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Cultural and natural heritage in the Cerdagne and the Capcir!

Mont-Louis, a fortified village dedicated to the Sun King (Louis XIV), guarded the lands of the Cerdagne and the Capcir. We are now in the mountains!
Many sites, monuments and museums to discover!

Solar oven at Mont-Louis

Heritage to discover!

THE HOUSE OF EYNE VALLEY

EYNE

This place, totally dedicated to the natural heritage, is located at the entry of the Eyne valley. Known since the 16th century and recognized since the 17th century, the natural reserve is the favourite garden of the botanists. Together with the reserve, the museum leads various actions to make people aware of how important it is to know and respect the environment.

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THE SOLAR FURNACE (CNRS)

FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA

Built in 1968, the solar furnace of Odeillo shelters the National Scientific Research Center of which the specificity is research on elements and their properties at high temperatures. Its gigantic mirror concentrates up to 16 000 times the energy of the sun that hits the earth’s surface and is capable of reaching temperatures up to 3500 degrees.

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CITY OF MONT LOUIS

MONT-LOUIS

City of Mont-Louis - Major site built by Vauban and registered on the list of the Unesco World Heritage; Discover military and Vauban’s architectures, the history of the city century after century (city and church of the 17th century, tour of the ramparts, Dagobert’s monument…);

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