Case Study report - Olot

Olot (Girona) is the capital of the Garrotxa comarca with a population of approximately 40,000 residents, around 62% of the comarca’s total population. Located 110 km northeast of Barcelona toward the Pyrenees and French border, Olot is inland and surrounded by the La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, a forested landscape representing the most significant volcanic area of the Iberian Peninsula (Nogué and Sala i Martí, 2017). Tourism in the Garrotxa is moderate and nature-focused, centered on small-scale rural accommodation. Second homes present but less dominant than in coastal or high-mountain areas of Catalonia. Olot functions as the comarca’s service hub rather than as a principal vacation destination.