Sant Miquel de Fluvià is a village in the region of Alt Empordà with about seven hundred residents. Its name comes from the river Fluvià, because this river crosses the town.
Sant Miquel de Fluvià was created around a benedictine monastery founded by Abat Oliba and it depended of St. Miquel de Cuixà in the early 11 century. The name of this zone was Vallgarriga and it belonged to the county of Empúries.
The most important places of my town are:
-The monastery: The benedictine monastery of Sant Miquel de Fluvià was a abbey dependent originally of Sant Miquel de Cuixà in the 11 century. It has got three Romanesque buildings: the tower, the church and the abbey. The belfry tower and the church were fortified in the 14 century. You can visit inside its capitals and the image of the Mare de Déu.
-The roman oven: It was discovered in 1974 and in the present is the only oven with this features visitable in Catalonia.
-The river Fluvià: It is what gives the name to the town and is a very beautiful natural environment.
-The source: It is carved to the rock. In the 19 century it was protected with a porch of stone and benches along.
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