Església de Sant Genís, Gothic church in Torroella de Montgrí, Spain

Església de Sant Genís is a Gothic church featuring a single nave divided into five sections, where pointed arches support intricate vault reliefs that run throughout the interior. The space shows a deliberate geometric order created by repeated Gothic elements and decorative carving on every vault section.

A church existed here by 1209, built possibly in Romanesque style; it burned in 1285, prompting the start of the current Gothic building in 1306. The unfinished church was consecrated on 3 May 1609, three centuries after work began. In 1999, excavations during air-conditioning works allowed Josep Vert to study the Romanesque remains.

The church has hosted concerts for years, notably during the International Music Festival of Torroella de Montgrí. The baptismal font, now near the presbytery, was found in 1983 at the foot of the choir stairs, where the baptistery originally stood. A 14th-century Gothic font was replaced in 1576 by a Renaissance one and reused as an oil jar for the church lamps.

Two entrances provide access: the main portal on the western side and a southern entrance where a lateral chapel once stood. The interior lighting is typical of medieval churches, so visiting during daylight hours allows better views of the vault details.

The building includes two distinctly different bell towers: a square-based tower topped with a hexagonal section and an incomplete octagonal tower on the northern side. This unusual arrangement emerged from the extended building campaign and offers a visible record of how construction evolved across centuries.