Local Area Finding Bois de Valmarie
Airports
Carcassonne airport: 157km.
Gerona airport: 105km.
Montpellier airport: 192km.
Perpignan airport: 36km.
Motorail Terminals
Narbonne Motorail terminal: 92km.
Public Transport
Local Railway: Argeles, 5 Km
Services to: Paris, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Cerbere, Port Bou
SatNav Postcode: 66700
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The local Area around Bois de Valmarie
There are fi ve miles of lovely beaches along this coast, and at nearby Argelès Plage you can enjoy a choice of watersports. For a day out, head inland to the fortified town of Villefranche de Conflent, from where the tourist train takes a spectacular journey into the Pyrenees. The Aqualand waterpark is in St Cyprien, 8 miles away.
Banyuls-sur-Mer Aquarium
Aquarium.
Reserve Africaine
African Reserve of Sigean lodge more than 3800 animals on nearly 300 hectares of semi-natural park. Space offered is sufficiently vast that the amimals remain wild and express their natural behaviours fully.
Aqualand St Cyprien
Large waterpark with an excellent selection of pools and slides. Suitable for toddlers and teenagers. Largest waterpark in Roussillon. Large restaurant area (fast-food, grill and bar). Gift shop. Free parking.
Argeles Adventure
Climbing/adventure park.
Not suitable for under 5's.
Musee d'Art Moderne
20th Century art museum.
Abbaye St Martin du Canigou
Founded at the beginning of the 11th Century. Abandoned during the Franch Revolution and restored between 1902 and 1932. The Abbey is at an altitude of 1100 metres. Access is only by jeep, there is a service from the bottom of the hill. Guided tour is 45 minutes long. 25km west of Perpignan.
Museum of Catalan Crafts + Traditions
Situated in the heart of the old Village, next to the medieval church, this remarkable museum displays with with great taste, a collection of tools and materials from times not long gone by about field labouring, Wine making and crafts that are common to the villages of the region.
Dinosauria
The museum houses permanent exhibitions devoted to dinosaurs which include fossils, eggs and tracks of dinosaur. Models and figures of the dinosaur can be seen.
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