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Le Canigou vu du port d'Argelès sur Mer
Le massif enneigé sur cette photo se situe en réalité à 50Km du point de vue.
The snowy massif in this photo is actually 50Km (31mi) from the point of view.
Venant tout juste de quitter la petite gare de la Franqui, la Z7370 est vue assurant une relation TER entre Perpignan et Narbonne, peu après Leucate.
L'automotrice se reflète parfaitement bien dans l'étang au premier plan, témoignant ainsi d'une matinée calme, sans vent.
En arrière-plan, le Canigou.
Leucate - 20.06.2018.
Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou.
Visitors, tackling a steep, half-hour climb from the parking area, come to make a pilgrimage—esthetic or spiritual—to this celebrated medieval abbey. It's one of the most photographed in Europe thanks to its sky-kissing location atop a triangular promontory at an altitude of nearly 3,600 feet. St-Martin du Canigou's breathtaking mountain setting was due, in part, to an effort to escape the threat of marauding Saracens from the Middle East. Constructed in 1009 by Count Guifré of Cerdagne, then damaged by an earthquake in 1428 and abandoned in 1783, the abbey was diligently (perhaps too diligently) restored by the Bishop of Perpignan early in the 20th century. The oldest parts are the cloisters and the two churches, of which the lower church, dedicated to Notre-Dame-sous-Terre, is the most ancient. Rising above is a stocky, fortified bell tower. Although the hours vary, Masses are sung daily; call ahead to confirm. Easter Mass here is especially joyous and moving.
Having reached the summit of Pico de Canigou it was time to wonder around and take in the views. This particular one looks towards my route of ascent which took me over the central left ridge (in shadow) before descending the central diagonal slope and then taking the entertaining scramble across the mid left pinnacles. What a great route that was. At over 9,100 feet in altitude this is the hill chosen by the Catalans as their point of focus in the Pyrenees.
Another image from the summit of Pico de Canigou. The prominent cross marks the summit and has been adorned with all manner of Catalonian decorations. Seemingly the annual celebration to mark the high point of the region had taken place just a few days before.
- C’est un mirage en quelque sorte car du fait de la courbure de la terre les Pyrénées-Orientales, distants de 290 km, ne sont pas visibles depuis les Bouches du Rhône.
C’est la réfraction atmosphérique qui rend ce phénomène possible et n'est observable qu'à certaines conditions et dates bien déterminées.
L’observation de cette projection ne dure que quelques minutes, l’image n’a pas été retouchée et l’on peut apercevoir sous la montagne quelques traces du soleil sur l’horizon.
De gauche à droite le Puig Sec, le Barbet et le Canigou (2784m)
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- It is a mirage because due to the curvature of the earth the Pyrénées-Orientales, 290 km away, are not visible from Bouches du Rhône.
It is atmospheric refraction that makes this phenomenon possible and it is only observable on certain conditions and specific dates.
The observation of this projection lasts only a few minutes, the image has not been retouched and you can see under the mountain some traces of the sun on the horizon.
From left to right the Puig Sec, the Barbet and the Canigou (2784m)
When my son and I headed back to the French-Spanish border area in 2007 to fulfil an earlier promise to return if possible, we had a second 'target' in mind as well as our primary aim of completing the Carança gorge walk (see the Carança-Canigou album for these shots if you're interested).
This second target was Canigou, at 2785m/9137ft, the highest peak in the eastern Pyrenees and a mountain sacred to Catalans.
This is the Canigou massif seen from Fuilla, where we stayed for our short visit.