Sant Quirze de Colera Photos
Claustre de Sant Quirze de Colera, Rabós
Monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera, Rabós
Klooster Sant Quirze de Colera, Rabós, Costa Brava
Interior Monasterio Sant Quirze de Colera, Rabós, Costa Brava
Monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera, Vall d'Albera, Costa Brava
Vall Sant Quirze de Colera, Costa Brava
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3.9 miles awayThe little neighbourhood of Molinàs was founded in the late eighteenth century on a valley among the Alberes Mountains, just 4 kms from the center of Colera village. At this point various water streams converge so flour mills were built here, and also vineyards and olive fields were planted. During the twentieth century the rural environment of Molinàs was gradually depopulated and today is a mute testimony of that past. It retains much of those farmhouses built in previous centuries and even abandoned utensils in a beautiful and very quiet natural setting. You can easily w......
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Occupying the hinterland between Figueres and the French border, the Serra de l’Albera mountains have the lowest passes anywhere in the Pyrenees and have always been an important thoroughfare between France and Spain. The Parc Natural de l’Albera, covering 3428 hectares, provides a safe haven for indigenous flora and fauna and helps to preserve an unspoilt environment of sheer escarpments and hidden villages. Perfect walking country, the region is home to secluded monastic ruins, Neolithic dolmens and a stunning variety of wildlife, including tortoises, a protected species of......