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Girona Old Town
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18 km · about 20 min drive
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Santa Coloma de Farners
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About Santa Coloma de Farners
Santa Coloma de Farners is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Brunyola, 36km from Costa Brava.
Santa Coloma de Farners is in Catalonia, Spain, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Brunyola, about 4 km away.
Santa Coloma de Farners (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə kuˈlomə ðə fəɾˈnes]) is a spa town and capital of the comarca of the Selva, in
Catalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma.
It is situated on the edge of the Selva Depression and of the Guilleries. The local economy is mainly commercial, givenRead more
the status of the town as capital of the comarca, although summer tourism, agriculture and forestry products also contribute. The urban centre is to the north and west of the main modern communication routes, although the C-253 road links the town with the main N-II route and the AP-7 autopista and to the Renfe railway station at Sils (10 km). The GE-533 runs through the northern part of the municipality, linking it with Vic to the west and with Riudellots de la Selva, Vilobí d'Onyar and Girona-Costa Brava Airport
to the east.
The town dates from at least 898, when the church is mentioned for the first time. Destroyed during the course of the Magyar invasion of 942, it was rebuilt in 950. During the Middle Ages it was under the ecclesiastical control of the Monastery of Sant Pere Cercada and the civil control of Farners Castle. A market was established by a charter of King Peter IV of Aragon in 1334, and an independent barony was created in the 15th century, held by the Vilademany family.
In the town of Santa Coloma, notable monuments include the Gothic Church of Santa Coloma (whose current structure dates from the 14th century), the Plaça de Farners and the Thermal Baths of Orion (Balneari Termes-Orion). The 12th-century castle is six kilometres to the west of the urban centre (within the municipal boundaries): the adjoining Santuari de la Mare de Déu de Farners (Sanctuary of the Mother of God) houses a noted state of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Roman-styled Monastery of Sant Pere Cercada is three kilometres further on from the castle.
Santa Coloma has always played an important role with regard to forests, being an area of intensive production and of considerable political influence with regard to the regional forest policy. It is host to the Catalan Forestry House, where the most representative forestry-related organisations of Catalonia share offices: the Consorci Forestal de Catalunya, one of the oldest agrarian organisations of Catalonia, representing the interests of the private forest owners, the Fundació Boscos, a private foundation dedicated to the dissemination of cultural and educational values around forests, ARCMED, the federation of Mediterranean foresters, an organisation represented in Brussels to represent over 600.000 forest owners from 7 Mediterranean countries, and the leading forestry research centre of Catalonia, the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC).
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What is there to see near Santa Coloma de Farners?
Within an hour or so of Santa Coloma de Farners: Girona Old Town (18 km), Girona Old Town (Braavos) (19 km), Costa Brava (36 km), Besalu (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Santa Coloma de Farners?
The nearest famous roads are Costa Brava, Port d'Envalira and Coll d'Ordino.
Where is Santa Coloma de Farners?
Santa Coloma de Farners is in Catalonia, Spain, about 4 km from Brunyola.
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- Population
- 11,739
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Catalonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 41.8667, 2.6667
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Girona Old Town (Braavos)
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19 km · about 20 min drive
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Costa Brava
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36 km · about 40 min drive
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Besalu
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37 km · about 45 min drive
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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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Home of the Spanish Grand Prix at Montmeló near Barcelona; its blend of fast sweeps and slow corners made it Formula 1's favourite pre-season testing venue.
47 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Dalí Theatre-Museum
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51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Santa Coloma de Farners
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 36 kmCosta BravaCatalonia's rugged wild coast of hidden coves, turquoise waters, and pine-clad cliffs stretching from Blanes to the French border.
- 74 kmCap de CreusThe easternmost point of mainland Spain, a wind-battered cape of twisted rock and lonely lighthouse that inspired Dalí.
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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