Amer

Amer is a town and municipality of 2,400 people (2022) in Girona province, and is a stage in Catalan Way of St. James. At the northeastern end of the La Selva region, the municipality extends throughout the entire lower Brugent valley.

Understand
Amer is a town in the Selva county. The municipality is located in the valley of the Brugent river, a tributary of the Ter. The most populated centre is the town of Amer, with 1,919 inhabitants, followed by Solivent, with 191, and Costa de Santa Brígida, with 50, all located on the banks of the Ter.

Since time immemorial the mountains of Amer have been populated, gradually gathering people and creating the current town. In the early days the town had a strong growth, appearing in the twelfth century the first data of its weekly market. From then until today, the municipality has been marked by several historical moments, such as the earthquake of 1427

Get in
Amer is 20 km from Santa Coloma de Farners, 25 km from Girona and 28 km from Olot.

See

 * The old town of Amer
 * The hermitage of Santa Brigida
 * The fossil remains of the mermaid of Santa Brigida
 * The fossil remains of the mermaid of Santa Brigida
 * The fossil remains of the mermaid of Santa Brigida

Do

 * The Pirinexus and Ruta del Carrilet d'Olot long distance bike routes cross the city.
 * Catalan Way of St. James from El Port de la Selva to Montserrat (Spain) to Pina de Ebro passes the village.
 * You can take a deviation to Vic, passing by the 3 reservoirs of Pasteral-Susqueda-Sau. However in this route there are no services for 30 km. It's suitable for bikes, but if you go walking make sure you can cope with the route.

Viewpoints
Go to the viewpoints for nice landscape views