Girona Pyrenees
The Girona Pyrenees is a mountainous region in Girona, Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, which is full of nature and sports resorts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Llivia and Besalú.
Llivia
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Llívia is a town in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave surrounded by the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales.
Besalú
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Besalú is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France.
Olot
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Olot is the capital city of the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The city is known for its natural landscape, including four volcanoes scattered around the city center.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Puigcerdà and Alp.
Puigcerdà
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Puigcerdà is in Girona Pyrenees. Puigcerda is a border city, but since the Schengen treaty, as became the main city in the Cerdanya County. including some shared services with France like the Hospital. It is in the heart of the Eastern Pyrenees skiing region.
Alp
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Alp is a town and municipality in the comarca of Cerdanya, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 1,728. Alp is home to the ski resort of La Molina.
Castellfollit de la Roca
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Castellfollit de la Roca is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.
Cantallops
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Cantallops is a small, bucolic mountain town in Northeastern Catalonia, Spain, that offers a large change of scenery of the coastal towns nearby.
Setcases
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Setcases is a municipality and town in the Pyrenean comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, near the French border. The Ter River is born in the mountains just above Setcases.
Queralbs
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Queralbs is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Pyrenees to the north of Ribes de Freser, near the peaks of Puigmal, Infern and Noufonts.
Molló
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Molló is a town and municipality in the comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Pyrenees, by the French border. Molló borders to the north with Prats de Molló, to the east and south with Camprodon, and to the west with Llanars and Setcases.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Palau Abacial.
Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Church
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The Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses is a monastery in the comarca of Ripollès, Catalonia, northern Spain. Until the year 945 it was the only female monastery in the area.
Sant Miquel de la Infermeria
Church
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Sant Miquel de la Infermeria is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Vallfogona de Ripollès.
Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Village
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Sant Joan de les Abadesses is a town in the Ripollès region of Girona. It occupies the centre of a valley in the Pre-Pyrenees, crossed by the Ter River and surrounded by high mountains such as the Serra Cavallera.
Vallfogona de Ripollès
Village
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Vallfogona de Ripollès is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
Ogassa
Village
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Ogassa is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 45.2 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 245.
Girona Pyrenees
- Type: region
- Location: Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.2285° or 42° 13′ 43″ northLongitude
2.2836° or 2° 17′ 1″ eastWikidata ID
Q17146989
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