Cap de la Vella
Cap de la Vella is a cape in Occitanie, France. Cap de la Vella is situated nearby to the locality Saint-Jean (Sant Joan), as well as near the village Banyuls-sur-Mer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: protected area in France
- Also known as: “Cap de l’Abeille”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menhir de Perafita and Banyuls-sur-Mer railway station.
Menhir de Perafita
Archaeological site
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Menhir de Perafita is an archaeological site.
Banyuls-sur-Mer railway station
Railway station
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Banyuls-sur-Mer railway station is situated 2½ km west of Cap de la Vella.
Cerbère station
Railway station
Photo: Pierre Phaneuf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cerbère station is the railway station serving the border town Cerbère, Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France. It is connected to the Portbou railway station in Spain by the Balitres tunnel, which uses standard gauge track for trains continuing… Cerbère station is situated 4 km south of Cap de la Vella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère.
Banyuls-sur-Mer
Village
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Banyuls-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Cerbère
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Cerbère is a town of 1,400 people in Pyrénées-Orientales in France. Cerbère is an important centre for tourism, often linked with undersea diving. For rail travellers on the regional route between France and Spain, Cerbère is important because almost all trains end or start here or in the neighbouring Spanish border station Portbou.
Cosprons
Hamlet
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cosprons is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Cap de la Vella.
Cap de la Vella
- Categories: protected area and landform
- Location: Occitanie, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cap de la Vella” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cap de l’Abeille”
- Catalan: “Cap de l’Abella”
- Catalan: “Cap de la Vella”
- Cebuano: “Cap de la Vella”
- French: “Cap de l’Abeille”
- French: “cap de la Vella”
- French: “Cap de la Vella”
- Spanish: “Cap de l’Abeille”
- Spanish: “Cap de la Vella”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cap Rederís and Platja de Perafita.
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