Parc Natural del Cap de Creus

CREATION

1998

LOCATION

Cap de Creus peninsula

HIGHEST POINT

Sant Salvador de Verdera: 670 m.

PROTECTED AREA

Land: 10.813 Sea: 3.073

SPECIAL INTEREST

It is the first combined sea and land protected area in Catalonia

NATURAL INTEREST

It has a high degree of natural diversity and a great wealth of marine ecosystems. Endemic species of flora and fauna and unique geological formations.

HISTORICAL INTEREST

Impressive architectural features from prehistoric times to the medieval period: the dolmen of Creu d’en Cobertella
(the biggest in Catalonia), the Romanesque Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, and 3,000 km of terraces). Also churches hermits’ caves and castles.