Look out for ‘La Reyne de las Founs’, man made rock formation surrounding a source coming out of the mountain, forming a pretty waterfall and stream.
In 1258, with the Treaty of Corbeil, Quéribus, Peyrepertuse and Puilaurens were right on the frontier between France and Aragon.The HQ was Carcassonne and, with Aguilar and Thermes, they were known as the “five sons of Carcassonne”.
Despite it’s beginnings in Christianity, the Feux de la Saint Jean is linked with ancient practices and white magic
No event in the Catalan calendar is more important than Els Focs de la Sant Jean or The Fires of St John, our mid-summer rites held on the region’s sacred mountain, Canigou (2,784 metres), and in towns and villages right across Catalonia.
After over 10 years at Château Valmy in Argelès sur Mer, les Déferlantes festival is moving on… down to the coast to Port Barcarès.
A lovely walk up through the forest to the Ermitage de Notre Dame du Coral followed by lunch at the Auberge and the same walk back down to Lamanère. It is just under 6 km and takes about 2 hours even for slower walkers.
Set amidst magnificent scenery in the massif du Madres, Urbanya boasts ‘le doigt du géant’, a tree in a garden, carved into a finger pointing to heaven!
A stunningly beautiful drive or a pretty steep cycle ride of eight kilometres from Banyuls sur Mer will take you to the Col de Banyuls.
The first midsummer fire on Canigou in modern times was lit on 23 June 1955 by Francois Poujade and fellow USAP rugby fanatics – both to celebrate his birthday and Perpignan’s victory over FC Lourdes in the Yves du Manoir Challenge cup.
Anyone that loves the rocky scenery of the Cote Vermeille will enjoy this popular, short and fairly easy walk.
