Walking Tours in spain
The Vermillion Coast
* Beautiful Seaside Towns & Panoramas
* Famous Banyuls Wine and Seafood
* Swimming Opportunities
The dramatic coastline where the Pyrenees tumble to the Mediterranean has an average of 300 days of sunshine each year. This magnificent route can be enjoyed almost all year. Stunning mountainscapes, seaviews, bright skies and seafood to die for, characterise the area. There is plenty of time for relaxation and to enjoy the off season calm of the pretty fishing ports you descend to each night. As well as some interesting historical features.
Our journey along the Vermillion Coast commences with a short transfer from Collioure up to the small village of St. Lavall. There is a pleasant stroll following the shallow Gorge du Lavall, before a steep ascent up to a medieval fortification, the Tour de Massane. From here you get great views to probably snow bound Mount Canigou, before dropping steeply back to Collioure, with its brightly coloured Catalan fishing boats bobbing in the bay. The next walk takes us once again high on the coastal ridges and a stiff walk up to Tour Madeloc. There follows a long descent through forest and vineyards, to the regional wine capital, Banyuls sur Mer. The next day you walk across the border high above Cerbere at the furthest eastern extent of the Pyrenees. The landscape rapidly changes with the rain shadow effect as you descend into Spanish Catalunya. Descend to Port Bou a strange time warped duty free town. Then there is a beautiful bay hopping walking experience to the resort town of Llanca, before a steep climb from sea level to the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes near the summit of San Salvador peak (670m). Then descending through a landscape of ancient dolmens, you reach the charming fishing town of Port de Selva. The last day is a tour de force through a rugged maquis and coastal landscape to Cap de Creus (easternmost point on the Spanish mainland) and then on to Cadaques, a beautiful whitewashed town beloved by Salvador Dali and artists worldwide.
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