Location: Ille-sur-Tet in France
Nearest Airport:
Perpignan at 10
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 25.0
Miles
Car: not necessary
Beach / Swimming - A variety of Mediteranean beaches are 40 mins away - there is family lake swimming and other water activities in Vinca (10 mins). Walk/Climb/Ski-ing/Cycling - The area has a huge variety of walks / climbs/Cycles routes and Skiing suitable for all ages and abilities - set in either the valley or foothills of the Pyrenees. The ultimate is, of course, to climb the Canigou (Sacred mountain of the Pyrenees) for which you should allow a whole day OR you can take a 4x4 lift for most of the way ! Fishing - The River Tet and the barrage at Vinca provide good fishing. Visitors have to obtain a permit which is supplied locally.
Historical - As the area is on the border, and has been owned by both Spain and France, a variety of sites of historical interest from pre-historic caves through Cathar castles to the Second World War with a Catalonian flavour. In particula, Villefrance, Mont Louis, Bellasta, Perpignan (King of Majorca) .