Castellfollit de la Roca Voyage Tips and guide

Castellfollit de la Roca is a town in Catalonia, Spain.

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Map of Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit is a small town West of Besalú and Figueres. Its most striking aspect is that the entire town is constructed on a narrow sliver of a cliff that sticks out in to a valley with the town church at the front of it.

• From Barcelona take  C-33   direction France, then in Mollet take  C-17   direction Vic/Ripoll, then in manlleu take  C-37   direction Olot.

• From Girona take  C-66   direction Banyoles until  N-260 - A-26   (Eix Pirinenc) junction in Besalú. Take direction Olot.

• From France take  A-9  ( E15  ) direction Spain, then  AP-7   ( E15 ) until Figueres then take  N-260 - A-26   (Eix Pirinenc) direction Olot.

• 42.2192422.5555041 Basalt cliff (east of the town.). Over 50 m high and almost a kilometre long, formed by the overlaying of two lava flows. Free.  
• 42.217732.543812 Basalt quary (out of the town). The only active basalt quary in Spain, from the year 1887. Free.  
• 42.218622.552663 Old town (centre of the town). Medieval old town with narrow streets and houses built out of volcanic stone. Free.  

• 42.219162.5497281 Ca la Paula **, Plaça Sant Roc, 3, Castellfollit de la Roca, ☏ +34 972 29 40 32, [email protected].  (updated Jan 2026)
• 42.221662.5520542 Hostal Mont-Rock, Barri carrera, n 16, Montagut (it is across the river at the entrance of Castellfollit de la Roca on the old road (N-260z)), ☏ +34 645 83 54 23, [email protected].  (updated Jan 2026)

• Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park
• Olot
• Besalú