Local Area Finding La Sirene
From the A9 motorway take the Perpignan Sud exit (junction 42).
As you come out of the tollbooths, take the right hand slip road in the direction of Argeles.
Follow this road for 1.5 miles until you reach a roundabout where you should turn right following signs for Argeles (N9).
At the next 2 roundabouts go straight over (passing a McDonalds on your right hand side).
Continue ahead at the next two roundabouts.
At the 3rd roundabout, turn right onto the N114 (dual carriageway).
Continue along the N114, passing the village Elne on your right and crossing over the river 'Le Tech'.
Take the right hand exit number 10 in the direction of Argeles sur Mer and Taxo.
At the top of the slip road take the last exit off the roundabout signposted Taxo d'Avall.
This will take you straight to another roundabout where you should take the 4th exit signposted C2, Taxo d'Avall, Les Agulles and Plage Nord.
Continue along the C2 following signs for Les Agulles and Plage Nord for 2 miles.
The road takes a sharp right hand bend and you will pass several campsites,Taxo des Pins is on your left and Les Cedres and Le Dauphin on your right.
Camping La Sirčne is on the right hand side a few hundred metres further on.
SatNav Postcode: 66702
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The local Area around La Sirene
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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