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Olot

Catalonia, Spain · Europe

About Olot

Olot is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sant Joan les Fonts, 7km from Castellfollit de la Roca.

Olot is in Catalonia, Spain, with about 34,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sant Joan les Fonts, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Olot?

Within an hour or so of Olot: Castellfollit de la Roca (7 km), Besalu (17 km), Girona Old Town (35 km), Girona Old Town (Braavos) (35 km).

Are there any good drives near Olot?

The nearest famous roads are Costa Brava, Port d'Envalira and Coll d'Ordino.

Where is Olot?

Olot is in Catalonia, Spain, about 4 km from Sant Joan les Fonts.

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Quick Information

Population
33,524
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Catalonia
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
42.1810, 2.4901

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from Olot

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

photogenic

Castellfollit de la Roca

Village strung along the knife-edge of a 50-metre basalt cliff formed by overlapping lava flows, its houses ending flush with the drop above the Fluvià river. Best photographed from the viewpoint across the river on the N-260.

7 km · about 10 min drive

landmark

Besalu

A remarkably intact medieval Catalan town entered via a magnificent fortified Romanesque bridge over the River Fluvia.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Girona Old Town

A captivating medieval city with colorful houses lining the Onyar River, a Jewish quarter, and a monumental Baroque cathedral facade.

35 km · about 40 min drive

film location

Girona Old Town (Braavos)

Girona's cathedral steps and Jewish quarter were Braavos and parts of King's Landing in season six.

35 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Dalí Theatre-Museum

A surreal red castle topped with giant eggs in Figueres, the artist's own museum and final resting place.

40 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Olot

  • 61 kmCosta BravaCatalonia's rugged wild coast of hidden coves, turquoise waters, and pine-clad cliffs stretching from Blanes to the French border.
  • 70 kmCap de CreusThe easternmost point of mainland Spain, a wind-battered cape of twisted rock and lonely lighthouse that inspired Dalí.
  • 75 kmPort d'EnvaliraThe highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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