Col d'Ares explained

Col d'Ares / Coll d'Ares
Elevation M:1513
Location:Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Catalonia, Spain
Range:Pyrenees
Map:Pyrenees
Coords:42.3672°N 2.4567°W

Col d'Ares (in French kɔldaʁ/) or Coll d'Ares (in Catalan; Valencian ˈkɔʎ ˈdaɾəs/) (el. 1513 m) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain.

It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain.

History

In 1691, during the Nine Years' War, the Spanish passed through the Col d'Ares to try taking Prats-de-Mollo, without success.

This pass also used during the Retirada during the Spanish Civil War by fleeing Spaniards supporting the Republican cause.

See also