Location: Prades in France
Nearest Airport:
Perpignan at 40
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Nearest Train:
Prades at 3
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Nearest Motorway:
A9 Junction 42 Perpignan at 40
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 50.0
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Car: necessary
Prades (2.5 km) boasts a wonderful market selling local Muscat wine and Catalan paella on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Mt Canigou can be approached either on foot following waterfalls and deep rock pools or by 4x4 jeeps - more gentle walks can be found along the narrow canal which meanders through the woods close to the villa. For the adventurous younger members of the family, playing in the little stream at the bottom of the sloping garden will bring hours of safe fun.
For nature lovers the narrow-gauge Little Yellow Train which leaves from Villefranche-de-Conflent winds its way up from the valley to the mountains crossing rivers and gorges and is an excellent way to discover the region around Prades.
For music lovers, the Pablo Casals music festival held in and around Prades during August is wonderful.
For birdwatchers, the woods and valley below the villa is bird paradise and artists will find the local landscape and coastal villages greatly inspiring.