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What to see and do in Susqueda

What to see and do in Susqueda (Selva, Girona): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Susqueda

Castle of Fornils 2.3 km

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What to see and do in Susqueda

Susqueda
Village
Susqueda is a mountain municipality of the Selva comarca, in the province of Girona, situated on the border with Osona and la Garrotxa and crossed by the river Ter, which forms in its municipal area the Susqueda reservoir, whose waters supply Barcelona. It has 103 inhabitants (INE 2025). The original settlement that gives the municipality its name was submerged under the reservoir from 1968, together with the best land and farmhouses of the valley, which forced the capital to be moved to Sant Martí Sacalm; today the municipality is divided into three districts, El Coll, Sant Martí Sacalm and El Far, separated by very rugged terrain. Its economy revolves around hydroelectric production, agriculture, livestock and rural tourism. The dam's column hall and the sanctuary of El Far can be visited.
Castle of Fornils
Monument
The castle of Fornils, documented since the 11th century, held jurisdiction over the parishes of Sant Martí and Susqueda, within a large castral district formerly centred on the castle of Fàbregues, which around the 12th and 13th centuries was divided between the castles of Rupit and Fornils, the latter dependent on the former. It belonged to the viscomital house of Cardona, which in 1310 bequeathed it to Sibil·la de Cardona, and in 1369 it was bought by Gilabert VI de Cruïlles, also lord of Rupit. The complex is centred on the keep, circular in plan, with two storeys, eight metres high, 5.75 in diameter and with a wall 1.25 metres thick, covered with stone vaults and pierced with arrow slits. Beside it, remains of other chambers are preserved, with walls between one and ten metres high. The complex has undergone restoration in several phases, the last completed in 2021.
The reservoir that flooded Susqueda
Historical milestone
The arch dam of one hundred and thirty-five meters raised on the Ter to supply water and electricity to Girona and Barcelona submerged from 1967 the old village and the farmland of the valleys of Susqueda and Querós.