Etiqueta: Lepidoptera

Albanyà and Terrades: Muga River Gorges, the Sanctuary of La Salut and Santa Magdalena.

Albanyà and Terrades: Muga River Gorges, the Sanctuary of La Salut and Santa Magdalena.

Among the mountains of Alt Empordà and the first foothills of Alta Garrotxa lies a landscape where rivers, forests, old churches and mountain paths create an especially attractive setting for a nature getaway. Here we find Albanyà, beside the upper Muga River, and Terrades, further 

Maçanet de Cabrenys and the Les Salines Refuge.

Maçanet de Cabrenys and the Les Salines Refuge.

In the far northeastern corner of Alt Empordà, where the Mediterranean landscape begins to give way to the mountains, lies Maçanet de Cabrenys. The municipality is surrounded by forests, streams, old farmhouses, mountain paths and peaks that form part of the landscape along the border