La Jonquera
La Jonquera, a municipality with an area of 56.90 km2, at an altitude of 112 m and a population of around 3,000 inhabitants, is located on the westernmost slopes of the Albera mountain range, which delimits the counties of Alt Empordà and Vallespir (Cat. Nord) Spanish-French border since the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659).
The extensive territory of the municipality forms two well-differentiated sectors, both dominated by the Sierra de la Albera, part of which is protected as a Natural Area of National Interest. To the west, the sector that belongs to the Llobregat de Empordà basin and includes the town of La Jonquera, the Limits neighborhood, the Canadal and Torts aggregates, the Rocabertí castle and the churches of Santa Llúcia, Sant Martí de la glass fountain, Santa María de Panissars and San Pedro del Pla de L'Arca. To the east, the sector that belongs to the Anyet basin that includes the old term that ruled the castle of Requesens.
Nearby routes
See all routes »- The exile in the Jonquera, the route…
- La Muga Nature Trail, from the Mediterranean… (a 9.9 km)
- Route through the Carena del Roc de… (a 10.7 km)
- Route Maçanet de Cabrenys - Las Salinas (a 10.7 km)
- Fau Trail (a 10.7 km)
What to do
Museu Memorial de l'Exili
La JonqueraCome visit The Exile Memorial Museum (MUME), and discover a space for…
Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes
El Port de la Selva (a 26.2 Km)The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes is one of the numerous…
Ecomuseu Farinera de Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries (a 24.3 Km)A visit to La Farinera will not cease to surprise you. The…
Where to sleep
Mas Renart
Mollet de Peralada (a 11.7 Km)Enjoy and relax at the Mas Renart Rural House for groups and…
Hostal Can Xicu
Capmany (a 6.2 Km)Can Xicu, restored in 2017, preserves the medieval character of the house,…
Càmping Joncar Mar
Roses (a 29.1 Km)A campsite located in a privileged area of the Costa Brava, in…
Càmping Besalú
Besalú (a 29.2 Km)Campsite located in the town of Besalú, very close to the mountain…
Experiences
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