L’Albera is the eastern stretch of the Pyrenees ridge running for about 25 kilometres from the French mountain peak Col du Perthus to the Mediterranean coast. In 1986, the Spanish part of Albera earned the designation of a nature reserve (Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional)—the protected status covers 4207 hectares of land.
L’Albera houses many notable towns and municipalities of L’Alt Empordà, including Cantallops, Espolla, Rabós, Llançà, La Jonquera, Colera, Portbou, and Sant Climent Sescebes.
