around French & Spanish border near the mediterranean sea

[Mika74_imp]

Hello
here some pictures of a week between Collioure (extreme south of France near mediterranean sea) and Cadaques (Catalunya -Spain, Salvador Dali house).
Very nice roads (when not to much wind !) Sea, Sun, Wine (Banyuls of course if you know and a lot of good other wines)
I mix different kind of pictures with or without my bike (sea, landscapes, village...).
My wife just obtain her motorcycle driving license...sometimes on my bike...

"En route" from my mountain place to the sea...

Quillan village

Pierre Lys canyon

the crossroad of two valleys with bronze bears

Maury area (excellent wine)

very old Cathare castles Queribus and Puylaurens

A break at Forca Real hermitage, we can see the sea !

arrival at the residence

to be continued ...

 

[fruno_imp]

très joli, j'adore!

big "like"!!!

fruno

 

[Mika74_imp]

Collioure village

a lot of wind (up to 100 km/h) hard sea

my bike at Cap Cerbere in front of the village

Cerbère is the last french village with international rail road station (difference of rail road width with Spain), little harbor and Aquatique (sea) National Park

In Cerbère the "Belvédère du Rayon Vert" Hotel is a beautiful place, old building of the great period of rail road travel...

behind the hotel

to be continued with the spanish side

 

[Pterodactyl_imp]

Extraordinary. Please continue.

Cheers.

 

[Elipten_imp]

Fantastic!

 

[redbirds_imp]

Beautiful Mika, beautiful.:clap:

 

[the Ferret]

Extraordinary. Please continue.

Cheers.

Got that right!

 

[Mika74_imp]

Thank you, I'm happy if you like...I will continue this post in few hours

 

[Mika74_imp]

la suite :
Port-Vendres harbor

Windmill and olive trees in Collioure

Cerbère international railway station :

Banyuls shistose vineyard

Spain : Port de la Selva white village/harbor

to be continue with Cadaques and some sea views, lighthouses and wild animals...

 

[Cormanus]

May I add to the chorus of wonder?

 

[drodg33]

Wow! Beautiful pictures!

 

[curlyjoe]

Gorgeous pictures Mika!

What a beautiful place to ride!

 

[Chapomis_imp]

Great photos Mika, beautiful area of the world

 

[SCCBrider_imp]

That is why I loved riding over in Europe. Love the pictures. They take me back to my time in Germany.

 

[Mika74_imp]

thank you, here the end of this little trip :

Cadaques and Cap de Creus (where live S. Dali), very nice little harbor and strange mineral landscape with a lot of olive trees... the end of Pyrénées mountain in the sea...

light house in Cap de Creus

Punta san Arnella and light house :

Come back at Port-Vendres with a little coastal restaurant

and for the end some animals near Cap Béart or Cap Cerbère for the end of the day (3 times)

red mediterranean Thuna hunting near the coast :

very big fishes

and a dolphin family with babies...

Come back with my wife riding (she has now her street twin and like it)

That's all...thank you for all your kind comments
* she just drives about 60 km, the rest of the travel with coastal first and mountain parts for me !