Puig Joan
Puig Joan is a peak in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Occitanie and has an elevation of 458 metres. Puig Joan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Puig del Mas, as well as near the locality Saint-Jean (Sant Joan).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coma Enestapera dolmen and Coll de les Portes dolmen.
Coma Enestapera dolmen
Archaeological site
Photo: El Caro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The dolmen of Coma Enestapera, or Coma Estapera, is located in Cerbère, in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitanie region. Situated on a rise in the Pyrenees massif overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, this small-scale dolmen is made of slate schist, a stone that crumbles easily.
Coll de les Portes dolmen
Archaeological site
Photo: El Caro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coll de les Portes dolmen is an archaeological site.
Dolmen de Gratallops
Archaeological site
Photo: El Caro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolmen de Gratallops is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerbère and Portbou.
Cerbère
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Portbou
Portbou is in Costa Brava and is a small coastal town in northern Catalonia, at the end of the Costa Brava and just south of the French border. Wedged between steep Pyrenean slopes and a sheltered bay, it combines rugged scenery with a pebbly urban beach and a compact port.
Cosprons
Hamlet
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cosprons is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Puig Joan.
Puig Joan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 458 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.45465° or 42° 27′ 17″ northLongitude
3.13624° or 3° 8′ 11″ eastElevation
458 metres (1,503 feet)Open location code
8FJ5F43P+VFGeoNames ID
12746304
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puig del Mas and Saint-Jean (Sant Joan).
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