Olot: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 50 - 100 Hotel Can Blanc
 Hotel Can Blanc is located on the outskirts of Olot, in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Nature Reserve. It offers free Wi-Fi, a large garden and an outdoor… MoreEUR 45 - 130 Hotel La Perla D´Olot
 This aparthotel is located in the charming, small city of Olot, within the impressive volcanic nature park of La Garrotxa. It is ideal for a peaceful … MoreEUR 60 - 130 Hotel Riu Olot
 Hotel Riu Olot has a pretty setting in Olot, located within Garrotxa Volcanic Park. This small hotel features free WI-Fi, rooms with satellite TV and … MoreEUR 50 - 100 Hotel Borrell
 Located in a peaceful area near Olots shopping centre and within the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Natural Park, the Hotel Borrell is a great base from which… MoreEUR 35 - 111 Hostal Sant Bernat
 This guest house has a beautiful location at the foot of the Montsacopa Volcano. It offers great country views.
The Sant Bernat is located in a green… MoreEUR 85 - 135 Apartaments Verd Natura
 The modern and elegant Verd Natura apartments in Olot are ideal for exploring Catalonia´s Garrotxa region. Offering panoramic views, free Wi-Fi … MoreEUR 60 - 72 Hostal Olot
 Hostal Olot is set in the centre of beautiful Olot, in the Volcanic Garrotxa Region. The guest house offers free Wi-Fi and wired internet and attracti… MoreEUR 55 - 75 Amolls Restaurant i Habitacions
 Amolls Restaurant i Habitacions offers spacious, air-conditioned rooms in the centre of the La Garrotxa Nature Reserve. All rooms all have tiled floor… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olot: Guide
Olot (comarca of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is situated in an area with many extinct volcanoes, lying within the protected area of the Natural Park of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa. The urban area includes two volcanic craters.
The exceptional value of this area was recognised by the Parliament of Catalonia in 1982, when the Law of Protection conserving this important volcanic landscape as well as the plant species of the area which lend the region its unique beauty, was passed unanimously. The Natural Park covers an area of 119 square kilometres, of which 9 square kilometres belong to the twenty-five nature reserves which protect the best preserved volcanic cones, as well as the famous beech forest of La Fageda d'en Jordà.
The city of Olot has a rich cultural heritage. There are several fine examples of Modernist architecture and the "Claustres del Carme", the Carmelite Cloisters, which date back to the Renaissance.
With regard to painting and sculpture, the importance of the "Olot School" should not be left out. This artistic movement is well represented in the Museu Comarcal de la Garrotxa (the regional museum). Painting, sculpture and ceramics being the key elements in the art of Olot, not to mention the tradition of the Nativity Scenes or "pessebres" and the world famous sculptures of saints.
The composer Antonio Soler was born in Olot in 1729.
Demography
Reference
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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