Tourist attractions Puigcerdà

Watered by the River Segre, La Cerdanya extends from the Andorran massifs to the Sierra del Cadí. From Ribes de Freser to Puigcerdà, the road is cut into the cliff face for almost its entire length up to the Collado de Toses, commanding impressive v..

The valley is reached from the col de Puymorens by a winding road and through the Puymorens tunnel (above its entrance is the Cascade de Lumiere, a polychrome glass sculpture by Josette Rispal). The road drops down towards Carol, with views of the ..

This symbol of the town is the only remains of the Gothic church of Santa Maria, which was destroyed in 1936. The solid construction stands in the middle of a square that is used for parking.

The hermitage has the Virgin of Invention and on feast ( aplech ) days attracts many pilgrims. The statue is kept in the hermitage chapel (17C-18C) along with a fine 17C altarpiece by Josep Sunyer. Head up the little staircase to the left of the ..

Bellver, a town clinging to a rock, has impressive views over the Segre Valley and is the entry gate to the Cadí-Moixeró park . On the Plaça Mayor (main square) there are attractive stone buildings decorated with wooden balconies and doorways. The ..

Southwest of Perpignan in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees, the Cerdagne constitutes the borderland between France and Spain. With clean air and lots of sunshine, its ski slopes at Font-Romeu and Pyrenees 2000 are popular with winter sports lovers..

The Núria valley is surrounded by an imposing barrier of mountains extending from Puigmal to the Sierra de Torreneules. Streams and small lakes fan out across the Núria plain, where the river of the same name wends its way through a gorge overlooked ..

This Gothic building houses some 14C murals representing a burial.

In the middle of gardens full of willows, conifers and other plants, the lake is at the end of Avinguda Pons i Guasch. In summer there are many processions and fireworks to celebrate the Festa de l'Estany.

In this Spanish enclave (12 km 2 ) on French territory, the municipal museum contains, among other interesting pieces, the famous Llivia medicine chest , one of the oldest of its kind in Europe.

The current sanctuary dates back to 1883 and was once an hermitage. It is an important place of pilgrimage, where the Virgin of Núria, patron saint of Pyrenees shepherds stands, sculpted by St Gilles. The saint's cross, bell and pot are here too.