THINGS TO SEE AND DO AROUND THE MOULIN DE LA CANTERRANE ESTATE

Ideally located in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, the Domaine du Moulin de Canterrane offers a central location for enjoying all the attractions of our beautiful department.

Halfway between the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees and Spain, the whole of Catalonia's heritage is just a forty-minute drive away.

Whether you want to visit Collioure, Castelnou, the Byrrh cellars, Vauban fortresses, Cathar castles, Romanesque cloisters and abbeys... or try your hand at all kinds of outdoor activities... you'll easily find something to make your vacation rich and attractive.

Less than 1/2 hour from the estate

  • Horseback riding at Clan d'Epona
  • Thuir and its cellars
  • Castelnou "one of the most beautiful villages in France" with its narrow streets and castle
  • Ille sur Têt, the "mini Cappadocia", with its magnificent organs and fairy chimneys

Less than an hour away, you can admire the Vermeille coast, its villages, beaches and must-see sites such as :

  • Saint Cyprien
  • Argelès and its sandy beaches
  • Collioure
  • Port Vendres
  • Cap Béart and its lighthouse
  • The bay of Paulilles, site of a former dynamite factory, and its museum of Catalan boats and dynamite.
  • Banyuls and its Maillol Museum
  • Cerbères and its marine reserve

If you prefer a different kind of scenery, head for

  • Saint Michel de Cuxa Abbey
  • Serrabone Priory and its splendid and rare marble gallery
  • Villefranche de Conflent and Fort Libéria
  • The canalette caves

A little further on, between 1 and 2 hours drive, you can admire

  • Le Canigou
  • The Canigou abbey perched on its rock
  • Vernet- les- Bains and its many hiking trails
  • Ski resorts: Font-Romeu, Les Angles, Formiguères .....
  • The magnificent site of the Lac des Bouillousses, its 12 lakes and the Pic du Carlit.
  • Caves of Fontrabiouse

Leucate, its cliffs and oysters to taste directly from the oyster farmer La forteresse de Salses

If you prefer Spain

  • Le Perthus and its fort
  • La Jonquera and its many stores for those who love shopping
  • Girona
  • The bay of Rosas and its sandy beach
  • Saint Père de Rodes Monastery

For Dali fans:

  • Figueras and its Dali Theatre Museum
  • Cadaques and Port LLigat, where Dali's house is located
  • Pubol, Gala castle donated by Dali

And this list is not exhaustive...