The Fageda d'en Jordà is a beech forest growing on a basalt lava field left by the Croscat volcano — and one of the most distinctive landscapes in Catalonia. The trees grow on relatively flat ground at around 550 metres, an altitude unusually low for European beech, and the dense canopy filters the light into a soft green half-shade.
The trail through the forest is well marked and easy walking, with information boards explaining the geology and biology. In autumn the beeches turn copper and gold and the forest is at its most beautiful. A horse-drawn cart service runs from the car park at Can Serra in season, and on the western edge of the forest is a working dairy farm run by a co-operative that employs people with disabilities — its yoghurts are sold all over Catalonia under the Fageda label.