Cultural life is ever-present in Olot, a town brimming with tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Ancestral traditions and their accompanying network of associations have given rise to one of the most prominent cultural corps in the whole of Catalonia.
Headed by Olot City Council, these institutions are fiercely committed to cultural promotion, and in offering events spanning all domains and formats, the city has become a benchmark for the areas that make up the entire Girona province. The MOT literary festival and Sismògraf festival are just two of the city’s most notable offerings.
One of Olot’s greatest assets is its wealth of artworks and sculptures - something which is usually only to be found in large capitals. The Olot School of Drawing has produced some of the leading names in Catalan art, and has also served as a driving force for promoting the city’s artistic culture. It also remarkable how the city has managed to keep hold of such significant works as La Carga (The Charge) by Ramon Casas, or El Greco’s oil painting Christ Embracing the Cross.
Olot, however, does not only thrive on bygone times: it is constantly striving to establish itself as a cultural benchmark for both the present and future alike. The town supports local artists and cultural innovation, and is committed to fostering the cross-cutting nature of artistic disciplines and genres, as well as promoting coordination between the general public, the private sector and associations. This makes for a dynamic city in constant pursuit of excellence.
Olot is Culture
The province of Girona has become the land of festivals, and Olot contributes with the SISMÒGRAF festival in Spring and the MOT festival from March-April.
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Catalonia is the land of fairs, and Olot organises several of the territory’s most significant ones over the year.
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Discover the territory in the company of qualified guides. You can also take self-guided tours.
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RCR Arquitectes is an architecture studio founded in Olot in 1998 by the architects Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta.
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The Museum of the Saints in Olot is a unique space that allows us to delve into the city’s rich history of religious imagery production.
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Modernism is a cultural, literary and artistic movement that emerged during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and swept throughout the whole of Western society.
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Les Festes del Tura refers to Olot’s main town festival - one of the most important celebrations in la Garrotxa area and the whole of Catalonia.
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The Parish Church of Sant Esteve, a Cultural Site of National Interest located in Olot’s Plaça del Rector Ferrer, boasts a rich history that dates back to 846.
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The Mare de Déu de Tura Church is highly significant to the city of Olot.
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Come and discover the majestic Sant Esteve Church, and the history of the Santa Maria del Tura Sanctuary.
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Visit the Trincheria House Museum, one of the most important ancestral homes in Olot, located at no.
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An interactive exhibition, with both traditional and technological elements (virtual reality glasses, backlit models, creating volcanoes and immersive spaces, among others), is sure to be enjoyed by all.
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A must-see museum that bears testament to a land of art and artists inspired by the fusion of landscape, volcanoes and tradition.
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A cultural treasure of national interest, this is one of the few remaining Renaissance cloisters in Catalonia.
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