# Bàscara

Bàscara is a town of 1,000 people (2018) in Girona province, on the right bank of the Fluvià, and is a stage in the Catalan Way of St. James. It has the remains of the old medieval wall and the episcopal castle.

## Understand

Bàscara is a municipality, in the region of Alt Empordà, in the Comarques Gironines. It is formed by the town of Bàscara and the aggregate towns of Calabuig and Orriols-Les Roques. The town of Bàscara is located at the southern end of the county, on top of a hill 66 m above sea level. The first written reference dates from 817.

## Get in

* The N-2 from Madrid to France crosses the village.
* On the AP-7 take the exit direction L'Escala. Then the GI-623 direction N-2.

## See

* 42.162.909071 Bàscara Castle (episcopal castle). The importance of the Bàscara fortification has remained throughout the centuries due to its strategic location on the road from Girona to France. There are three walled enclosures, including the castle. The first mention is from the year 1241, when King James I authorized the bishop of Girona, Guillem de Cabanelles, to erect fortifications in the town of Bàscara. The castle ceased to have a military use and at the end of the Great War and the War of Independence, Marshal Suchet ordered the fortifications to be blown up, which caused the castle to collapse. It is closed to the public and is privately owned. (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.16092.910012 Walls of Bàscara. Around the historic core, originating in the 13th century. (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.1522.925133 Calabuig Castle (Castell de Calabuig). It was a castle on the highest part of the small urban center of Calabuig (l'Alt Empordà), a town just under 2 km from the town of Bàscara, the municipality to which it belongs. The remains of the old Calabuig castle are integrated into the south wall of the nave of the church of Sant Feliu, built in modern times (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.1252.906944 Castell d'Orriols. It is documented for the first time in 1021 when it is mentioned about Temdar d'Urriols, possibly lord of the place and owner of the castle. The current palace owes its shape to the reconstruction that took place in the 16th-18th centuries as a large fortified house, with two guardhouses and loopholes for firearms. Within this period, two constructive moments can be distinguished, between the 16th and 17th centuries which is concentrated on the main west facade, and the 18th century on the east facade. The last use of the castle were two agricultural houses, which means that there are no remains of the original spaces on the first floor (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.16062.910115 Parish Church of Sant Iscle. It is mentioned in the year 1020, when the deposition of witnesses in a trial took place there, before the bishop Pere Roger, count Bernat Tallaferro, his son Guillem, judges and prohoms. In 1138 it is mentioned as a parish, under the patronage and patronage of Sant Aciscle. The choir of the church is mentioned for the first time in 1527, although it was rebuilt in 1701. In 1636, a new bell was blessed. (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.1522.924566 Church of Sant Feliu de Calabuig. The first document that refers to the parish church of Sant Feliu de Calabuig is the will of Bernat de Calabuig dated 1115. However, the earthquakes that affected the area between 1427 and 1428 completely destroyed the construction. In 1439, Jofre de Rocabertí, lord of the place, asked the bishop for permission to move the temple. In the middle of the 17th century there are reports of the construction of new chapels and altars. (updated Jan 2024)
* 42.16132.92917 The Calabuig mill. In medieval times there were flour mills all along the banks of the Fluvià river. In the case of the old Calabuig mill, the facilities were simple but sufficient. With the mechanization of the process, the mill was abandoned and a new one was built that no longer used water energy. Later, other constructions were added and it became a farmhouse. (updated Jan 2024)

## Do
### Festivals

* Mercat del Tortell and Creative Crafts Fair: the Sunday before Esater.
* Living nativity scene: on Christmas dates
* Race Despertaferro: September and February
* Major Festival (Festa major): November
* Summer party: August
* Municipal festival: April 19.

### Hiking
#### Long-range

* Way of St. James - Catalan segment from El Port de la Selva or Llançà to Montserrat (Spain) passes the village.

## Buy

* Weekly market: on Sundays.

## Eat

* Bar - Restaurant – Hostal El Parador, Carretera NII km 736 (Orriols), ☏ +34 972 56 01 60. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1585242.9107661 Bar Restaurant Fluvià i Pensió, Carrer Girona, 22, ☏ +34 972 56 00 14. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1497872.9290792 Hotel Restaurant Les Roques (972 56 02 51), Avda. Empordà, 27 (Urb. Les Roques), hotellesroques@live.com. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1599862.9105733 Restaurant El Pebre, Carrer Major, 5, ☏ +34 972 56 01 32. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1594572.9106774 Restaurant El Portal de Bàscara, Plaça del Pessebre, 2, ☏ +34 972 55 19 29. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.16797505 Restaurant Santa Anna. (updated Mar 2024)

## Drink

* Bar Sala, Carretera NII, 11, ☏ +34 972 56 00 41. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1595462.9104711 Cafè de la Plaça, Plaça Major, 11, ☏ +34 972 55 16 67. (updated Nov 2023)

## Sleep

* Cal Ros de Calabuig, c/ Nou, 10 (Calabuig), ☏ +34 972 56 00 80, calrosdecalabuig@gmail.com. (updated Nov 2023)
* Bar- Restaurant – Hostal El Parador, Adreça: Carretera NII km 736 (Orriols), ☏ +34 972 56 01 60. (updated Nov 2023)
* 42.1585562.9107611 Bar Restaurant Fluvià i Pensió, Carrer Girona, 22, ☏ +34 972 56 00 14. (updated Nov 2023)
* Hotel Restaurant Les Roques (972 56 02 51), Avda. Empordà, 27 (Urb. Les Roques), hotellesroques@live.com. (updated Nov 2023)