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.

An interesting exhibition showing 15th-century medieval life. It was very useful to be able to scan a QR code and have all the explanations available in English to read or as an audio. I look forward to returning on my next visit to Besalu.

Very impressive ! Good exposition and kind people

OMG!!!!! AMAZING PLACE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE AND MAGNIFICENT PIECES OF MEDIEVAL TIMES!

Very friendly host. If you come to Besalu, it is worth seeing!

Very interesting exhibition, and an opportunity to take photos and touch some armour. Our 7 year old love it and was really interested.

Highly recommended, definitely a must go when you are visiting Besalú. Great experience

A fantastic value visit - for €3 you see an array of silicone figures dressed in armour and other medieval wares, complete with detailed explanation of the items. The owner gives a detailed explanation of the first few mannequins which are so impressive. Very good value for money and incredibly interesting.

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.

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

Honestly one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Easily rivals Michelin Star food. The setting is stunning, the staff are very attentive and knowledgeable and the food is simply incredible.

It was my first time trying a Michelin star restaurant. I would say I expected more of an experience but overall the food was good and the place is cozy. I love how they used olive oil on the dessert which was something new for me to taste. Overall a nice experience if you are visiting Besalú.

Wonderful. From the food to the service, everything was perfect. Do not miss this. We got the menu. So good! Our waitress was so professional, she was the best. We had never received such an amazing level of service. Her name was Kiara. The way the staff worked together was inspiring, it was so impressive to see them working in such harmony. Add to this the perfect view of the Besalu bridge and you get an amazing experience, coupled with the superb food - it is worth every penny. I would go back to Besalu just to eat there again and try all the items on the menu. I highly recommend anyone who visits this area to invest the time and the effort to come and visit this awesome place. It will; being you closer to each other and comfort you in ways food usually cant. Kudos to the team - all of you. You guys are awesome. The food was fantastic.

A wonderful family owned restaurant, in the center of Besalu and in business since 1981. You can sit indoors but the terrace has great views of the medieval bridge. They have a dinner menu out of which you can choose starter, main and dessert for 45 Euros pp without drinks. Definitely worth the experience. We had chicken filled cannellonis as starter, sweet sour rabbit (speciality of the house) and cheese cake with coffee cortado. Enjoyed all the dishes, great dinning experience!

Really nice location in Besalu. We were seated under the arch on the Teraza. The waitress was very good and attentive. I had the house specialty of sweet and sour Rabbit and it was superb. My wife got the risotto and it was undercooked and not very flavorful. The cheesecake was quite different and also was somewhat bland. All in all we enjoyed the ambiance and our visit to Besalu.

Incredible location. Excellent staff. Desserts amazing. Had all the ingredients to be a five star experience except … the starters and main dishes were really average. If they could improve this it would be literally be a perfect lunch experience.

Delicious food in a fantastic location with views of the old bridge. Family run restaurant, really friend and efficient staff. We came in a bit blind, not realising that there was a set menu at 50€ a head that people usually order from. We ordered from a la carte as there were dishes that we wanted to try that didn't come in the menu, though they had no issue with us ordering a half menu for our little daughter, even though it wasn't advertised. The rabbit was delicious, I'd recommend it!

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!

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!

Amazing tapas, good in taste, presentation and quality of ingredients. Good service, nothing forgotten. Great tasting bread, great alioli ánd a very reasonable price quality ratio. Very satisfied!

Incredible little restaurant in the historic city center/plaza. Staff were friendly and both spoke English and had English menus. We order tapas because the Paella is 2 person minimum. Everything is great, the Iberian pork was my favorite meat dish, but the star of the show was the amazingly fresh salad and bread.

Wonderful food - especially the Olot Potatoes and Pork & Potatoes! Nice to see a tapas menu without tortilla! 😁 Friendly service. Nice location near a large church. It seems that many of the tourists don't walk this far into the town and settle at the bars at the smaller square nearer the main picturesque medieval village entrance. Definitely recommended!

Had their octopus and mussels for appetizers, both are very good, I especially liked the octopus. Seafood paella was very good, ordered for 3, and the four of us couldn't finish it.

Came across this place as a random stop on a bike ride and it was a great find. Had a couple of tapas dishes that thoroughly filled a spot, both much larger than I was expecting. Good service, nice area and good food.

If you go to Besalú and fancy a good lunch, try this place! It won t disappoint. We went today for lunch...had the croquettes as starter. ..what a delight!!! Then we continued with the octopus paella ...rice , octopus and zamburiñas all cooked to perfection and we finish it of with a cheesecake and rice puding as deserts! All was really tasty, staff was real nice ...we had an amazing time there. 100% recommended

We had the tapas, highly recommend everything, servers were friendly and placed us fast. Food was served quickly and everything was high quality and prepared with love. Simply amazing!

Terrible food. I was misled by the 5 star reviews. I should have read the 1 and 2 stars reviews also. Oily food, served in cheap dishes. Low quality cooking. Not recommended

We were a large group so we got to try all sort of items from the menu. Overall we found that all the dishes were missing a bit of salt and couldn't say any of them really stood out . It was an OK lunch but nothing really to reccomend from the menu

We liked this place a lot. Went there by following google ratings and it is indeed a great place. We had delicious smash burgers here. I really liked the music, 80-90's rock, it is a great alternative compared to all the local bars.☺️ The staff was extremely friendly.

Friendly restaurant with a nice terrace, partly under te next to the church. Nice staff, willing to help you with a smile. Food is okay, the beer too!

