EURO SEJOURS ET TOURISME

AVERAGE ALTITUDE :
48 metres

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES :
In Summer : 25°C
In Winter: 6.5°C

AVERAGE DISTANCES
(from Sorède) :
• PERPIGNAN : 22 km
• MOUNTAINS : 99 km
(ski slopes)
• SPAIN : 19 km

A natural frontier between France and Spain, these foothills of the Pyrenees are dominated by the Pic du Neoulous (1260 metres) and the signal towers of

the Massane, the Madeloc as well as the ruins of the Carroig tower situated further south.
For centuries the Albères were strategic sites, especially the Perthus pass. Thus after the Celts, the Iberians and Hannibal's crossing, they were occupied by the Romans, followed by the Barbarians and the Moors. There were numerous Franco-Spanish conflicts during the XV century which were settled in 1659 by the Treaty of the Pyrenees. After these historical events, the Albères now offer the charms of its mountains and sheer landscapes.

NEARBY

• THE COL DE L’OUILLAT AND THE PIC DU NEOULOUS The pic du Neoulous rises to 1260 metres and offers an impregnable view of the sea, the Roussillon plain and the Pyrenees.
It can be reached by different itineraries, from Laroque des Albères, from Le Perthus. The Col de l’Ouillat is well-known by hikers and walkers alike. It is one of the most beautiful areas all along the Albères chain of mountains: Chestnut and beech tree forest.