Dolmen du Col de la Creu

Dolmen du Col de la Creu is an archaeological site in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Occitanie. Dolmen du Col de la Creu is situated nearby to the pitch Cerbere - pic de joan - est, as well as near the peak Pic Joan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coma Enestapera dolmen and Menhir de Perafita.

Coma Enestapera dolmen

Archaeological site

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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. Coma Enestapera dolmen is situated 1 km southeast of Dolmen du Col de la Creu.

Menhir de Perafita

Archaeological site

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Menhir de Perafita is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km east of Dolmen du Col de la Creu.

Coll de les Portes dolmen

Archaeological site

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Coll de les Portes dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Dolmen du Col de la Creu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cerbère and Portbou.

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.

Portbou

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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.