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What to see and do in Llagostera

What to see and do in Llagostera (Gironès, Girona): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Llagostera: festival calendar

May: Llagostera Main Festival (late May)
October: Fair of el Bolet de Llagostera (October 12)

How far each place is from the centre of Llagostera

Cadiretes Peak 8.5 km

Towns near Llagostera

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What to see and do in Llagostera

Llagostera
Village
Llagostera is a town of medieval origin at the southern end of the Gironès, in the comarca's most extensive municipal term, open to the east towards the Gavarres massif; it is a place of passage between Gerona and the Costa Brava. Originally made up solely of the walled old town, it became a barony in 1375. In the early 19th century it was one of the towns with the greatest activity in the cork-stopper industry, which brought demographic growth and an incipient working class; in 1872 a local workers' federation was formed here, led by the trade unionist Isabel Vilà i Pujol. The church of Sant Feliu, with a Gothic nave and Baroque façade, originally dates from the 9th century. It preserves a walled centre around its castle, and is the starting point of the greenway to the coast.
Castle and Walls of Llagostera
Monument
A medieval walled enclosure that has shaped the street layout of the old centre since the 12th-13th centuries, with the Torre de la Presó and several surviving stretches of wall; the former castle-palace today houses the town hall.
Fair of el Bolet de Llagostera
Activity
A mycological fair held in the old quarter of Llagostera every 12 October since 2003, heir to the long mushroom-picking tradition between the Gavarres and l'Ardenya mountain ranges, and which allows visitors to climb the narrow spiral staircase of the Sant Feliu bell tower to enjoy the best views of the town. Its central feature is a market set in the atmosphere of the early 20th century, with about a hundred stalls, demonstrations of trades, exhibitions and tastings of mushroom-related products. Around it, children's workshops, pony rides, drummers' parades and falconry displays are organised, as well as Gastronomic Days of Mushroom Cuisine. The fair awards several prizes and draws close to 10,000 visitors.
Cadiretes Peak
Nature
Mountain of 518.7 metres located between the municipalities of Llagostera, in the Gironès, and Tossa de Mar, in la Selva, on whose summit there is a geodetic vertex. It is included in the list of the 100 cims of the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya. Inside the massif, next to the geodetic vertex and a short distance from a forest watchtower, a medieval site is preserved, formed by several dry-stone walls delimiting quadrangular enclosures, resting on the granite blocks that emerge from the subsoil. No circulation spaces or buildings such as churches or walls have been found, which is why it is interpreted as a small settlement that took advantage of the hill's natural defences.
Llagostera Main Festival
Activity
The Festa Major de Llagostera brings together popular and musical events over several days in May. Among its traditions are the town's giants (gegants): the old pair, Trencanúvols and Elionor, named by the town's schoolchildren, was first presented on 19 May 1956, while the new pair, Zenó de Montagut and Elena de Ridaura, representing ancient Iberian settlers of the 6th century BC, debuted at the 1999 Festa Major; both pairs are managed by the Colla Gegantera de Llagostera.
The charter of privileges of Llagostera
Historical milestone
In 1241, with the aim of increasing royal power over a heavily feudalized area, James I granted the men of Caldes de Malavella, Llagostera and Santa Seclina the Carta de franqueses, which regulated the dues tied to serfdom, the workings of justice — with disputes heard by local royal officials —, the rights of those who worked the land, who could bequeath their property without paying the lord, and the use of the forest resources of the mountains of Tossa, Caulers and Solius. The document governed relations between the townspeople and the king until 1324 and afterward with the Montcada family, who confirmed it in 1344, and it continued to be invoked for centuries, especially in disputes over forest use between Llagostera and Tossa.
The mushrooms of the Gavarres
Food and drink
The cork-oak and holm-oak woods of the massif yield rovellons, ous de reig and camagrocs that sustain a popular enthusiasm for gathering; they are cooked over embers with garlic and parsley or accompanying meats in a casserole.