This is the easternmost county in the Catalan Pyrenees, and the northernmost tip of the Costa Brava. It opens out at the foot of the Pyrenees as they sweep down to the sea over the jagged rocky shores of Cap de Creus. The typically Mediterranean vegetation is the result of the mild climate enjoyed in this area. The county capital is Figueres.
The main sights here are dolmens and menhirs, the Greek and Roman ruins at Empúries, the Romanesque churches, and the legacy of Salvador Dalí. Much of the landscape is protected (Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, Cap de Creus Natural Park, Albera Mountains and Bassegoda Peak).
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Pl. del Sol, s/n · 17600 Figueres
T: 0034 972 514 431 (de dilluns a divendres de 8 a 15 hores)
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The route starts at Sant Llorenç de la Muga, a well-conserved mediaeval walled village that is well worth a visit before setting off.
The walk around the site of the Citadel (La Ciutadella) is a “must” for anyone visiting Roses. Declared a historical-artistic centre in 1961, the citadel contains vestiges of its various occupations over the last thirteen centuries.
This is the second largest wetland area in Catalonia, made up of a network of ponds and meadows located at the confluence of the Rivers Muga and Fluvià.
Cap de Creus is a place of great natural beauty located between land and sea, with an exceptional geological configuration, and rocky structures and outcrops that make the area unique in the world. The north wind has eroded the rocks into whimsical shapes and transformed the landscape in a special way.
