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1 Church of Sant Esteve
Religious buildings
place Rector Ferrer E - 17800 Olot
The church (1750-1763) is a neo-classical building with a façade a perron in the baroque style. Note the 17C baroque retable by Pau Costa and the monumental painting by El Greco, Christ Carrying the Cross (1605).
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2 Museu comarcal de la Garrotxa
Museums and art
3e niveau E - 17800 Olot
This museum includes two sections: natural sciences, La Casal dels Volcans, and old 18C hospice containing a collection of paintings and drawings by Catalan artists (19C and 20C).
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3 Casa Solà-Morales
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Pg. Blay E - 17800 Olot
Modernist architect Domènech i Montaner rebuilt this unusual building from 1915-1916, keeping the sumptuous 18C interiors and adding the modernist façade .
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4 Garrotxa Nature Reserve
Nature and gardens
avenue Santa Coloma E - 17800 Olot
The best example of volcanic landscape in Catalonia covering a surface area of 11,300 ha. The strombolian cones, explosion craters and lava flows make very unusual features. The plantlife is rich and varied - especially in the Fageda d'en Jordà Natu..
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5 El Croscat
Nature and gardens
Carretera Olot-Puigsallança E - 17800 Olot
El Croscat was the last volcano to erupt in the Garrotxa region, about 11 500 years ago. Its rough surface is composed of blocks of lava and strange protuberances - gigantic bubbles of solidified gas.
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6 Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Tura
Religious buildings
C. Valls Nous E - 17800 Olot
This old sanctuary rebuilt by Barcelona architect Francesc Mas in 1763 has retained the frescos on the cupola from its original decoration.
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7 Convent of La Mare de Déu del Carme
Religious buildings
place Carme E - 17800 Olot
Founded in the late 16C, this convent includes a fine church partly completed by master Enrique Julià. The most important part is the Renaissance cloister (1603) on two levels by Lázaro Cisterna.
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8 Casal dels Volcans
Museums and art
Parc Nou - Av. Santa Coloma de Farners, s/n E - 17800 Olot
This museum and information centre of the Nature Reserve of the Garrotxa Volcanic Area is in the Torre d'en Castanys , a neo-Palladian building by Josep Fontseré (1854).

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