Estany de Banyoles

Lake Banyoles (in Catalan, Estany de Banyoles) is the largest lake in the province of Girona and in the entire autonomous community of Catalonia, in Spain. It is the main symbol of the city of Banyoles. The lake and its lacustrine basin are considered the most extensive karst complex in Spain, constituting an environmental system of remarkable value. It was protected in 1992 by the Plan for Spaces of Natural Interest (PEIN) of the Government of Catalonia through Decree 328 / 1992.1

Located in the west of the municipality of Banyoles, it was declared by the Generalitat as a part of the Plan for Spaces of Natural Interest. In 2003 it was included in the Ramsar list of Wetlands of International Importance, requesting by various groups the establishment of a natural park.