Alp: La Massella - Cataluña, España: Cap del Bosc - 2150 m
The Cerdanya valley defines the setting of Alp — its broad Pyrenean basin gives this Catalan municipality an open highland character beneath surrounding mountain slopes. Alp lies in the province of Girona, close to the French border, and its territory extends from the valley floor into the ski terrain of Masella. Together with neighbouring La Molina, Masella forms the linked Alp 2500 ski area, a major centre for winter sports in the eastern Pyrenees. The parish church of Sant Pere anchors Alp’s older settlement, while routes through Cerdanya connect it with Puigcerdà and the rest of Catalonia. Alp is a lived-in mountain community of homes and services as well as access to the slopes.
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Alp has served as a mountain settlement in Catalonia’s Cerdanya comarca since the Middle Ages. Set on the broad Cerdanya valley floor beneath the Pyrenees, it lies close to the French border and to the high country of the Cadí range. The municipality is closely associated with La Molina and Masella, ski areas whose linked terrain has made this part of the Pyrenees a major winter-sports centre in Catalonia. La Molina is also among Spain’s oldest ski resorts. In warmer months, the area’s mountain roads and trails connect meadows, forests and upland hamlets. Browse nearby webcams to discover other corners of Alp and Cerdanya.
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