Walter Benjamin Route Photos
La Ruta Walter Benjamin creua la frontera entre Catalunya i França, des de Portbou a Banyuls
La Route Walter Benjamin est une piste forestière entre la Catalogne et la France
Un buen lugar para empezar la Ruta Walter Benjamin entre Portbou y Banyuls es el Memorial, en la primera localidad, junto al puerto
Other interesting places near here
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1.4 miles awayVeta Blanca is a cliff on the coast of the village of Colera, Costa Brava north, about 300 meters from the famous beach of Cala Rovellada and is quite a geological curiosity for white color between the nearly black cliffs around. This white color is clearly visible, even in satellite images. This is probably a subvolcanic rock, aplite kind. It was formed in the earth's crust by the consolidation of magma that moved up through a crack in the crust itself. It is made of quartz and other minerals, and white and fine texture are due to the absence of black mica. It is a good id......
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4.4 miles away
Cape Ras is located on a peninsula between the villages of Colera and Llançà and in the north of the Costa Brava. Its coastline is very rugged, but there are beaches and coves of great natural value, such as beaches del Borró, Cala Bramant, Cala Futaner, etc. Here grows a dune vegetation of high ecological value and you can still see the old plantations of vineyards and olive groves remains, with old stone walls. Cap Ras has several forest trails, with nice scenic views, perfect for walkers that arrive here from the center of Llançà or Colera villages.<......
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5.2 miles away
The 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......