Sant Aniol de Finestres
The municipality of Sant Aniol de Finestres is the northernmost in the valley and is located specifically in the northwest of it. It forms part of the Garrotxa region and its reliefs fully participate in the Garrotxa landscape. The limits of the municipal term are to the north with Santa Pau and Mieres, to the east with San Martín de Llémena and Mieres, to the south with Amer and to the west with Sant Feliu de Pallerols and Les Planes d'Hostoles.
It has an area of 47.7 km2, of which almost three quarters are forest domain, forming an abrupt and steep landscape on the slopes of the mountains that border it and highly celebrated by lovers of hiking and climbing. The municipality is made up of the nuclei of Sant Aniol de Finestres, Sant Esteve de Llémena and La Barroca.
On the mountain range that separates the valley of Mieres, Hostoles, Les Medes and Llémena, at an altitude of 880m, stands the church dedicated to Santa María. It is a temple with a single nave, with a belfry bell with two openings, one of which preserves the 1840 bell sponsored by Rocafiguera. The earthquakes of the 15th century damaged its structure. The sanctuary preserves the echo of the Carlist wars.
Holidays and traditions
- Meeting of Finestres (Sunday of the Holy Trinity)
- Meeting of Santa Lena (Easter Monday)
- Sant Aniol de Finestres annual walk
The Valley of Llémena
The Llémena Valley is one of the most well-preserved natural places in the province of Girona and just a step away from the city of Girona. Straddling two counties, between Gironès and Garrotxa, and with an area of 184 km2, the valley receives its name from the Llémena stream, an emblematic element of territorial cohesion, which crosses the valley from the headwaters to its mouth in the Ter, as it passes through Sant Gregori. The life of its municipalities revolves around the stream, Canet d'Adri, Sant Aniol de Finestres, Sant Gregori and Sant Martí de Llémena, where small villages, old neighbors and unique houses spread out in a setting of great scenic value. The combination between the cultivated fields, the different types of forest, the cliffs and the presence of water, make up a harmonious landscape modeled by nature and the traditional uses of its resources. This geographical situation, as well as the beauty of its surroundings, provide the ideal conditions to enjoy a great diversity of recreational, cultural, sports and gastronomic possibilities for all audiences.
Distributed along the Llémena Valley, from west to east, there are up to six volcanoes: Puig de las Medes, Puig Moner, Granollers de Rocacorba, Puig del Cuerno de Boc, Clot del Omer and Puig d Adri. These volcanic manifestations are framed within the Catalan Volcanic Field that presented activity from about 14 million years ago to almost only 10,000 years.
The Valley of Llémena has three spaces that belong to the Plan of Spaces of Natural Interest (PEIN): the Rocacorba mountain, the volcanic hill of Puig de la Banya de Boc and the Finestres mountain range that belongs to the volcanic area of La Garrotxa. In addition, the Puig d'Adri volcano, the Clot del Omer and Puig de la Banya de Boc volcanoes are included in the inventory of areas of geological interest.
Every year the Llémena Valley celebrates the Remença Festival in May, an event that commemorates the historical events of the Remença riots that took place in the Llémena Valley during the Middle Ages between the farmers of these lands and the feudal lords. Theatrical performance, popular dances and costumbrist paintings, together with tasting of remença dishes, are the main acts of this supra-municipal event that brings together the population of the valley.
Places of interest
- Finestres Castle of Sant Aniol de Finestres
- Church of Santa Maria de Finestres
- Site of the Roc de la Melca in Sant Aniol de Finestres
- Church of Sant Esteve de Llémena
- Hermitage of Sant Cebrià in Sant Esteve de Llémena
- Old bridge of the Church of Sant Esteve de Llémena
- Church of Sant Andreu de la Barroca
- Hermitage of Sant Roc de La Barroca
Sant Gregori Town Hall
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