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Museu de la Garrotxa

Local name: Museu Comarcal de la Garrotxa

Located in Olot, Girona Coordinates: 42°10′53″ N 2°29′21″ E

Museu de la Garrotxa
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Nearest town
Olot
0.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Elevation
444 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GRO Girona-Costa Brava Airport38 km
PGF Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport70 km

About Museu de la Garrotxa

Museu de la Garrotxa is a museum. Location: Olot, Girona.

From Wikipedia

The Museu de la Garrotxa (Regional Museum of Garrotxa) is a museum in Olot, Catalonia, Spain. It is associated with the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona; the other institutions in this association are the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (Vilanova i la Geltrú) and the Cau Ferrat (Sitges). The museum is housed in an 18th-century neoclassical building designed by architect Ventura Rodríguez. The museum opened for the first time to the public in 1905 as the Museu Biblioteca de Olot.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1982
Opened
1905
Official website
visitmuseum.gencat.cat

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Museu de la Garrotxa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
May (93 mm)
Driest month
July (48 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Museu de la Garrotxa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°14°15°19°23°27°27°23°18°14°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°5°6°10°14°17°17°14°10°6°3°
Precipitation (mm)595157709376487078857169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Museu de la Garrotxa

The nearest airport is Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Girona, 35 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) Girona 38 kmsoutheast
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 70 kmnortheast
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Girona Population: 100.3K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 66 kmnortheast
  • Mataró Population: 127K 71 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 79 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Museu de la Garrotxa

Within 100 km: 602 historic and cultural sites, 1,540 natural sites, 343 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Pantà de Susqueda Lake 23 kmS
  • Pantà de Sau Lake 25 kmS
  • Estany de Banyoles Lake 23 kmE
  • Llebrera Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km801 places

  • Cala Mongó Beach 57 kmE
  • Platja del Rec del Molí Beach 53 kmE
  • Platja d'Empúries Beach 52 kmE
  • Platja d'Empuriabrava Beach 53 kmE

60–100 km1,440 places

  • Platja de Perafita Beach 63 kmNE
  • Puig Joan Mountain 61 kmNE
  • Platja de Lloret Beach 61 kmSE
  • Platja de Canyelles Beach 62 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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