Holiday cottages in Vilamacolum

What can I do in Vilamacolum and its holiday cottages?

Do you like cycling and active tourism? Looking for a relaxed and peaceful family stay? Vilamacolum, located in the middle of the Empordà plain, is waiting for you. A small town known, above all, for being the adopted village of the writer and poet Maria Àngels Anglada and located near the beaches of Sant Pere Pescador and the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà.

The history of Vilamacolum and its surroundings

Vilamacolum is mentioned for the first time at the end of the 10th century, but it is not until 1094 that the town's church, that of Santa Maria, is mentioned, when the town was given to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Vilamacolum began to grow after the War of Succession, when the cultivation of vines and corn began to increase and become popular.

What to do during your stay at a tourist accommodation in Vilamacolum?

Get to know the church of Santa Maria

The church of Santa Maria is, without any doubt, the most interesting monument in the small town of Vilamacolum. A small and at the same time unique fortified Romanesque building, dating from the 11th and 13th centuries. In fact, the eastern end of the nave and the semicircular apse date from the 11th century. And much of the lateral walls of the nave and the front are from the advanced Romanesque period, probably from the 12th and 13th centuries. Near the church we find the stone bridge, another point of historical interest that is worth seeing, as it is a rather curious construction.

Do the Les Closes literary route

Les Closes is a natural site that borders the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park and is, at the same time, a novel by Maria Àngels Anglada, a writer and poet who lived in Vilamacolum. For this reason, a very good way to get to know the town is to take the guided tour of Les Closes , which goes through various parts of the town through fragments of the work. It is a 4 kilometer route that passes through emblematic places in the novel such as Can Moragues, the church or Les Closes, among others.

Get to know the town and its surroundings on foot or by bike

If you stay in a holiday cottage in Vilamacolum, you can choose to explore the typical agricultural landscape of the Empordà plain on foot or by bike. Beyond strolling around the village, you can go as far as the Les Closes area or go, directly, to the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, an ideal place for cycle tourism and ornithological observations. If you prefer the beach, Vilamacolum, despite being inland, is located very close to the beaches of the Costa Brava.