Porqueres
Girona · Cataluña
Porqueres (Catalan pronunciation: [puɾˈkeɾəs]) is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.
History
Hacia mediados del siglo XIX, Porqueras tenía contabilizada una población de 204 habitantes y ya era cabeza de un ayuntamiento que incluía en su término los lugares de Alcals, Furmiga, Mata, Marlant, Miànegues, Pujarnol y Usall. Aparece descrito en el decimotercer volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz con las siguientes palabras:
Monuments
Iglesia parroquial de Santa María. Templo románico del siglo XII. Declarada bien de interés cultural desde el 3 de junio de 1931.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Fiesta patronal: Santa Maria (8)
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Viernes, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Carrer d'Isaac Albèniz, 23
Trails and hiking
•Volta a l'Estany (1)
•Sender de Rocacorba (PR-C 120, 12.16 km)
•El Camí: Brancal del Pla de l'Estany (CC-P)
•El Refugi dels emboscats (2)
•Ruta del Barri Vell (5)
•Ruta de Can Morgat i Puig Clarà (3)
•Ruta dels recs (4)
•Ruta de la Puda i les Estunes (2)
•Sender Històric: Catalunya (GR 1, 400 km)
•Camí de tornada a l’escola (Tornada Escola (TE))
•Volta pel Pla de Martís (9)
•Ruta de l’Estany a Sant Patllari (Estany-Sant Patllari)
Routes passing through Porqueres
Town hall
Alcaldía: Francesc Castañer i Campolier
Web oficial: http://www.porqueres.cat
Town hall of Porqueres
Alcaldía: Francesc Castañer i Campolier Web oficial: http://www.porqueres.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 21 km from Girona (about 15 min by car)
- 🚗 55 km from Breda (about 39 min by car)
- 🚗 104 km from Sabadell (about 73 min by car)
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- ✈️ 31 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 22 min by car)
- ✈️ 134 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 95 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 1.4 km away
- Banco Santander · 1.4 km away
- Banco Sabadell · 1.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 1.2 km away
- Avia · 2.4 km away
- Condis · 2.4 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.3 km away
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- Punta Freixenet · 0.4 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina del Club Natació Banyoles · 0.9 km away
- Where to swim · 1.4 km away
Wall
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News
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