La Jonquera
La Jonquera, a municipality with an area of 56.90 km2, at an altitude of 112 m and a population of around 3,000 inhabitants, is located on the westernmost slopes of the Albera mountain range, which delimits the counties of Alt Empordà and Vallespir (Cat. Nord) Spanish-French border since the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659).
The extensive territory of the municipality forms two well-differentiated sectors, both dominated by the Sierra de la Albera, part of which is protected as a Natural Area of National Interest. To the west, the sector that belongs to the Llobregat de Empordà basin and includes the town of La Jonquera, the Limits neighborhood, the Canadal and Torts aggregates, the Rocabertí castle and the churches of Santa Llúcia, Sant Martí de la glass fountain, Santa María de Panissars and San Pedro del Pla de L'Arca. To the east, the sector that belongs to the Anyet basin that includes the old term that ruled the castle of Requesens.
Nearby routes
See all routes »- The exile in the Jonquera, the route…
- La Muga Nature Trail, from the Mediterranean… (a 9.9 km)
- Route Maçanet de Cabrenys - Las Salinas (a 10.7 km)
- Fau Trail (a 10.7 km)
- Old Road from Maçanet de Cabrenys… (a 10.7 km)
What to do
Museu Memorial de l'Exili
La JonqueraCome visit the Exile Memorial Museum (MUME) and discover a space for…
Where to sleep
Hostal Can Xicu
Capmany (a 6.2 Km)Can Xicu, restored in 2017, preserves the medieval feel of the house.…
Mas Renart
Mollet de Peralada (a 11.7 Km)Enjoy and relax at the Mas Renart Rural House for groups and…
Mas Torrencito
Vilademuls (a 28 Km)Mas Torrencito is a cozy establishment set in a 15th-century country house…
Càmping Bassegoda Park
Albanyà (a 18.5 Km)Enjoy the sky and the stars in a 1st category family campsite…
Events
Experiences
Routes of Exile, a day to remember, March 2025 - November 2025
Museu Memorial de l'Exili (La Jonquera)
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