Puigcerdà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌputʃsərˈða], informally: [ˌputʃərˈða], locally: [ˌpujsərˈða]) is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the river Segre and the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg-Madame).
Population: 8,845
Latitude: 42° 25' 53.76" N
Longitude: 1° 55' 41.48" E
French Cerdagne (Catalan: Alta Cerdanya, IPA: [ˈaɫtə sərˈðaɲə]) is the northern half of Cerdanya, which came under French control as a result of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, while the southern half remained in Spain (as part of Catalonia). Ca…
Os de Civís is a village in the central Pyrenees mountains in the province of Lleida, Spain, and is located to the west of Andorra, near the villages of Aixàs and Bixessarri. Civís is the nearest Spanish village.
The Ligne de Cerdagne, often called the Yellow Train (French: Train Jaune, Catalan: Tren Groc), is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent to Mont-Louis in France.
The abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (Catalan: Sant Martí del Canigó) is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees on Canigou mountain in present day southern France near the Spanish border.
Vallnord (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎˈnɔrt], locally: [ˌbaʎˈnɔɾt]) is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.
The Artigas Gardens (Catalan: Els Jardins de Can Artigas) are a park in La Pobla de Lillet, Catalonia. Built between 1905 and 1906, and were designed by the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí. As with many others of his works, Gaudí filled the gardens…
The Segre (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈseɣɾə], locally: [ˈseɣɾe]; French: Sègre) is a river tributary to the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan) with a basin comprising territories across three states: France, Andorra and Spain.
The abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (Catalan: Sant Miquel de Cuixà) is a Benedictine abbey located in the territory of the commune of Codalet, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département, in southwestern France.
Les Escaldes (Catalan pronunciation: [ɫəz əsˈkaɫdəs], locally: [lez asˈkaɫdes]) or briefly Escaldes is an urban area in Escaldes-Engordany parish, Andorra.
Alt Urgell (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɫt urˈʒeʎ], locally: [ˈaɫt uɾˈdʒeʎ]) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell (ca 789 - 1413), seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic reg…
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (Catalan: Prats de Molló i la Presta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, near the border with Spain and the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. The name Prats-de-Mollo comes from Catalan "m…
The Vall de Núria Rack Railway (Catalan: Cremallera de Núria, IPA: [kɾəməˈʎeɾə ðə ˈnuɾiə]) is a mountain railway line in the Pyrenees mountains in the north of the Catalonia region of Spain. The line connects Ribes de Freser with Queralbs and Vall d…
The Ter is a river in Catalonia (northeastern of the Iberian Peninsula) that rises in Ulldeter at an approximate elevation of 2,400 metres (7,900 ft), at the foot of a glacial cirque delimited by the nearby peaks of el Bastiments, el Gra de Fajol, o…
Poliesportiu d'Andorra, also known as Poliesportiu de Govern, is an indoor sporting arena located in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. The initial capacity of the arena was 3,000 people and opened in 1991. It was temporarily expanded to 5,000 with addition…
Meritxell (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾiˈtʃeʎ], locally: [meɾiˈtʃeʎ]) is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Canillo in the north of the country near the French border.
Alp 2500 is a ski resort in La Cerdanya, Catalonia, in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain. It includes the two towns of La Molina and Masella, whose two respective ski areas united to form this resort. The nearest main town is Alp.
Ripollès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys.
Lake Engolasters, in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at an elevation of 1,616 m (5,302 ft). formed in a glacial depression.