The market privilege of Santa Coloma de Farners Historical milestone · Santa Coloma de Farners, Selva, Girona Image of Santa Coloma de Farners, not of the place itself. Pere the Ceremonious granted the place in 1344 the right to hold a market, the origin of its role as comarcal capital; until then it depended ecclesiastically on the collegiate church of Sant Pere Cercada and civilly on the castle of Farners. 1334 Photo: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Santa Coloma de Farners