Location: Laroque des Alberes in France
Nearest Airport:
Perpignan at 40
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Nearest Ferry:
St Malo at 900
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Nearest Train:
Argeles at 10
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Nearest Motorway:
Le Boulou at 10
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 10
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Car: recommended
The Alberes are a natural frontier between France & Spain being the foothills of the Pyrenees. Laroque des Albères is a medieval village situated in this area of outstanding natural beauty. Along the coast there are several resorts with promenades and long sandy beaches and the village is only 10km from the nearest (Argelès Plage and Le Racou), and 17km from the picturesque old port of Collioure.
The immediate area provides excellent walking and cycling, especially in the Albères hills above the village, where there are rock pools and waterfalls. There are local supermarkets with larger hypermarkets in Argeles and the city of Perpignan 24 Km away. Spain is within easy reach, and the famous Dali museum is only 40 mins away in Figueras. For golfers there are courses in St.Cyprien on the coast and at Torremirona and Peralada near Figueres in Spain. Perpignan airport (Ryanair, Flybe, BMI) is about 40 minutes, Girona (Ryanair) about 1 hr, Carcassone and Balcelona 2 hrs by autoroute