Cap de Creus

The Cap de Creus is a peninsula and a headland located at the far northeast of , some 25 kilometres south from the French border. The cape lies in the municipal area of , and the nearest large town is , the capital of the Alt Empordà and the birthplace of Salvador Dalí.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in Costa Brava
  • Also known as: “Cabo de creus”, “Cap Creus”, “Cap de creus”, “Cap De Creus”, “Cape of Creus”, “Capo Creus”, “Creus lurmuturra”, “Creuseko lurmutur”, “Creuseko lurmuturra”, “Kaap van Creus”, “Kap Creus”, and “カップ・デ・クレウス”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Far de cap de Creus and Puig Pelegrí.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Supermakoki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Peak
Photo: Soniettte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: Soniettte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Cap de Creus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cadaqués and Portlligat.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a picturesque whitewashed fishing town…

Hamlet
Photo: velomartinez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village located in a small bay… is situated 4 km southwest of Cap de Creus.

Cap de Creus

Latitude
42.3195° or 42° 19′ 10″ north
Longitude
3.3224° or 3° 19′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FJ5889C+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 577361671
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3124273
Wiki­data ID
Q1034193
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Cap de Creus” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kreus burnu”
  • Basque: “Creus”
  • Catalan: “cap de Creus”
  • Catalan: “Cap de Creus”
  • Cebuano: “Cap de Creus”
  • Chinese: “克雷烏斯角”
  • Czech: “Cap de Creus”
  • Czech: “Creus”
  • Danish: “Cap de Creus”
  • Dutch: “Cap de Creus”
  • French: “cap de Creus”
  • French: “Cap de Creus”
  • Galician: “Cabo de Creus”
  • German: “Cap de Creus”
  • Hebrew: “קאפ דה קרוס”
  • Italian: “Cap de Creus”
  • Japanese: “クレウス岬”
  • Kabardian: “Креус”
  • Lithuanian: “Kreuso kyšulys”
  • Macedonian: “Креус”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cap de Creus”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cap de Creus”
  • Persian: “دماغه کروز”
  • Polish: “Cap de Creus”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo de Creus”
  • Russian: “Креус”
  • Spanish: “Cabo de Creus”
  • Swedish: “Cap de Creus”
  • Ukrainian: “Креус”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Креус”

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