Olot’s Montsacopa volcano is a place you just can’t miss out on! With its spectacular clay quarries, it seems just like an open-air museum of volcanic rock.
From the top of the volcano, you’ll see a breathtaking circular crater. You can also enjoy the views of the Pyrenees foothills and the sharp flanks of the Canigó - a much beloved mountain in the region of Northern Catalonia.
In addition, to the west of Montsacopa volcano is Montolivet, another volcano that emerged from the same fault, which features a horseshoe-shaped crater and a 19th-century optical telegraph tower. If you decide to do this route, you’ll descend to the River Fluvià, and you’ll be able to take a stroll along Olot’s two most shaded, tree-lined avenues: Passeig Sant Roc and the Passeig de Barcelona.
Olot is the Catalan capital of volcanoes. There are four of them dotted around the city, which was founded upon their very own unique volcanic soil.
Olot is a city brimming with art and creativity. The Olot School of Landscape Painting and Olot School of Art are benchmarks in the world of art and design, with a long-running history and great deal of prestige.
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. In Catalonia, however, Modernism (or Modernisme in Catalan) became a broader movement that also came to encompass politics and the economy, giving rise to what is now known specifically as “Catalan Modernism”.