The Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park is a protected natural area covering a Holocene volcanic field (also known as the Olot volcanic field) in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The volcanos, of which there are about forty within the park, are no longer active, with the last eruption (Croscat) occuring about 11,000 years ago.The region however, is still seismically active, and a large earthquake in 1428 caused damage to buildings and twenty deaths in Barcelona, 90 kilometres (55 miles) to the south.

Here’s a few photos I took of El volcà del Croscat (Croscat volcano) which as I’m sure you’ll agree are quite spectacular with its red coloured earth and volcanic rock. If you ever take a visit to Olot in Catalonia this is one place not to miss out on. I also went to El volcà de Santa Margarida which was also interesting but in a different way. Enjoy the photos.