This route traces the former path of the Olot-Girona railway line, today a popular via verda (greenway) for cyclists and walkers.
The route passes via the renowned Tossols-Basil athletics stadium and the Pedra Tosca park, both works of the award-winning RCR architectural studio. The Park is made from volcanic stone and separates the crop-filled plots found along the road that joins Olot with the locality of Les Preses. The route takes you to La Moixina - a nature spot of exceptional scenic beauty - and to the botanical gardens of Parc Nou. The return route takes you through Olot’s Malagrida neighbourhood, developed by Manuel de Malagrida - an Olot native who had made his fortune in the Americas - as well as Les Mores park and the Prats de la Mandra (“the Lazy Meadows”), which provide refreshing shade.
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”.