Maçanet de Cabrenys

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Maçanet de Cabrenys (Catalan pronunciation: [məsəˈnɛd də kəˈβɾɛɲs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It also belongs to the subcomarca of Alta Garrotxa. It includes the villages of Arnera, Les Creus, Les Mines, Les Salines, Tapis, Els Vilars, and Oliveda. It is situated at the foot of the Eastern Pyrenees, with the Rivers Arnera and Frausa. It has numerous springs, which makes it attractive for tourism, the largest source of revenue, together with dryland farming and animal husbandry. It has a water bottling facility. The center (370 m) is located in a valley between the two highest points of the municipal territory, the Puig de Les Pedrisses(1330,6 m) and the Roc de Frausa (1421 m).

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Origins

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History

Last century, near the river Arnera there were found neolitical axe, together with the menhir called La Pedra Dreta. Those findings show that the valley of the Arnera was populated from prehistoric periods. The first documented mention of the place appears in the precept of Louis the Pious in 814, in which it says that Céret limits south with villam quae dicitur Macanetum.

In 954 count Guifré II of Besalú gave to the monastery of Sant Pere of Camprodon the allodium of Tapis, to build the sanctuary of Les Salines. During the Medium Age it was fortified, and there are still remains of the wall with three covers of the 15th century. In 1440 they added de Cabrenys to Maçanet, because the village happens to belong to the barony of Cabrenys, a line of the lineage of the Rocabertí. In 1553 the black plague annihilates half of the population. In July 1675 lieutenant-general Le Bret, with 1,500 men, plunders the village.

Monuments

•Castell de Cabrera

•Menhir de la Pedra Dreta

•Capella de Sant Sebastià

What to visit

Iglesia de San Martín:

La iglesia de San Martín, del siglo XII o XIII, pertenece al románico tardío. Está formada por una única nave rectangular cubierta per una bóveda en arco ogival y por un absis semicircular cubierto por una bóveda en forma de almendra. El portal está formado por un tímpano voladizo liso de cuatro arcos y de una arquivolta; la puerta, de madera, está decorada con forjados característicos de la época.

Capilla de San Sebastián:

Se construyó tras el brote de peste de finales del siglo XVI, por medio de aportaciones populares. La capilla actual corresponde a una reforma del siglo XVIII.

Santuario de la Virgen de Les Salines:

Está situado casi en la cima de la montaña de este nombre. A 1100 m de altura y a 15 kilómetros del pueblo. Fue construido en 1271 y reformado en el siglo XVIII.

Castillo de Cabrera:

Artículo principal: Castillo de Cabrera

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Street market

Mercadillo semanal: Miércoles, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Carrer dels Valls, 4

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Gastronomy

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Trails and hiking

•HRP Étape 39 (HRP)

•HRP Étape 40 (HRP)

•La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.1 (GR 10)

•Ruta dels 4 refugis de Tramuntana. Etapa: Refugi Refugi "Forn de Calç" <=> "Refugi Les Salines" (R4RT, 31 km)

•Ruta dels 4 refugis de Tramuntana. Etapa: Refugi Les Salines <=> Refugi Bassegoda <=> Albanyà (R4RT, 30 km)

•Senda Pirenaica - E05 (GR 11)

•Senda Pirenaica - E04 (GR 11)

•La Vajol al Santuari i al Puig de les Salines (6.4 km)

•Darnius

•El Camí IT1TR2 El Camí Capçaler: de Salzes a Balaguer (CC-C)

Services

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Famous people

•Emili Saguer i Olivet, autor español

•Josep Viñas i Peitiví, futbolista español

•Ramón Santander Benicia

Town hall

Alcaldía: Mercè Bosch i Romans

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Town hall of Maçanet de Cabrenys

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