Restaurant near Céret

A seaside restaurant 38 km from Céret

Céret lies in the heart of the Albères, in the Tech valley, among cherry orchards and terraced vineyards. Port-Vendres is 38 km away via the D115 and D914 — a road that gradually descends from the foothills to the Côte Vermeille. The change of scenery is total: you leave the Catalan Pyrenees behind and arrive at a Mediterranean fishing port, with red schist cliffs plunging into the blue sea. Le France sits on that quay, halfway between the mountains and the sea horizon.

Céret and Port-Vendres share the same Catalan culture — and you'll find it on Le France's menu: Catalan platter to start (Serrano ham, anchovies, red peppers, pan con tomate), local Banyuls and Collioure wines, and a friendly, no-frills atmosphere. For a full day in Catalan Roussillon: the Céret Museum of Modern Art in the morning, the Albères road, a late lunch at Le France on the harbour, then a swim off the coastal rocks in the afternoon.