It's a very picturesque Romanesque bridge. Free to cross and nicely lit up at night. The town of Besalú is nice and it is worth staying overnight if you can.

Beautiful medieval old town worth visiting if you want a day trip from Barcelona. It's a nice change from the coastal cities and has different things to explore than the usual beach vibes.

Impressive view and cizy village for a stroll. Good value terraces. A must see. Half day is enough with lunch or drinks

Lovely spot in Besalu with the perfect vantage point of aeeing the medieval city and the Besalu bridge. Our dogs also loved walking around

Pont de Besalú is the iconic bridge connecting historic Besalú to the rest of Cataluña. The history of the bridge’s origins are somewhat unknown - however documentation of the bridge is known to exist from early in the 11th century. Defensive towers were added to it later and yet to this day it welcomes visitors from around the world to and dazzles them as the visitors enter historic Besalú.

A visit to pretty Besalu is a must. It's very picturesque, great bridge and a beautiful church. Wish I'd had time to spend longer there.

There are plenty of information signs around the town covering the bridge, the old 10th century tower ruins and even early electrical hydro power plants.

total disappointment! Terribly hot in all floors, even in a cloudy day and not so hot outside. Musty smell in all rooms. While we were there we were sprayed with a smelly product! This terrible smells plus the heat left us with terrible headache! All you will see is a few rooms with stamps, illustrations and clothes. NOT REALLY SUITABLE FOR KIDS. “Experience what is like to be a circus artist” - a promise NOT delivered in any way… Not even the Faquir is like the photo in the promotional leaflet… This place could me amazing, IF HAVING any type of videos, interactions and other educational material. ANSWERING TO CIRCUSLAND REPLY: As you can see from my previous reviews, my kids are used to visit museums. Usually great experiences. I did said at reception how many adults and kids we were. And we did pay all the entries, be careful with slander… Since you mentioned: it’s an abuse to consider children only up to the age of 9 y.o. Children are widely considered up yo 12 y.o. Again, an evidence that you are not child friendly. We followed other persons to the patio, which had door opened. I guess you will offend the other customers too. If you had air conditioning, consider install new ones, because it was insanely hot! (Maybe that’s why the patio door was open …) Please take feedback to improve, not to offend your customers. If your museum is more suitable for adults loving circus, which I can understand, please advertise accordingly. You will see previous reviews, from other customers, aligned with what I have just written here. Continuous improvement is an art…

A beautiful exhibit. Took me back to my childhood. The space is carefully thought out. Display information in English, too. The place is home to an incredible collection of circus memorabilia.

Interesting museum, but a bit disappointed. The knife throwing promised on the poster is not possible. There wasn't even a knife to just pretend and take a picture. There is a toilet that acts a little bit like an optical illusion, but my friends didn't experience the illusion.

The best place for circus fans in the world! Thank you so much! <3 Lusesita & Matteo

I liked it very much, a very (unexpected) interesting experience! 🙃

Lots of fun. Great collection

Wow! Better and more interesting than I expected!

It's a very picturesque Romanesque bridge. Free to cross and nicely lit up at night. The town of Besalú is nice and it is worth staying overnight if you can.

Beautiful medieval old town worth visiting if you want a day trip from Barcelona. It's a nice change from the coastal cities and has different things to explore than the usual beach vibes.

Lovely spot in Besalu with the perfect vantage point of aeeing the medieval city and the Besalu bridge. Our dogs also loved walking around

Impressive view and cizy village for a stroll. Good value terraces. A must see. Half day is enough with lunch or drinks

A visit to pretty Besalu is a must. It's very picturesque, great bridge and a beautiful church. Wish I'd had time to spend longer there.

Pont de Besalú is the iconic bridge connecting historic Besalú to the rest of Cataluña. The history of the bridge’s origins are somewhat unknown - however documentation of the bridge is known to exist from early in the 11th century. Defensive towers were added to it later and yet to this day it welcomes visitors from around the world to and dazzles them as the visitors enter historic Besalú.

There are plenty of information signs around the town covering the bridge, the old 10th century tower ruins and even early electrical hydro power plants.

The site of the Jewish Synagogue of Besalú is emotional and moving for anyone who can imagine the daily life of the Jews of Besalú, the interactions, social integration and religious separation out of piety -- a piety that Chrstians would have done well to emulate -- with everyone in the community. It is emotional if we are strong enough to imagine the moment things got worse, when the Jews of Besalú were forced to leave everything and move to Girona, a city which they hoped would provide some safety, even if only for a short while. The Synagogue remains, the classroom for the young boys, the upper level for the women, the room for Torah study, and the assembly area, are all exposed and free to visit, with plenty of places to sit and read your siddur and remember. The Mikvah is locked and requires purchasing a guided tour ticket, which costs less than 2 euros. Well worth doing. Our guide proved to be very educated and sensitive to the history, and made the private tour part of the wonderful experience. Visit Besalú, you will love it.

Absolutely amazing to see the Mikveh (=Jewish Ritual Bath) is such good condition. It was built circa 1264 and remained in use for about 150 years.

