Pirinexus, Alt Empordà section Activity · la Jonquera, Alt Empordà, Girona Image of la Jonquera, not of the place itself. The opening section of the Pirinexus, a 353 km circular cycling route, which enters Catalonia via the Panissars pass and crosses the Empordà plain to Castelló d'Empúries on flat, paved track. Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → (Talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in la Jonquera