On a weekend in October we rented a car and drove to Olot, about 110 km away from Barcelona towards the Pyrenees. The region called La Garotxa is famous for its volcanic origin, there are many extincted volanoes visible.
Olot is a small but nice town and has also a volcano more or less in the middle of the town. From the top (there are nealy no trees compared to the other one's) we had a wonderful view of the region. On one day we went walking to some volcanoes and we climbed to the top of Mount Croscat. In Santa Pau we stopped to see the lovely old town. On the other day we drove to some villages in the area like Sant Joan les Fonts, Castellfollit de la Roca and on the way back to Barcelona we also visited Rupit, it's said to be one of the most beautiful villages in Catalonia.
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| View of Olot from the volcano. |
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| The crater of the volcano in Olot. |
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| Main church in Olot. |
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| Plaza Mayor in Olot. |
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| Crater of the Santa Margarida volcano. |
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| View towards the Croscat volcano. |
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| Croscat volcano. |
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| Different colours of the earth. |
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| Santa Pau. |
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| Church and main square in Santa Pau. |
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| Viewpoint to see the La Garotxa area. |
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| A church in Sant Joan les Fonts. |
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| Els Hostalets d'en Bas. |
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| Castellfollit de la Roca. |
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| Our rented car on the way to Rupit. |
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| Rupit |
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| Church and old houses in Rupit. |
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| Rupit above a small canyon. |
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