For an alternative route to Girona, or just a very pleasant drive, head up and over the Col de Banyuls from Banyuls sur Mer. Instead of turning left at the bottom of the hill to St Quirze, go straight on….and on and on.
This walk is not too difficult, but it is quite long, taking us about 5 hours in total (with a sandwich stop for lunch!). It is approx 10.5km long with about 500m of ascent and descent.
Have you ever wondered why some beaches have random-looking old walls built on them?
An initial climb of a craggy path followed by an ancient undulating GR10 track to the Col de Llagoste at 255m.
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.
From 23rd to 29th June, the beautiful seaside town of Banyuls-sur-Mer will host the first edition of the Rencontres Photographiques de Banyuls, a week-long celebration of the art of photography.
La Fête de la Bastille or Fête Nationale marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 and the beginning of the French Revolution of 1789. Here we give a brief outline of celebrations and fireworks around the region.
Enamoured of both the beauty and long and fascinating history of Port-Vendres, the Great Port Vendres Tapestry Association was started in July 2015 to create a large tapestry of the history of the town.
Ideas of things to see and do when the weather takes a turn for the worse
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