The historical town centre is adorned with ancient feudal palaces and 15th-century rural courts, situated just a short stroll from the lakeside promenade in a quiet, green area.
Going up via Crispi, one encounters several impeccably preserved courts such as the “Curt de la Maria in Somm”, “Curt del Com” and “Curt de Eűgeni”.
Approximately midway down the street, a small wooden door with a bolt leads to the “Órt de la Gésa” (the Church Garden). The name can be attributed to the property that has long belonged to the Church. The garden’s characteristic feature is its near-complete enclosure by the surrounding buildings.
And it most likely once connected on the south side directly with the “Curt del Curat”, most of whose buildings still remain under Church ownership. To this day, many people of Garlate, a population historically tied to agriculture, have maintained a strong passion for cultivating vegetable gardens like this one.
In the past, particularly between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, farmers habitually took their harvests from fields and gardens to the “Curt del Bèrghem”, “ul mercà”, the local marketplace, for subsequent sale.
