Where the sun hides / Donde se esconde el sol

Cap de Creus - Cadaqués, Girona (Spain).

View Large On White

This it is the place of the Iberian Peninsula where the sun sets before.

Este es el lugar de la Península Ibérica donde el sol se pone antes.

ENGLISH
The Cap de Creus (Cape of crosses in Catalan) is located at the far NE of Spain, some 25 km south from the French border, in Catalonia. Nearest town is Figueres, capital of the Alt Empordá and fatherland of Salvador Dalí. It is a peninsula of 190 square kilometres of an extraordinary landscape value; a very rocky dry region, with almost no trees, in contrast with a seaside rich in minuscule creeks of deep blue sea to anchor. Mountains are the last eminences of the Pyrenees which make the natural border between France and Spain. The region is frequently swept by awful north wind "tramontana" (beyond mountains) which has caused many naval disasters. Cadaqués is the most well known village, home of artists and writers, with sophisticated and snobbish atmosphere, near Port Lligat where Dalí built his home in a paradise small bay. Port de la Selva, with a little fishing harbour is less exploited, with good gastronomic recourses and pleasant terraces. Fantastic San Pere de Rodes stands out at 500 m of altitude with spectacular views of the Cap and the Pyrenees. It is a 11th century monastery whose first structures date from about 750 AD. It is a magnificent building in Catalan roman style with imposing dimensions and some pre-Romanic painting rests.

Cap de Creus is the easternmost point of mainland Spain. It is located in Alt Empordà, Catalonia.

The legend tells that the Cap de Creus was made by Hercules.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_de_Creus

---------------------------

CASTELLANO
El Cabo de Creus (en catalán, cap de Creus), es un promontorio abrupto y rocoso de 672 m de altitud que se alza sobre el mar Mediterráneo en el nordeste de España. Está situado en la comarca gerundense del Alto Ampurdán (Alt Empordà), en la comunidad autónoma de Cataluña, al norte del golfo de Rosas (golf de Roses). Constituye el punto más oriental de la península Ibérica.

Está sujeto a la acción del oleaje, provocado fundamentalmente por la tramuntana (nombre local que recibe un viento frío que sopla del norte y noroeste) y los vientos de levante.

Geomorfológicamente, forma parte de las estribaciones del Pirineo oriental, que se adentran en el mar por el macizo del cabo de Creus. Sobre terrenos graníticos y esquistosos del ordovícico (paleozoico), presenta una vegetación dominante de matorrales y formaciones arbustivas. El cabo de Creus, en cuyo extremo se sitúa un faro, se encuentra en una pequeña península de carácter montañoso, cortada por numerosas entalladuras, a modo de pequeñas calas, orientadas en función de la estructura pizarrosa. En esta área se registran unas precipitaciones anuales que oscilan entre los 500 y 800 mm; se trata, por tanto, de un clima mediterráneo húmedo, caracterizado por la suavidad térmica y unas moderadas precipitaciones.

En el extremo oriental del cabo, a 87 m de altitud, se ubica un faro cuya señal lumínica tiene un alcance de 34 millas.

Fuente: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_de_Creus

Taken in: España / Catalunya / Cadaqués (show map)

Taken on: September 23, 2007

Tags:

cap de creus

cabo de creus

alt empordà

ampurdán

empordà

girona

catalunya

españa

spain

costa brava

mediterráneo

mediteranean

sea

mar

long exposure

noche

night

nocturna

landscape

paisaje

wallpaper

cadaqués

ABigFave

flickrDiamond

DiamondClassPhotographer

platinumphoto

FlickrsBest

GoldStarAward

The Perfect Photographer

SOE

BRAVO

AnAwesomeShot

mywinners « less

Sets appears in: • Interesting • El agua more » • El cielo • La noche • Paisajes • Alt Empordà « less

Groups appears in: • Long Exposure • Catalunya, next state in Europe more » • Night Lights • landscapes • After Dark - Night Photography • Landscape Photos • Mare Nostrum • The Best: BRAVO (INVITED images only) • No tripod - Now what? • No-Flash Night Shots • Catalunya, Cataluña, Catalonia, Catalogne • Racons de Catalunya • Girona Provincia • The beautiful Mediterranean • **A Big Fave (INVITE ONLY PLEASE) • Shield Of Excellence • Fujifilm S9600 / S9100 • FujiFilm FinePix S9100/S9600 • An Awesome Shot! Invited Photos ONLY!! • MAR MEDITERRANEO / MEDITERRANEAN SEA • **FlickrsBest** • Cadaqués • *SHINING★STAR - Post 1- Give 5 Stars • Platinum Photography Group *Level 1* • *THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHER (P1/A2) • Gold Star Awards Level 1 (1P/3C) « less

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S9600, f/2.8, 15 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S9600
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	15
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Camera FinePix S9600 Ver1.00
Show full info

Stats: 21,322 views / 41 comments

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: