Argèles-sur-Mer has a marina, an extensive sandy beach (photo below left) and an old town. The apartment is located 1 km - or a ten minute walk to the seafront with all that you would expect.

Local attractions and pastimes include children’s clubs, funfair, aqua park, crazy golf, horse riding, paragliding, windsurfing, scuba diving, sailing, restaurants in abundance, discotheque, casino, bowling, go karting, cinema and of course a sandy beach . A miniature tourist train circulates between the old town and the seafront.

Inland there are fortified villages, ancient churches, mountains, spa resorts, rivers, lakes and natural parks. Argeles is a ten minute car ride to Collioure (photo below right) - a well known picturesque town famous for its artists.

Argèles-sur-Mer is well placed for you to explore French towns along the Vermillion coast inland. There is a scenic coastal road that takes you through Collioure, Port Vendre and Banyuls sur Mer to the Spanish border. St Cyprien and Canet sur Mer are nearby resorts that have sandy beaches that are gently sloping and hence safe for paddling.

Inland you will find ancient and fortified towns such as Prat de Mollo, Villefranche de Conflent and about 140 km distant Carcassonne (photo below right). Spa towns in the mountains such as Vernet le Bain are a pleasant destination when the heat is beating down.

For those interested in art there are well known museums at Ceret (modern art) and Figueras (Dali) in Spain.

The tax free principality of Andorra is about three hours by car and Barcelona (photo of the port area below left) is about 120 miles by motorway or rail (190 km.)

Coach trips set off to many tourist destinations from Argeles seafront if you do not wish to drive or you can hop on a train from Argeles. There are many picturesque Spanish Costa Brava resorts within a couple of hours by car - Tamariu has a sandy beach and rocky cliffs around a sheltered bay. Empuria brava has a complex of canals with swanky boats cruising up and down. Nearby Ampuries there are Roman remains. All around there are wine tours and vineyards and the area is a well known wine producing area. Specially noted is the local fortified wine Banyuls.

At the border crossing of Jonquera, you can stock up with wine from the barrel or spirits at rock bottom prices.