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ALTITUDE : 99 metres AVERAGE
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Discover
the curiosities in the Aspres from village to village, from one chapel
to another. The character of Romanesque art impregnates this area.
The capital of the Aspres is THUIR, a very lively and colourful town steeped in tradition. Thuir has the biggest oak wine barrel in the world. Not far away is the village of CASTELNOU, a mediaeval |
village
where artists and craftsmen live and work.
The unforgettable Castelnou castle was commenced in the X century and completed in the XII century. The village was fortified in the XII and XIII centuries If you go towards SAINT-MICHEL de LLOTES, you will discover the XI century pre-Romanesque church. |
[ Perpignan
| The
plain | Les
Albères | Les
Aspres | La
Cerdagne | Le
Capcir | Le
Conflent | The
coast | La
Salanque | Le
Fenouillèdes | Le
Vallespir | Southern
Catalonia ]
