Banyoles Banyoles Banyoles () is a city of 17,309 inhabitants (2006) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The town is the capital of the Catalan "comarca" "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to nearby Girona (12 km to the south). Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression. It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as the "negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy. With a superb natural environment for the practice
Lake Beresford International Rowing Center (past the Amtrak station; past a convenience store) Turn left onto Hontoon Rd Go 1.0 miles Turn left onto Alhambra Ave. Road dead ends into site Lake Beresford International Rowing Center Stetson University Crew Boathouse is located in DeLand, Florida along Lake Beresford. The center is home to the Stetson University Crew who have many recent achievements including a Dad Vail medal in the Women's Varsity 4. The facility also serves as a training site for both international and U.S. college crew teams, including the Canadian Women’s National Team. The ten acre facility borders Lake Beresford and features a boathouse