Torroella de Montgrí

Make the hike up to Montgrí Castle. The hike up will take around 1–2 hours. The most common route on the town side of the mountain is the faster in terms sheer distance. The less common route on the back site of the mountain is an easier walk. It is definitely a workout with a rise from 0 to 300m above sea level in short time and strong athletic shoes or hiking boots are recommended. It's also recommended to take care on the town side trail as while the path is marked, it is easy to get lost at points and the mountain is very sheer and dangerous in spots. Also bring plenty of water as there are no facilities along the way.

An art museum

The square is porticoed in an irregular shape and of proportionate dimensions. Some of the arcades of the portico are from the Gothic period. The facade of the town house, from the 16th century, stands out, with a voussoir portal and windows decorated with emblems of the town's coat of arms. In the southeast corner is the chapel of Sant Antoni, of ancient origin, but completely renovated in the 18th century, with a rectangular plan, where the town's public clock is located (it seems that in the 14th century there was already a bell of the hours and initially civil and religious acts were celebrated there); it is now a municipal exhibition hall.

The first mentions of a temple come from 1209. Begun in a late Gothic style, it was built on an earlier temple, possibly Romanesque. This first temple suffered a fire in 1285, which probably motivated the beginning of the construction of the current temple in 1306. Although unfinished, it was consecrated on May 3, 1609, about three centuries after the beginning of the works. The baptismal font can be dated between 1341 and 1367. In 1576 the Gothic baptismal font was replaced by a Renaissance one and the old one was used as a reservoir for oil for the services of the temple lamps.

The fountain on the church promenade is one of two public fountains (the other is located on the Vicenç Bou promenade) that have been preserved since the second half of the 19th century, when the Marquis of Robert, when he lived in the palace of the former counts of Soltera and proceeded to collect water for his own use, ordered the construction of public fountains throughout the town.

Two towers remain, the portal of Sant Caterina and the Torre de les Bruixes (14th-15th centuries). Of the old walled enclosure of Torroella de Montgrí, which had six gates and several towers, only remains remain in the north and northwest, although its perimeter can be followed by the layout of the streets. The most interesting elements that remain standing today are the portal of Santa Caterina, located to the north, in the lower part of the tower of the same name, and the Torre de les Bruixes, which protected one of the portals, to the northwest of the old core. Between the portal and the tower there are remains of the north wall of the wall, about twenty meters long and about four meters high, which preserves some loopholes.