Cultural activities
This corner of Catalonia is packed with art and heritage: the Fauvists invented color in Collioure, Picasso stayed in Céret, Dalí was born in Figueres, and Romanesque abbeys dot the Albères.
Art
Collioure and Fauvism
The Fauvism trail in the footsteps of Matisse and Derain, galleries and the royal castle.
Céret museum of modern art
Picasso, Braque, Chagall, Soutine: an exceptional collection for a small town.
Dalí museum in Figueres (35 min)
The theatre-museum designed by Dalí himself, just across the border.
Heritage
Romanesque churches and abbeys
Catalan Romanesque art all around: Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines and its carved lintel, the cloister of Elne.
Madeloc Tower
The medieval signal tower perched above Collioure and Port-Vendres: sweeping views over the Côte Vermeille, reached by a vertiginous little road or on foot.
Catalan villages
Laroque's medieval old town, Castelnou, Eus: among the most beautiful villages of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Local flavors
Markets
Laroque on Wednesdays, Céret on Saturdays: Catalan produce, cheese, charcuterie.
Book your stay
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