Coll de Banyuls
Coll de Banyuls is a mountain pass between France and Spain in the Albera Massif, the easternmost prolongation of the Pyrenees, helping to connect the Spanish municipality of Rabós with the French commune of Banyuls-sur-Mer.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 363 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Col de Banyuls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolmen de les Comes Llobes dels Pils and Église Sainte-Marie des Abeilles.
Dolmen de les Comes Llobes dels Pils
Archaeological site
Photo: Josep Bello, Public domain.
Dolmen de les Comes Llobes dels Pils is an archaeological site.
Église Sainte-Marie des Abeilles
Church
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Sainte-Marie des Abeilles is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Abelles and Cosprons.
Paratge Natural d’Interès Nacional de l’Albera
Photo: Isidro Jabato, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albera Natural Site is in Costa Brava of Catalonia. It boasts the magnificent Monastery of Sant Quirze de Colera, a jewel of Catalan Romanesque art. This protected area serves as an ecological and scenic haven, showcasing the unique transition from Pyrenean to Mediterranean species.
Coll de Banyuls
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.4501° or 42° 27′ 0″ northLongitude
3.05414° or 3° 3′ 15″ eastElevation
363 metres (1,191 feet)Open location code
8FJ5F323+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1528663506OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Coll de Banyuls” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Banyuls mendatea”
- Catalan: “Coll de Banyuls”
- Cebuano: “Coll de Banyuls”
- Dutch: “Coll de Banyuls”
- French: “Col de Bagniouls”
- French: “col de Banyuls”
- French: “Col de Banyuls”
- French: “Coll de banyuls”
- German: “Col de Banyuls”
- Italian: “colle di Banyuls”
- Spanish: “collado de Bañuls”
- Spanish: “Collado de Bañuls”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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