Mollet de Peralada
Mollet de Peralada is part of the Alt Empordà region, province of Girona. The municipal term has an extension of 3 km2. and the town is 59m. of altitude and the highest point of the term is the Puig de Mas Ferriols of 101 meters.
The limits of the municipal term are to the north with Espolla and Rabós, to the east with Garriguella, to the south with Peralada and to the west with Masarac. It has added the nuclei of Barrio las Costas and Casaloca.
History
Mollet de Peralada has been documented since the year 944 under the name: MOLETO. It was owned by the monastery of Sant Quirze de Colera and the monastery of Santa Maria de Vilabertran. In 1954 the Wine Cooperative was founded. Starting in 1933 it was called Mollet d'Empordà, the official name of the gazetteers of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
posts of interest
The Church of Sant Cebrià stands out, a Romanesque temple (12th century) with many later transformations where the bell tower stands out for its height; and the Chapel of San Juan de Degollaci, with a rectangular nave, located in the neighborhood of Las Costas.
Nearby routes
See all routes »- La Muga Nature Trail, from the Mediterranean… (a 5.8 km)
- Following the river La Mugueta (a 5.8 km)
- Route of cultures on the Costa Brava (a 5.8 km)
- Route of the castles in Catalonia (a 5.8 km)
- Pedaling in the Empordà wetlands (a 5.8 km)
What to do
Ecomuseu Farinera de Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries (a 13 Km)A visit to La Farinera will not cease to surprise you. The…
Canònica de Santa Maria de Vilabertran
Vilabertran (a 9 Km)Santa Maria de Vilabertran is, without a doubt, one of the best…
Teatre-Museu Dalí
Figueres (a 10.9 Km)Get to know the artist hidden behind the facade of his mustache…
Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes
El Port de la Selva (a 14.2 Km)The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes is one of the numerous…
Where to sleep
Hostal Can Palol
Peralada (a 5.8 Km)Located at the entrance of the village, just opposite Peralada Castle and…
Hostal Can Xicu
Capmany (a 6.8 Km)Can Xicu, restored in 2017, preserves the medieval character of the house,…
Can Gibert Apartaments Turístics
Castelló d'Empúries (a 13 Km)Located in the historic centre of Castelló d'Empúries, Can Gibert offers 6…