He’s mean, he’s smart, he’s fast, he’s agressive – and he’s blue.
Where the Pyrenees slip down into the Mediterranean sea, where the vineyards come to the edge of the town, you will find Collioure.
This is one of our favourite circuits that we have done fairly regularly in the last few years. Recently there have been extensions and improvements to the EV8 cycle path which passes by Sorède, so we decided to try them out.
Cycle the region with Leigh and Merry Foster as they travel along the EV8 from Argelès sur Mer to Laroque des Albères
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Merry, Leigh and the three (Cap) Béars: You can do the whole thing in one go (8km, allow 3-4 hours, about 500m ascent/descent), but we found there’s so much beautiful scenery to see on each section we were happy to spread it over a few days.
When Jerusalem was captured by the Caliph Omar in 638, Christian pilgrims lost their enthusiasm for the long trek to the Holy City.
We’re driving along the D115 through Ceret (no stopping there today) Amélie and Arles-sur-Tech right up into the Haut Vallespir and over into Spain.
When Rosaleen Bond and family finally got to see their new house in Vernet-Les-Bains, they loved the village so much they decided to make the move.
Did you know that it is likely that tennis was first played in France?