Puig d'Esquers

Puig d'Esquers is a twin-peaked mountain, 606 meters in altitude, located in the Alt Empordà region, precisely on the border between the municipalities of Colera and Llançà. This summit rises in the southeastern sector of the Albera massif and is integrated into the Albera National Natural Park of National Interest. Due to its prominence and hiking appeal, it is included in the emblematic "100 cims" (100 peaks) list by the Federation of Catalan Hiking Entities (FEEC).

Geologically, Puig d'Esquers rests on lower Paleozoic formations, featuring graywacke, sandstone, and siltstone. Its most distinctive geological characteristic is that the summit sits directly atop a wide and striking quartz vein, dating from the Carboniferous-Permian era. The highest part of the peak is a flat area that hosts a small building with an antenna, originally constructed as a forest fire watchtower, and a geodetic vertex pillar from the National Geographic Institute.

The mountain's surroundings are rich in historical elements. Nearby are the ancient Romanesque churches of Sant Miquel de Colera and Sant Martí de Vallmala, as well as various megalithic monuments. Among these, the Dolmen del Puig d'Esquers stands out, a Neolithic corridor tomb from 3200-3000 BC.

One of the major attractions of Puig d'Esquers are its exceptional 360-degree panoramic views. From this vantage point, one can perfectly admire the curve of the Gulf of Roses, the Cap de Creus peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, the towns of Llançà, Colera, and El Port de la Selva, the Empordà plain, the Montgrí massif, and a large part of the Pyrenees, dominated by the imposing presence of Canigó mountain.