Gravel Roses - L'Albera

Flag

Pasture meadows surrounded by canals or "closos" for drainage edged with riverside trees. They occupy the beds of ancient lakes and become flooded when it rains.

This architectural complex from the 9th century consists of the basilica and a cloister, with the corresponding monastic rooms.

This was a defensive complex and still retains a defence tower, part of...

The winemaking tradition in the Empordà dates back to the 6th century BC, with the founding of the Greek colony of Empúries (and also that of Rhode, at Roses), which not only gave us this new culture...

This imposing castle was almost entirely rebuilt on the medieval walls, between 1890 and 1899, in a somewhat historicist style, that is, one inspired by medieval times and seeking out the spectacular...

There are wide vistas from this point; here you can see the plain of the Empordà, part of the Albera massif and the Gulf of Roses in the background.

Invasive species of rodent mammal that comes from Patagonia, also known as a 'rat-otter'.

This was the capital of the Empordà during medieval times, a fact that can only be seen when you get close: high walls with defence towers, the water channel for the mill, the narrow streets and the...