Fogars de la Selva
Fogars de la Selva is a small municipality located on the southern edge of the county of La Selva. It comprises two parishes: Sant Cebrià de Fogars and Sant Andreu de Ramió. It lies on the boundary with the county of El Maresme, to which it belonged until the 1936 territorial division of Catalonia was implemented.
Fogars boasts rich natural surroundings featuring holm oaks, pines and oaks. Some parts of this natural area are bathed by the Tordera River. The Tordera is one of the county’s most interesting rivers from an ecological perspective since it’s surrounded by a wealth of flora and fauna. The local nature makes Fogars the perfect place for hikers.
Fogars’ cultural and architectural heritage is mainly religious. The Chapel of Mare de Déu de la Serra, built in the Romanesque style, has a rectangular floor plan with a single nave, an apse and a large porch with three arcades on each side. Meanwhile, the Church of Sant Andreu de Ramió is a Romanesque-style building dating from 1246 that has since been altered. The Parish Church of Sant Cebrià, listed in the Architectural Heritage Inventory of Catalonia, dates back to 974, although the building we see today, with a Gothic structure and a semicircular apse, was built in 1590. The sacristy houses a 16th-century late Gothic altarpiece depicting the Descent from the Cross, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch.
It’s also worth paying a visit to the Farming Museum of Fogars de la Selva. The museum recreates an old Catalan farmhouse and features the typical furniture and farming tools and implements used in the 17th century.
Fogars boasts rich natural surroundings featuring holm oaks, pines and oaks. Some parts of this natural area are bathed by the Tordera River. The Tordera is one of the county’s most interesting rivers from an ecological perspective since it’s surrounded by a wealth of flora and fauna. The local nature makes Fogars the perfect place for hikers.
Fogars’ cultural and architectural heritage is mainly religious. The Chapel of Mare de Déu de la Serra, built in the Romanesque style, has a rectangular floor plan with a single nave, an apse and a large porch with three arcades on each side. Meanwhile, the Church of Sant Andreu de Ramió is a Romanesque-style building dating from 1246 that has since been altered. The Parish Church of Sant Cebrià, listed in the Architectural Heritage Inventory of Catalonia, dates back to 974, although the building we see today, with a Gothic structure and a semicircular apse, was built in 1590. The sacristy houses a 16th-century late Gothic altarpiece depicting the Descent from the Cross, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch.
It’s also worth paying a visit to the Farming Museum of Fogars de la Selva. The museum recreates an old Catalan farmhouse and features the typical furniture and farming tools and implements used in the 17th century.
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