Llambilles: Churches, Carrilet and Heritage
Accommodation in Llambilles
Llambilles offers visitors a focus on architectural and railway heritage, along with routes through the cultivated plain and glimpses of the forested part of the MassĂs de les Gavarres. If you are looking for a hotel in Llambilles, its historic sites and varied landscapes can help you shape your interests for your stay. Would you like to focus on church architecture, explore the routes or learn more about the former Carrilet railway? The following highlights show what makes Llambilles distinctive.
Landscape and routes around Llambilles
The municipality includes a forested area of the MassĂs de les Gavarres. Pine and cork oak trees shape its hilly landscape, contrasting with the cultivated plain. The routes also take in different aspects of this setting. On the Llambilles plain, the Via Verda follows the former Carrilet railway line from Quart to CassĂ de la Selva. It is used by both cyclists and pedestrians.
The Passejant per Llambilles route crosses the cultivated landscape and continues to the secluded Ermita de Sant Cristòfol del Bosc. The Sant Cristòfol del Bosc route offers a different perspective: it showcases various types of forest in the Gavarres, including holm oak, cork oak, pine and chestnut forests, as well as riverside woodland. This route also includes a recreational area with picnic tables. So, if you are interested in the landscape, the routes offer different points of reference: the plain and the path to the hermitage on the one hand, and the Gavarres forest types on the other.
Carrilet heritage and historic connection
The EstaciĂł del Carrilet de Llambilles preserves a local trace of a narrow-gauge railway. The Carrilet line connected Sant Feliu de GuĂxols with Girona and opened on 29 June 1892. Two aspects of Carrilet heritage are of interest: the historic connection between these towns and the former line from Quart to CassĂ de la Selva, which the Via Verda follows across the Llambilles plain. This makes it possible to consider the railway both as part of the town’s history and in connection with a route now used by cyclists and pedestrians.
Churches and architectural history
Llambilles parish church is dedicated to Sant Cristòfol. Its present building is Gothic, incorporates Baroque elements and was built on a Romanesque foundation. The façade also brings together clearly recognisable architectural features: it is Baroque in style and has a portal with a voussoir arch and a rose window.
Another historical trace is the Capella de la Mare de Déu de la Pietat in Erols, which dates back to the 12th century. During its restoration, the original stone altar was uncovered. These sites thus offer different aspects of religious architectural history: the parish church’s Romanesque foundation beneath a Gothic building with Baroque elements, and the chapel’s 12th-century origins and rediscovered altar.
The Ermita de Sant Cristòfol del Bosc de Llambilles is a Romanesque church with a rectangular floor plan and a slightly pointed semicircular apse. It has been used for worship since it reopened on 1 November 1981. For visitors interested in Romanesque architecture, its floor plan and apse offer specific features to look out for.
La Torre, the Roca de les 30 Creus and the Festa Major
La Torre is listed in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. The rural complex includes an old farmhouse with several outbuildings, as well as an eclectic extension dating from the last century. Its features include a rectangular floor plan, a tower and a large room on the upper floor. The Roca de les 30 Creus, by contrast, is a medium-sized stone in the forest, carved with more than thirty crosses. The two sites represent different forms of local heritage: a rural complex with several buildings and a single stone monument marked with crosses.
The Festa Major de Llambilles includes, among other activities, the Llambijocs, the Llambitast and the Festival Inèdit. If you would like to tie your trip to one of these festivities, check the event dates as you plan.
Discover more destinations: L'Alt EmpordĂ , Palol d'Onyar, Sant Climent Sescebes, SerinyĂ , Torroella De FluviĂ , Canet D'adri, Vilademuls, La Vall De Bianya.
For the broader travel overview: Girona.
