Boquer Valley

Boquer Valley
Val de Boquer
Boquer Valley (centre) and Port de Pollença, from the air
Location Port de Pollença, Majorca
Long-axis direction NE
Long-axis length 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Geography
Coordinates 39°55′23″N 3°05′17″E / 39.923°N 3.088°E / 39.923; 3.088Coordinates: 39°55′23″N 3°05′17″E / 39.923°N 3.088°E / 39.923; 3.088

The Boquer Valley (Catalan: Vall de Boquer) is a scenic valley running 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east from the town of Port de Pollença, Majorca, to the sea at Cala Boquer. It is popular with bird-watchers for its migratory birds and resident Blue Rock Thrushes.[1]

The ridge to the north-west, the Serra del Cavall Bernat, drops, on the other side, 360 metres (1,180 ft) to the sea.[2] The ridge on the south-east side includes a peak called El Morral, which reaches 353 metres (1,158 ft).

Finca Boquer
Cala Boquer

The valley is only accessible by foot.[2] The inland end is marked by a finca called Finca Boquer. The Roman city of Bocchoris, which gives name to the valley, presumably lay here.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Birding in The Boquer Valley Itinerary". Birding in Spain.com. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "The Boquer Valley". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "La civitas Bocchoritana: una cuestión abierta". García Riaza, E. Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent, 9, 1999, 75-81. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Oppidum Bochoritanum". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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