Discover the Garriga Viewpoint, a place where the landscape of Garrotxa d’Empordà reveals two distinct faces. On one side, you’ll find dryland agricultural landscapes with fascinating tree-lined margins, while on the other, slopes unfold where agricultural abandonment has led to an increase in forests. In this second space, it’s increasingly common to come across abandoned farmhouses completely surrounded by forests, primarily secondary pine forests of white pine, shrublands, and grasslands.
Recently, these areas have also been characterized by the presence of numerous farms, some of which are large and are threatened by the potential implementation of large-scale renewable energy projects. These are beautiful, silent paths that wind through tall pine trees with green canopies and robust trunks. They are the paths that the ancient farmers used to travel from one village to another—men who raised huts and dry stone pathways, humble rural architects who demonstrated their skill by creating enduring elements like these, which still endure to this day. Explore this wonderful intersection of nature and history from the Garriga Viewpoint.