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police checks Figueres
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We have arranged to meet friends for lunch at Sancho Panza near Figueres one day this week. We've heard of police checks lasting hours...does anyone know about them? Am wondering if it's worth the hassle
We have arranged to meet friends for lunch at Sancho Panza near Figueres one day this week. We've heard of police checks lasting hours...does anyone know about them? Am wondering if it's worth the hassle
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Re: police checks Figueres
I've found that Google maps is quite good at "real time" traffic information. Just now it has 59 minutes outbound from here and 68 minutes coming back. The app/website "Waze" used to be better, but Google bought them, so I imagine that there is now no material difference. They get feedback automatically from people using their app to navigate, so it should be reasonably current.sue and paul wrote:Have now put this post in correct thread, and also jumping ahead of spam too...
We have arranged to meet friends for lunch at Sancho Panza near Figueres one day this week. We've heard of police checks lasting hours...does anyone know about them? Am wondering if it's worth the hassle
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I passed through today in the 4x4. Went through St Laurent/Coustouges to Figueres and planned to come back through La Jonquera/Perthus but traffic was very heavy into La Jonquera so came back via La Vajol/Las Illas on the short piste.
We were stopped at 2 controls but on those roads not surprisingly there were no delays.
Main roads I believe are another story.
We were stopped at 2 controls but on those roads not surprisingly there were no delays.
Main roads I believe are another story.
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Made the huge mistake today of thinking that a lot of people had left and the weather was good, so I could risk a shopping trip to La Jonq!! Easy drive there, one and a half hours to come backPighunter wrote:I passed through today in the 4x4. Went through St Laurent/Coustouges to Figueres and planned to come back through La Jonquera/Perthus but traffic was very heavy into La Jonquera so came back via La Vajol/Las Illas on the short piste.
We were stopped at 2 controls but on those roads not surprisingly there were no delays.
Main roads I believe are another story.
Pighunter, is the road/track you mention suitable for a (fairly rustic!) car and could you please remind me where you pick up the road for La Vajol in La Jonq?
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The short piste of about 2 km can be negotiated carefully in a car.
You can either head for Macanet/Coustouges from the Figueres road and turn right just before Macanet to La Vajol or from La Jonquera there is a big road that goes there from one of the many roundabouts. I am not sure about the signposting from La Jonquera as I have only ever descended there from La Vajol but I am pretty sure it will be signposted.
A useful work around.
You can either head for Macanet/Coustouges from the Figueres road and turn right just before Macanet to La Vajol or from La Jonquera there is a big road that goes there from one of the many roundabouts. I am not sure about the signposting from La Jonquera as I have only ever descended there from La Vajol but I am pretty sure it will be signposted.
A useful work around.
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Thanks for all the replies.
We have actually been that way twice last week, as it turns out. There were horrendous delays on 1 of the trips, both on the autoroute and RN, worse returning to France than Spain-bound. The second trip back was unimpeded, as we came via La Vajol, which was (h)airy and picturesque. Interesting monument to Luis Companys on the border (not that the border is even marked up there). Worth the trip, even if you're NOT trying to avoid traffic queues.
We also sallied forth along the coast road on a 3rd trip, to Playa de Garbet, between Cholera and Llança, and traffic was pretty much free flowing there and back.
Not long now until we're left in peace again!
We have actually been that way twice last week, as it turns out. There were horrendous delays on 1 of the trips, both on the autoroute and RN, worse returning to France than Spain-bound. The second trip back was unimpeded, as we came via La Vajol, which was (h)airy and picturesque. Interesting monument to Luis Companys on the border (not that the border is even marked up there). Worth the trip, even if you're NOT trying to avoid traffic queues.
We also sallied forth along the coast road on a 3rd trip, to Playa de Garbet, between Cholera and Llança, and traffic was pretty much free flowing there and back.
Not long now until we're left in peace again!