3 points from us: 1. I would give one star for the silent treatment we endured. We were first ignored when we walked in, the owner or older woman had to prod the staff multiple times to acknowledge us. We were honestly spoken to like garbage; I spoke in Spanish, the only English word I said was the name of the item on the menu that was outside on the wall, and this girl acted like I cursed her. I would've translated the menu item, but didn't have any phone data. They didn't offer us to wait for a table outside, they said ok, all we have is this table... here. We accepted, they sat us, gave us water, but then we were ignored for 10-20mins (as was everyone else who came in to pay and everyone was sort of annoyed and confused at the situation). The comical thing about being ignored, though, is that they had to try HARD not to look at us, we were seated at a 2 person table directly in front of the bar/kitchen. Even worse, I'm not exaggerating when I say that every staffer who had to run food or drinks had to pass us, so there was more than ample opportunity to check on us as we sat there starving. I'm on a special diet for medical reasons, so they were one of the only places in town that had food I could eat. But I couldn't keep waiting. We finally decided to leave after a pretty ridiculous amount of time being ignored had passed, so left a bit of cash for the drinks and just left. 2. I believe the main issues here are that they're understaffed and also need AC inside. It was boiling in there. I dont know about building codes or the staffing situation, so feel for them there. 3. The extra stars are for the very sweet guy who ran after us, my husband had left his bag that we later came to learn had our passports in it. That guy is a star. Thank you! All in all, a very contrasting situation, it's hard to give a 1 star after he saved us there, but I don't think I've ever been to another restaurant where they just really didn't want our money.

Lovely place with cute outdoor sitting by the church. The service is extra friendly, fast and attentive. We ordered a few dishes and everything was great for a reasonable price. Specially recommend the bravas. Definitely an amazing find in Besalu!

Family owned and run by a mother and her two daughters. House wine is a steal, so good and only $9 a bottle. All the food and desert were amazing and very cozy atmosphere.

We have eaten at La Rosa Groga twice in the last week because it was so good. It’s such a quaint, authentic space in the old town of Besalu. The atmosphere is very intimate and friendly. Even in the heat of summer, it’s cool and the food is outstanding. The service is very friendly and the waitress speaks much better English than we speak Spanish! Highly recommended.

Some of the best pizza I ever had. The owners were also very kind.

Amazing pizza! I had the spicy salami option and the whole pizza was covered with it. High quality salami too! Some nice local beers as well!

Friendly and attentive service. Pizza extremly jummy (cheese and special of the day with botifarra), White wine of the house also good quality. Everything very fair and reasonable priced. Can highly recommend, would choose again when in town.

Some of the BEST pizza I've ever had. Which is saying a lot because I'm from Chicago. The owner is extremely nice and helpful. He stopped by or table before and after the meal. He also makes the pizza. I highly recommend visiting this incredibly establishment!

This was one of few places open Sunday evening in the winter off season. We were very pleased with the food and beer! Staff was friendly and helpful. English not primarily spoken but waitress was very accommodating. Pizza was delicious!

A small wonderful pizzeria with a homemade sent. Good prices and good service and very good pizzas with great variety. Located in a small and cozy space, feels almost like a secret... We realy enjoyed it.

This place was really nice, they have a very competitive many and the food is fair enough. The menu is around 14€. The wine is not good at all which is why I give then 4 stars but for the price and excellent service it’s a must visit. When I come back to besalu I’ll definitely eat there again.

1. Spaghetti Bolognese – the pasta was overcooked, and the sauce and meat were very average. 2. Cannoli with spinach and pine nuts – only three small rolls, a very minimal portion, more like an appetizer; also quite bland, with no noticeable pine nut flavor. 3. Grilled calamari – they barely touched the grill, undercooked, rubbery, and flavorless. Served with cold potatoes and carrots. Not good combination. Need more flavour. Overall, it was edible, but you’d be better off eating somewhere else.

Food was ok. They were the only restaurant open at 4:30pm in Besalu. The service was ok, food was ok, tinto de verano was fine. Thank you for being open. We ordered papas olot that are deep fried potatoes with meat in the middle, typical dish of the zone. It was ok remembered me of a Colombian empanada. And we also had jamón serrano and bread. It was ok.

Don’t go here. Extremely average food at a very high price for Spain. “Menú del día” for 15 euros did not include bread, dessert or drink - which is crazy. Paid 20 euros for just my so called Menú del día and a half filled beer. My worst dining experience in Spain in over 3 months of living here.

We had a lovely meal at Amadeus, friendly staff, nice setting, very relaxed, well priced, right on the main square to watch the activities. Catalonian Creme a must. Excellent disabled toilet.

Actually I don't want to give even 1 star!! It's so terrible restaurant. Waiter was quite kind before we ordered another light menu( not menu del dia). Beer is quite fine but another tapas is the worst I've eaten in Spain. Calimari(squid) looks so bad. When I bite a bit, I couldn't recognize which is fried and squid. It looks like that it was outside or keeps inside of refrigerator so long time. Even in case of patatas bravas, we saw a green part of potatoes. ( it means it includes poison). Above all, I had trouble in my stomach next day!!!!!! If you can handle with sucking service and you have a strong stomach with A BAD Food made of spoiled ingredients, it's not bad choice to go this restaurant. But, I recommend you will chose another good restaurant. It's a horrible experience for me...STILL!!!!!!!

The guy who tried to serve us almost kicked us out. We asked him something in English and because he wasn't speaking or understood we had to left. However his attitude was against us and he wasn't in a mood to work. I wouldn't recommend it because they doesn't seem to worry if the lose clients. They really don't care about.