PLACES OF INTEREST

Places of interest to visit within easy driving distance of Prades.

These are just listed in no particular order and more can be found out from
your hosts or from the various websites featuring this region of France.

   The little Yellow Train from Villefranche up into the Pyrénées.

Three views of the scenic Little Yellow Train

      Villefranche itself with its Grottos and the Fort Liberia on the hill overlooking this lovely walled town.

      The prehistoric museum at Tautavel.

       A similar prehistoric attraction at Belesta.

      The Abbaye de St-Martin-Du-Canigou.

       The Abbaye de St-Michel-De-Cuxa, just 3 kilometres south of Prades.

       The Caranca Gorge. This one is for the walkers!!!

      The old town pedestrian shopping centre of Perpignan.

       Perpignan’s Palais des Rois de Majorque

       Font Romeu – winter skiing.

      Mont Louis, also up in the Pyrénées boasting a solar oven and ancient city.

       Molitg-les-Bains, for those looking for spa treatment.

     Vernet-les-Bains, again for those looking for spa treatment.

    Les Orgues d’Ille-Sur-Tet for geology lovers! 

       Mosset, with its house of Perfumes.

      The village and Chateau at Castelnou.

     Prades’ Tuesday Market.

 
Three views of the Prades market on a sunny day in February.

Prades Church.

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      The hill forts/castles of Queribus and Peyrepertuse.

      The Cloitre D’Elne with 26 centuries of art to see.

      Roman sculpture at Cabestany.

       20^th and 21^st century art collections in St Cyprien.

       The Abbaye de St-Genis-Des-Fontaines with its Romanesque art and sculpture.

       Serrabona Priory.

Further Afield

       Salses-le-Chateau fortress.

    The huge indoor market at Narbonne.

       Carcassonne, with its ancient walled city.

      The Mediterranean Beaches, kilometres and kilometres of clean golden sand.

       Collioure, a wonderful fortified little port with lots of restaurants on the water front.

     The Dali Museum at Figueres.

         Girona with its ancient walled town and boutiques along its own Las Ramblas

         Barcelona! (About 3 hours by car!!!)

       Andorra. A bit of a drive though - about two hours!!!!