Sant Joan les Fonts
Girona · Cataluña
Sant Joan les Fonts (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ ʒuˈan ləs ˈfɔns]) is a municipality of the comarca of Garrotxa, located in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain. As of 2014, the population is 2,919. Until 1949 it was known as Begudà. It is part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park.
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Origins
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History
The earliest core of the town was formed in the ninth century. Earthquakes in the years 1427 and 1428 most of the collapsed buildings. A recovery began in the area, with small population centers, that was hampered by civil war in the fifteenth century.
During the 17th century, it lived through an age of crisis, aggravated by the War of the Spanish Succession.
There was no significant population growth until the eighteenth century, with the incorporation of immigrants from Olot and the vicinity. Later, war resulted in another decline of the population, a decline that continued throughout the 19th century. The 1854 cholera epidemic wreaked havoc.
During the 20th century, there was a social and economic revival, despite the internecine 1936 civil war.
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What to visit
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Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
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Rest of the year
- June: Fiesta patronal: Juan el Bautista (24)
- October: Fiesta patronal: Virgen del Rosario (7)
- December: Fiesta patronal: Esteban (26)
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•13
•Camí del nord o del Canigó (GR 83, 201.77 km)
•Ruta del Carrilet I: "Girona-Olot" (VV1)
•Montagut-Ermita de la Devesa-Baumes de la Caxurma (12.8 km)
•Camí dels Carlins (9.9 km)
•Cursa de la Moixina (11.6 km)
•Camins de Pedra Tosca (10.3 km)
•Volcà Racó i Parc Nou (13.1 km)
•Vells camins de Batet (8 km)
•Hostalnou de Bianya-Sant Miquel del Mont (8.3 km)
•Camí Ral de Vic a Olot (CR-VO)
•Volta a peu a la Garrotxa (202 km)
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Services
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Famous people
•Carlos Torrent, ciclista español
•Josep Cargol, baloncestista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Maria Vidal i Jodar
Web oficial: http://www.santjoanlesfonts.cat
Town hall of Sant Joan les Fonts
Alcaldía: Maria Vidal i Jodar Web oficial: http://www.santjoanlesfonts.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 45 km from Girona (about 32 min by car)
- 🚗 65 km from Breda (about 46 min by car)
- 🚗 101 km from Sabadell (about 71 min by car)
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- ✈️ 50 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 35 min by car)
- ✈️ 135 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 95 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0 km away
- BBVA · 3.2 km away
- Caixabank · 3.8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- M diesel · 2.1 km away
- Estació de servei de Begudà · 2.4 km away
- Cred Les Tries · 2.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- G17- Sant Joan les Fonts · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador Alèxia Putellas · 0.1 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.2 km away
- Mirador Boscarró · 0.3 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina de Sant Joan les Fonts · 0.4 km away
- Piscina coberta del Club Natació Olot · 2.6 km away
- Piscina municipal · 2.9 km away
Buses
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Obituaries
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