The commune of Eus also encompasses another village, that of Comes. It’s an hour-long trek up the mountainside to the ruins of this abandoned village, 2 hours for the more physically challenged.
Where French Catalonia melts into the Aude, the Forteresse de Salses, imposing and beautiful château, squats on the strip of land between the Corbières hills and the Leucate lagoon.
Sainte Marie la Mer may not be the most glamorous seaside destination on the ‘Côte Sableuse’ but it does have its own unique charm.
When the coast gets too hot, too crowded or the sun takes some time off, a day out in the High Vallespir beckons.
Not a drive for the faint hearted, or the easily travel sick, but for lovers of wild and remote country, it is a joy!
Take a dramatic drive from Vinca (on the N116 between Ille sur Tet and Prades) along the winding D13, towards Baillestavy
It’s 1946. War is over. On the sandy tracks of the Racou beach village, amidst fishermen’s huts and makeshift shelters thrown together in darker days by Spanish refugees, people, laugh, drink, share a pastis….
What better way to keep cool this summer than snorkeling in the protected waters of the Réserve Marine Naturelle. The Réserve Marine Naturelle, opened in 1974, covers an area 6.5km long and 2km wide, amounting to 650 hectares of coastline between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère.
Heading from Le Boulou towards Argelès, turn off first towards Montesquieu-des-Albères and look out for Mas Rous on the left. Michel Bizern produced fortified wine and olives and was known as Miquelo Ros (Michel the blonde) due to his mop of blonde hair.
With quaint, cobbled streets, pretty squares, lively shops, restaurants, and bars, and art and music museums, there is certainly enough temptation to hang around the town, but there is plenty going on around and about too.
