# An autumn Sunday at the Fageda d'en Jordà and Besalú A morning in medieval Besalú, a Catalan buffet lunch and, in the afternoon, a guided walk through the beech forest on lava with a farm visit and tasting. 40 minutes from Girona. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/besalu/itineraries/fageda-den-jorda-in-autumn · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (from Girona via the A-26; park outside the old town) - 10:15 · The fortified bridge over the Fluvià (the seven-arch bridge and the 1390 tower · free) - 2 min on foot - 11:00 · The Jewish quarter, the synagogue and the mikveh (the mikveh, with the tourist office's guided tour) - 12 min on foot - 12:45 · Restaurant Oliveras (Catalan buffet · aperitif included on Sunday · €€ · booking) · Restaurant Oliveras, €€ - 30 min by car, 27,6 km - 15:00 · La Fageda d'en Jordà, the Beech Wood on Lava (La Fageda on the way, 25 min via Olot · 1 h 30 · €12 · booking on its website) · La Fageda, From €12 per adult - 17:00 · Vuelta (You reach Girona around 18:00) The Fageda d'en Jordà is the strangest beech forest in Catalonia: it grows at only 550 metres, on the lava of the Croscat volcano, and the ground undulates between mounds covered in leaves. In autumn it turns copper. This plan pairs it with Besalú, 25 minutes away: the medieval bridge in the morning, a Catalan-cooking buffet at midday and, in the afternoon, the guided visit by the La Fageda cooperative, which takes you into the forest and then into its farm. ## The day, hour by hour 9:30 · Set off. From Girona, 40 minutes on the A-26. Besalú's old town reserves parking for residents: leave the car in the car parks at the entrance. 10:15 · The fortified bridge. Seven arches over the Fluvià with a tower of 1390 in the middle. Cross it on foot and go down to the bank to see it whole. 11:00 · The call and the micvé. The Romanesque Jewish ritual bath can only be seen inside on the guided visit that leaves from the tourist office; ask there for the Sunday time. If it does not fit, stroll the old town to Plaça Major and Sant Pere. 12:45 · Lunch at the Oliveras. A buffet of home-style Catalan cooking on carrer Pau Claris, five minutes' walk from the old town. Open daily at midday and at weekends it includes an aperitif, a drink and coffee. Book on 972 590 392. 14:30 · To Santa Pau. Via Olot and the GI-524: about 25 minutes. The La Fageda farm is inside the beech forest. 15:00 · La Fageda en ruta. An hour and a half with a guide: a short walk through the nearest part of the forest, with an explanation of the lava, the beeches and the wildlife; then the farm, how they make their yoghurts and a tasting with products from other small producers. It costs €12 per adult and €8 for ages 6 to 11; under-6s do not pay. Booking only on their website. 17:00 · Head home. In Girona around six; in Barcelona, around a quarter to seven. ## If you want to walk more Go straight to Can Serra at 9:30 and do route 1 of the Natural Park: about 11 km through the Fageda, the Santa Margarida crater, with the hermitage inside, and the Croscat. It is about four hours at a good pace. Have lunch afterwards in Besalú and leave the farm visit for another day. ## Autumn in the Fageda On colour Sundays, the Can Serra car park fills up before eleven and the park puts staff on to direct the cars. That is why this plan goes to the Fageda in the afternoon, with the visit booked. The leaves fall early if it is windy: if you want the forest at its best, look at the park's recent photos the week before. ## Cómo llegar ### By car A-26 from Girona to Besalú, 40 minutes; from Besalú to Santa Pau, 25 more minutes via Olot. From Barcelona, allow an hour and three quarters via the AP-7 and the A-26. ## Consejos ### Book the visit before the table The 15:00 places are limited; with the visit confirmed, book a table at the Oliveras. ### Bring a coat for the afternoon In November, by five it is already cool in the forest and it gets dark early. ### With a pushchair, the other visit La Fageda en ruta is not adapted for pushchairs; the Visita Fageda, without the walk through the forest, is. ## Cuándo no ir If it rains hard: the walk is cut short and wet leaves are slippery. Keep Besalú and lunch, and swap the Fageda for Castellfollit. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the day cost? The La Fageda visit, €12 per adult and €8 for ages 6 to 11. They give you the price of the Oliveras buffet when you book. Reckon between €40 and €55 per person. ### When is the beech forest in colour? From late October to mid-November, depending on the year. ### Is it a good plan with children? Yes: the walk is short, the farm has cows and calves, and they love Besalú. For ages 3 to 8, La Fageda also has a little farmers visit. ### Can you go without a car? Besalú has a bus from Girona, but the Fageda is far from the stops: this plan needs a car.