Torroella de Montgrí

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Torroella de Montgrí
Municipality
Weekly market on the main square
Weekly market on the main square
Postal code
17257
Websitetorroella-estartit.cat

Torroella de Montgrí (Catalan pronunciation: [turuˈeʎə ðə muŋˈɡɾi]) is a coastal municipality on the Costa Brava, and small town in Catalonia, Spain. The town lies on the north bank of the Ter river, a few kilometres before it flows into the Mediterranean. The beach resort of L'Estartit also is part of the municipality, as are the Medes Islands and a large part of the Montgrí Massif.[4]

The town of Torroella de Montgrí, as seen from Montgrí Castle.

The town is 22 km (14 mi) east of Girona and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the resort of L'Estartit. It lies on the junction of the C-31 and GI-641. The town was originally the Royal Port for the Kings of Aragon before the river started silting up and a new port was founded at l'Estartit. The town retains its medieval core and walls and hosts a market every Monday.

The town is towered over by the Montgrí Massif on its northern side. The Montgrí is a long mountain formation that looks like a sleeping bishop seen from afar. Its vegetation consists mostly of low Mediterranean scrub among rocks. The maximum height of the range is 308 m (1,010 ft) and it is topped by an ancient fortress in the middle, the Montgrí Castle.

The town is a staging point on the

Montgri Massif to reach the sea at L'Escala before the next staging point of Sant Martí d'Empúries, a distance of 20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi). Stage 7, to the south, takes an inland route, crossing the Ter river and continuing via Gualta, Fontanilles, Palau-sator and Pals to the next staging point at Begur, a distance of 21.3 kilometres (13.2 mi).[4][5]

  • Plaça de la Vila
    Plaça de la Vila
  • Estartit port
    Estartit port
  • The Montgrí Massif
    The Montgrí Massif
  • Castell de Montgrí
    Castell de Montgrí

References

  1. Generalitat of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. Statistical Institute of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ a b Empordà Costa Brava - Nord (Map). 1:30,000. Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà. March 2012.
  5. ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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