Santa Pau: A Medieval Village Exploding with Charm
Nested with the Baiza Garrotxa Volcanic Nature Reserve, Santa Pau is a charming medieval village in Spain framed by beautiful dormant volcanoes and exemplifies how volcanic activities can shape the surroundings. Santa Pau offers a perfect site to travel for a quiet relaxing trip, whether a day tour or a long vacation. The village features a variety of lovely stroll around the vicinity, picturesque sites to see providing contrast to the hassle of bigger cities and towns.
Best Time to Visit
Santa Pau is known for its delicious local dishes. Every year the village host may medieval festivals usually held in January. These festivals are dedicated to the village’s locally grown products: olives and peculiar bean. Blended in with a busy market and traditional live music, the Olives and Bean Festivals are well known to attract many visitors in nearby areas. However, tourists should expect the streets and Santa Pau hotels to be more crowded and more expensive.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park is a park in a volcanic terrain that features amazing landscapes with rich cultural and biological attractions. The nearest hotel from the park is Apartaments Entre Volcans, an affordable lodging ideal for backpackers. Tourists may also visit many of the village’s churches in the main town such as Santa Maria Church de Santa Pau and Sanctuary of Mare de Due dels Arcs.
Santa Pau offers a variety of hotels to stay in. The Cal Sastre is one of the top-rated hotels and is nearby the volcanic zone and Castell de Santa Pau. Rusticae El Ventós is also a good option, especially since it conveniently located near a couple of parks and landmarks.