Incredible historical site. I highly suggest reaching out to the tourism office in Besalu if you want a tour of the Mikveh, as they only open it at odd hours.

Very small village. Bridge is probably the only really impressive thing u are going to find there

This is a pretty small town with middle ages streets, bridge, tower, houses and church. The most fascinating spot however is the Jewish purification ceremonial bath (mikvah). In contrast to the synagogue on top of it, the bath, which was built below is very well preserved. This place gives a dramatic feel of that time (see photo attached). Highly recommended. The dour to the mikvah is locked, so to get in, one must set up a tour with a guide (in advance) at the tourist information office, which is situated at the other side of the bridge.

Very interesting history in a scenic spot

Only accessible through guide, otherwise locked. Worth it!

They were closed because February is the low tourist season. I didn't know about this until I eqnquired on the day at the tourist information office as to why the chuch was closed.

€1 to turn the lights on to see though the windows?! Hardly encouraging the faithful to engage with Christ.

Wonderful experience dining in the courtyard of the main church in the Monastery of Basalu.

Not worth going inside. The Romanesque church of Sant Pere was consecrated in 1003.

A must visit if you are you in Besalu. The land train will also take your there.

Impressive Medieval stoned church, from a previous monks' monastery.

Nice place for people who like ancient small towns.

(Translated by Google) If what you want is to take a good sausage from the area, this is your place. You can do a previous tasting and then buy what you like best. In addition the woman who attends you is a charm and advises you wonderfully. (Original) Si lo que deseas es llevarte un buen embutido de la zona, este es tu sitio. Puedes hacer una degustacion previa y después comprar lo que más te guste. Además la mujer que te atiende es un encanto y te aconseja de maravilla.

(Translated by Google) Small museum with utensils and curiosities of the world of the elaboration of sausages. (Original) Petit museu amb estris i curiositats del mon de la elaboracio dels embotits.

The staff at the tourist office were friendly but they didn't have a list of local taxi drivers so we had to resort to Google and found a taxi service in nearby Olot!

Bona atencio, nona info.

Small and nothing special

Great place to visit

(Translated by Google) Very attentive and friendly. The guided tour of Besalú, very interesting and everything was magnificently explained. (Original) Muy atentos y amables. La visita guiada por Besalú, muy interesante y magníficamente explicado todo.

(Translated by Google) Good afternoon, today we visited Besalu at lunchtime, 12pm to 2pm. They always say that Sant Pere would be open, paying 1euro. Just to pay for the electricity and look out the window. What a shame! As a guide, I feel sad, I can't understand in the office you give information, and then it's another. St Vicenç also closed..... (Original) Bona tarda, avui hem visitat Besalu a l'hora de dinar, 12h fins a les 14h . Sempre diuen, que Sant Pere estaria obert, pagant 1euro. Només per pagar la llum i mirar per la finestre. Quina pena! Com a guia, em trobo triste, no puc entendre a l'oficina doneu informació, i després és un altre. St Vicenç tb tancat.....

(Translated by Google) Zero help with a parking problem. There was a girl at the tourist office (it opened in 10 minutes) sitting in a chair, and we stood outside telling her the problem, repeating ourselves several times as she kept saying she wasn't listening. During all this, she sat in the chair and didn't even try to approach the glass. Her response was that she didn't know anything about the parking lot. We asked her if she had a phone, and she didn't (the payment machine is right in this office). In short, we had to pay for parking twice because the first time we waited 15 minutes (maximum time to exit) for the barrier to open. We called the intercom and got no answer. She passed it on to different people until the barrier opened, but since we'd already missed the 15 minutes, we had to pay again. The treatment and help received from the girl at the office was terrible and nonexistent. I gave her one star because otherwise I wouldn't be able to post the review, but for our part, they don't deserve even one star. (Original) Cero ayuda con un problema en el parking, había una chica en la oficina de turismo (abría en 10 min) sentada en la silla y nosotros desde fuera diciéndole el problema, repitiendo varias veces lo sucedido ya que solo hacía que decir que no nos escuchaba, a todo esto ella sentada en la silla, ni siquiera hizo el gesto de acercarse al cristal, su respuesta fue que ella no sabía nada del parking, le preguntamos si tenía alguna teléfono y tampoco (la máquina de pagar está justo en esta oficina). En definitiva, tuvimos que pagar dos veces el parking porque la primera vez estuvimos 15 min (tiempo max. para salir) esperando a que la barrera se abriera, llamamos al telefonillo y no obtuvimos respuesta. Le paso a distinta gente hasta que la barrera se abrió, pero como ya habíamos perdido los 15 min tuvimos que volver a pagar. El trato y la ayuda recibida por parte de la chica de la oficina fue pésima y nula. Puntuó con una estrella porque sino no me deja publicar la reseña, pero por nuestra parte no merecen ni una estrella.

Església de Sant Vincenç de Besalú is a church that dates back to the later half of the 10th century. It is considered to be a mix of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. It is located in Besalú’s historic center and can easily seen when exploring the rest of Besalú; alone it is average.

