Camping de l'Agly

Kick off your holiday at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, for a look at its old church and access to the tourist train (peaceful) or as a starting point for kayaking, canyoning, rafting and caving (active). A via ferrata climbing route is a kilometre and a half away. More active days out in the region include canyoning in the Gorges de Galamus, a protected area among the limestone cliffs five kilometres away, horse riding and hiking in the Catalan Pyrénées Regional Natural Park, or watersports around the beaches of Barcarès, Leucate and Franqui or the Salses/Leucate lake. For a peaceful vibe, the Cathar castles of Château de Cubières and Château de Quéribus are six and 12 kilometres away, and the department capital Perpignan within 45 minutes' drive. You should also (really) see the fab rock formation of the Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, just outside the town of Ille-sur-Tet. If you want to explore the area's very ancient history, have a day at the Museum of Prehistory in Tautavel (20 kilometres), where you can say bonjour to Tautavel Man, the fossilised remains of a human ancestor around 450,000 years old.