l'Esquirol
The landscape around L'Esquirol is a mosaic of wooded limestone uplands and pasture, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. In Catalonia's Osona comarca, the town stands in the Collsacabra area, between the inland plain around Vic and terrain descending towards the Ter River valley. The municipality was officially called Santa Maria de Corcó until 2014, retaining the name of the parish around which the settlement developed. It also includes Cantonigròs, associated with the International Music Festival of Cantonigròs, founded in 1983. Low-rise streets and civic spaces form a compact centre within a largely rural setting.
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L'Esquirol occupies a highland setting on the Collsacabra plateau in Catalonia's Osona comarca. The municipality reaches toward the Ter River, impounded to the south in the Sau Reservoir, while woodland, pasture and scattered hamlets shape the surrounding countryside. The town was officially known as Santa Maria de Corcó until 2014; its current name preserves the nickname linked to a historic roadside inn on the old route between Vic and Olot. Cantonigròs and the Romanesque church of Sant Martí Sescorts add further reference points to this rural Catalan municipality. Find related webcams across Osona and the Collsacabra plateau to build a fuller picture of this corner of Catalonia.
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