It goes against Christianity to charge patrons to enter a church. They have blocked off the entrance with a woman sitting right at the front saying there is a fee to step inside. The things I have seen out here I have never encountered in any other country I have visited. Anything odd goes. Expect to pay money to enter. They also don’t allow photos if you haven’t paid. They make a tourist trap even in the house of God. How incredibly immoral of them.

Beautiful little church. There was a really cool crown of thorns chandelier. Too bad it wasn't lit up.

I love this church!

The main church in the village by the biggest square, surrounded by a lot of bar/restaurant with outdoor seating

Beautiful church

(Translated by Google) It is worth paying the €1.00 to enter. A Romanesque church and some curiosities to discover (Original) Val la pena pagar el 1,00€ per entrar-hi. Una església romànica i alguna curiositat a descobrir

Waste of money and time, the information is only played in Spanish and there is nothing to see during the ride. We took the train for the kids, but even they couldn't enjoy it. Simply walk through the town, this gives a much better experience.

Advertised at 45 minutes, after 10 minutes of bobbling through the cobbled streets the train stopped outside a church and the driver said he was stopping here and we could all go have a look at the church. Then he drove off. He did say we could join the train again in 30 minutes for the trip back to the car park. What a waste of money. You are better off saving your money and just walking through the town.

Not a 45min train ride. Waited in cobbled streets for vehicles to move out of way and then around the residential area out of town.

(Translated by Google) besalu bridge The first bridge in Besalú was probably built in the 11th century by Count Guillem el Gras (1030-1050). It was destroyed by a flash flood in 1315 but was rebuilt thanks to taxes imposed by King Jaume II. Throughout the Middle Ages, riders crossing the bridge had to pay a meal fee, while walkers and beasts of burden paid an obor each. The bridge is 105 meters long and the bridge tower is 30 meters high. The intermediate angle is due to the seven arches supported by columns mounted on the unevenly distributed rocks of the river bed. The bridge was rebuilt several times over the centuries. It was bombed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and rebuilt in the 1950s-1960s. Today, the bridge is a symbol of Besalu and the best way to enter the old town ​ (Original) 贝萨卢桥 Besalú 的第一座桥可能由 Guillem el Gras 伯爵（1030-1050 年）于 11 世纪建造。它在 1315 年被一场山洪冲毁，但由于国王若梅二世征税而得以重建。 在整个中世纪，过桥的骑手必须支付一 餐费，而步行者和载重的野兽 每人需支付一 奥博尔。 桥长105米，桥塔高30米。中间的角度是由于七个拱门由安装在河床分布不均的岩石上的柱子支撑。几个世纪以来，这座桥曾多次重建。 它在西班牙内战（1936-1939）期间被炸毁，并在 1950 年代-1960 年代重建。 今天，这座桥是贝萨卢的象征，也是进入老城区的最佳方式 ​

(Translated by Google) A tourist train that visits all the emblematic or historical places of Besalú. Highly recommended. The visit takes place through the streets of the old town and the Jewish quarter. The church of San Pedro, the Romanesque bridge... It lasts about 40 minutes despite what other reviews say. The driver's skill is amazing through the narrow streets of the medieval town. Highly recommended. (Original) Un tren turístico que visita todos los lugares emblemáticos o históricos de Besalú. Muy recomendable. La visita transcurre por las calles del casco antiguo y el barrio judío. La iglesia de San Pedro, el puente románico... Dura unos 40 minutos a pesar de lo que diga en otras reseñas. La pericia del conductor es asombrosa por las calles estrechas del pueblo medieval. Muy recomendable.

(Translated by Google) disastrous In Catalonia, in Catalan. Nor do they consider the option of doing it in the country's language. The character who gave us the tour, perfectly dispensable. a pity It is better to do the tour on foot. Besalú is worth it. They tell you four irrelevant facts. It is better to make a query on Google. I will never spend another euro on this "witch train". (Original) Desastrós. A Catalunya, en Català. Ni es plantegen l opció de fer ho en la llengua del pais. El personatge que ens va fer el recorregut, perfectament prescindible. Una pena. Val més fer el recorregut a peu. Besalú s ho val. T expliquen quatre dades irrellevants. Val més fer una consulta a Google. Mai més em gastarė un euro en aquest "tren de la bruixa".

(Translated by Google) They advertise 50 minutes long and it was barely 15. The explanation during the tour was good, as was the access to the church. But on foot everything is much better. The €6 that the ride costs is not worth it (Original) Anuncian 50 minutos de durada y apenas han sido 15. La explicación durante el recorrido bien, al igual que el acceso a la iglesia. Pero a pié se ve todo mucho mejor. Los 6€ que cuesta el paseo no compensa

Impressive ruins of a 11th century church. Hidden in the forest of the highest mountain in the region.

Absolutely stunning ruins. Great van parking spot nearby to sleep overnight.

Wow! Breathtaking views!

Lovely ruins in lovely surroundings

Worth a visit indeed

Expectacular

(Translated by Google) Simply an essential visit before going up to the Sanctuary of the World. (Original) Senzillament una visita imprescindible abans de pujar al Santuari del Món.