ 6 displays a window in Gothic-Renaissance style; to the east stands the chapel of Sant Antoni, from the 12th century with a facade ...
Platja de la Gola, Torroella de Montgri - Length: 500m Type of sand: Coarse Level of occupancy: Medium Lifeguard service: No Type: Semi ...
Sant Genis Church - Parish church from the 14th and 15th centuries. Very spacious and akin to a small cathedral, this is a gem of Gothic art. The facade and bell tower date from the 18th century. The church has a single aisle, side chapels, polygonal chevet (five-sided apse) and windows and rose windows, notable among ...
Sant Genis Church - Parish church from the 14th and 15th centuries. Very spacious and akin to a small cathedral, this is a gem of Gothic art. The façade and bell tower date from the 18th century. The church has a single aisle, side chapels, polygonal chevet (five-sided apse) and windows and rose windows, ...
Santa Caterina Church - Founded in the 18th century by three friars from Montserrat Abbey, it is situated in Santa Caterina valley, in the heart of the Montgrí mountains. On the ground floor we find the chapel, on the upper floor the rooms formerly occupied by the friar’s family and the basement in which ...
Torroella de Montgri - Torroella de Montgri and l'Estartit are two centres of population of the same town with the most variety on the Costa Brava. On the coast you can enjoy the endless sandy beach, and miles and miles of totally unspoilt rocky coastline, with beautiful little corners and coves, with pine groves that ...
