Walking in the Pyrenees
Prats de Mollo is an ancient, very pretty, fortified town built into the foothills of the Pyrenees. This beautiful Catalan town is 2500ft above sea level with superb views over the adjoining countryside and Pyrenees mountains.
It is ideally situated for those interested in hill walking or mountain walking in the Pyrenees, why:-
• Lots of sunshine and its position close to the Med generally gives rise to dry warm weather enabling hill walking from March through to November.
• Its proximity to Perpignan (1 hr), Girona (90 Min's) and Barcelona (2hrs+) airports give easy access.
• The Tourist Information office in the town sells a book of 24 well signposted local Pyrenees walks. Many of the walks start from the Town Square and range from simple 1-hour saunters along the river, to 9-hour mountain walks climbing in excess of 4000ft.
• For the more adventurous, the local OS map shows a much wider range of footpaths and tracks extending deeper into the Pyrenees.
• Just you and the mountains - no mosquitoes or deerfly at any time of year. I have walked these mountains on a French bank holiday and hardly seen another person.
• The altitude range gives a mix of pasture, forest and alpine walking. Giving different habitats for birds and wildflowers. This is a very different and beautiful part of France.
• Our house is within the fortified walls of an ancient village, providing history, scenery, several bars and restaurants (serving local wines and catalan dishes). There are also all the shops you would require for those who wish to self cater.
Photo: Typical Pyrenees walking country
There are daily cheap flights to Perpignan, Girona and Barcelona - see Ryanair, Easyjet, Flybe and Mytravellite. There is a 80min bus service from Perpignan to the house.
For information on renting our fully restored gite in Prats de Mollo click here or use the contacts below:
Tel Simon/Sue Marshall +44(0)1543 264623
Email simon@smarshallz.com or sue@smarshallz.com
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