IN THE HEART OF THE PYRÉNÉES ORIENTALES  

As Close As Possible To Nature In Its Pure State

Featuring radiant landscapes where beautiful,magical and enchanting great colors emerge at sunrise that delight nature lovers, The PYRENEES ORIENTALES have also been involved for many years in an approach of sustainable development

in good balance with the values of eco-tourism that we are also found in its lands and its plains,particularly admiring its

peach and apricot orchards in Spring,like the long of its hills decorated with olive trees, thyme and also rosemary before discovering the large dams, the irrigation canals and their functions, its 60 lakes including those of Vinça, Puyvalador or

Lanoux and its 1316 kilometers of rivers divided by fish category which delight fishing enthusiasts before exploring its

many well-maintained paths suitable for hiking or horse riding alongside its 9 greenways dedicated to cycling tourism, such as the one connecting  Le Boulou in Arles Sur Tech or its 88 mountain bike circuits including those of Cerdagne or

Montesquieu The Alberes  as well as the 5 well-known thermal spas resorts and the natural hot springs. This welcoming territory that we never tire of discovering also has an architectural heritage and beautifully preserved cultural witness

to our history that we encounter at  PERPIGNAN Art Deco city which has several "1930s" neighborhoods before strolling

through villages such as Castelnou, Villefranche De Conflent, Eus, Olette-Evol which are delightful with their little streets

dotted with brightly colored flowers complemented by typical Art Craft shops and jewelry stores to mosaics,art galleries, pottery and ceramics, you can admire and also discover the famous talents and know-how of men and women who are

passionate about their professions often inherited from the ancestral traditions before admiring the Catalan landscapes

aboard the Yellow Train and this throughout the year numerous traditional festivals such as those of Aplecs, Sardanes and Cobles alongside others cultural, artistic or great musical attractions.  Stay in the PYRENEES ORIENTALES , it is also

discover its gastronomic heritage and enjoy the great pleasures of the table in addition to the fact that we are in a region

renowned for its gastronomy which can be enjoyed in good restaurants as well as in the many local producers of good

local products that we come across in their shops or at markets like those of Collioure or Saint Genis Des Fontaines and

who are happy to introduce you to and let you taste some local specialities such as Catalan Sausage,Mountain Ham,not

forgetting the Famous Rosquilles which are delicious soft biscuits like Cargolada or Picolat bowls and for Wine Tourism

lovers and good wines, nothing like crisscrossing  the Roussillon Wine Road  which will allow you to appreciate between

land and sea of very delicious wines which are of controlled designation of origin (AOP) whether they are dry wines or

Natural sweet wines. This territory is fascinating and surprising because it delights both great nature, sports and leisure

enthusiasts in large natural spaces as close as possible to nature in its purest state, history enthusiasts both its heritage

and its past are rich and diverse and artists in love with colors and their varieties expressed as well as in broad daylight

as at sunrise or at sunset on its plains ,its villages ,its harmonious coast and its majestic mountains and imprinted with

emotions that make the PYRENEES ORIENTALES an ideal and unforgettable holiday destination.

Report: Gabriel PAGE

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