Boquer Valley Explained

Boquer Valley
Location:Port de Pollença, Majorca
Direction:NE
Length:3km (02miles)

The Boquer Valley is a scenic valley running 3km (02miles) 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, drops, on the other side, 360m (1,180feet) to the sea.[2] The ridge on the south-east side includes a peak called El Morral, which reaches 353m (1,158feet).

The valley is only accessible by foot. 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]

Notes and References

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