Puigcerdà sits at an altitude of 1,202m, between the Querol and Segre rivers, just at the border's edge with France, crossed by the most important communication routes of inland Catalunya Capital of the region, the main service center of Cerdanya. Its streets attract a significant number of visitors, even from France, mainly for its commercial activity, especially the Sunday market.
A notable Romanesque and Gothic architectural collection - the Bell Tower, the Pont de Sant Martí, the churches, the Convent,... - with exceptional works of art from the eighteenth and XX century.
Puigcerdà has become the nerve center of a great number of ski resorts in the Pyrenees. A wide range of hotels and restaurants, an attractive offer of luxury and sports activities for all ages and tastes, the chance to relish some excellent dishes of local gastronomy, enjoy mountain paths on foot or by bicycle.
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