Echappée en Duo dans les Albères

This route immerses you in very different atmospheres and landscapes (seaside resorts and inland villages). You'll cross vineyards and olive groves with magnificent views of the Albera. Local producers and artisans will share their expertise with you. The Romanesque heritage will surprise you.

Leave the Argelè-sur-Mer Tourist Office on the left as far as the Arrival roundabout and turn right, avenue Général de Gaulle. At the service station go right on the sea road.
Turn right on avenue Molière. At the roundabout, take the third street on the left, rue des Trabucayres. At the next roundabout, take the second street on the left, rue du 14 Juillet. 
Turn right, Tolerance Alley. Continue straight ahead and at the ford, turn right onto rue monte rue des Merles then rue des Colibris.
Go towards Impasse des Sarcelles and then take the cycle path on the left until the roundabout.
Take the second road on the right, follow the railway line and turn left at the bridge. At the large roundabout, continue on the Pirenexus.
Turn left towards Laroque-des-Albères and at the second roundabout, go up Chemin de la Gabarre.
Turn right. After crossing the ford, turn left onto Avenue des Baléares and continue to Laroque. Stop at the "Moulin du Llevant," an olive oil producer. Cross through the center of Laroque, a lively and typical village with numerous cafes and restaurants.
After the bridge, turn left towards Villelongue-dels-Monts. Along the way, you'll find the Domaine "Le Temps retrouvé", offering organic wine and winemaking expertise based on ancestral methods.
Turn left and head towards the Santa-Maria-del-Vilar Priory. Visit this jewel of Romanesque art. Return to Laroque-des-Albères.
Take the direction of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines passing by the Chapel of Tanya then follow the road and turn on the first left, Cami de la Creu.
In the village go down Rue Clemenceau (keeping to the right) to visit the cloister and see the first dated Romanesque sculpture in stone, the famous lintel of Saint-Genis. Leave the cloister on the right, keeping tight (traffic in the other direction), cross and go opposite.
After the bridge take the cycle path to the left for a few meters and go on the road to Brouila on the right.
Turn right towards Chapelle Sainte-Colombe-de-Cabanes.
The chapel is located on the left. Return to Palau-del-Vidre.
In the center of Palau, a visit to the glassmakers is essential. 
Turn left into rue de la Tramontane then chemin de Perpignan to arrive at Lac Sant Marti. After enjoying this soothing moment, go back to the village by the same way.
Turn left onto the Sorède road, after the bridge go straight ahead then turn left to enter Saint-André via the Villeclare path. Pass the school. Then, turn right onto Rue Nationale and take the fourth street on the left towards the "Maison de l'art roman" (House of Romanesque Art). Don't miss the Romanesque church and its facade.
To go back to Sorède, head towards the rue Nationale and go opposite, rue des Albères. At the roundabout, take the second exit then rue Joan Cayrol on the right.
Continue on Chemin de Saint-André. Go straight on the Euro Vélo 8 track to Sorède. In this village, you can visit the ESAT, factory of whips and other objects made of Hackberry wood, an ancestral know-how. Also worth discovering are the banks of the Tassio and the Campet district. Back to Euro Vélo 8.
Turn right.
Chemin de la Carrerasse, turn right then left.
Follow the Euro Vélo 8 and turn left onto the Sorède road to go towards Argelès via the Auberge du Roua. Then, go under the departmental road to continue along the Chemin du Roua.
Turn left to join Rue du Moulin Mars 
 Turn left then right and follow the Massana River via Avenue du 11 Novembre. You will be on the same route as on the outward journey. Follow Euro Vélo 8.
At this point, two options present themselves, either cut through the allotment gardens on the right and arrive at the tennis courts, or take Rue des Trabucayres as on the way out. Avenue Molière, before the swimming pool, turn left onto Route de la Mer. Go all the way and at the arrival roundabout, turn left towards the Tourist Office.