Agly Walking Tours is part of l'Association Agly Rando
Agly Walking Tours propose
2 circuits; both are based on 6 day 80km circuits and can be done as part of a
self-guided or accompanied holiday. The walks on both circuits are between 10
and 16kms (6 ½ - 10 miles) each day and of medium difficulty.
The “Agly and the Cathars” walk discovers the
vine-covered slopes of the Agly Valley, the Corbières hills, the impressive Gorge
de Galamus and the Cathar castles of Peyrepertuse and Queribus. You can visit a
working windmill, wine growers and sheep cheese producers
and taste their produce. The accommodation is in a different Guest-house each
night and the evening meals are either in the guest house or a restaurant
within the village.
The “Two valleys” circuit explores the higher
villages of the Agly Valley, the Têt Valley, the roman
Aqueduct at Ansignan, impressive natural stone formations at Ille sur Têt, and
fortified villages of Castelnou and Montalba-le-Château. There will be visits
to wine producers and an olive oil mill where you can taste their produce. The
accommodation is in Guest houses and Gîtes (holiday homes) and the evening
meals are in local restaurants.
Agly Walking Tours offer 2 single base holidays and the 2 circuits (information at bottom of page) as accompanied holidays.
This is a relaxing 7 day holiday with an accompanied
walk on each full day. You will be staying in purpose built holiday homes
(Gîtes) each with a terrace with wonderful views, in the small, picturesque village of Planèzes. The village is set in vine covered hills and is an
ideal base for a walking holiday. 3 of the walks will start from the Gîtes, and
explore the local country side. The other 3 walks will involve a minibus
transfer, and include visits to 3 Cathar Castles, the walled town of Villefranche de Conflent, and natural hot springs in the Pyrenees. If you want to
do your own thing for a day or two, Planèzes is a great place to relax,
excellent for bird watching and with an abundance of wild flowers and
butterflies. The walks are easy to medium difficulty and can be adapted to suit
the group. All meals are provided. Each morning we will deliver fresh baguettes
for breakfast to be accompanied with local honey, jam, tea and coffee. Lunch
will be a substantial picnic using local produce that will be waiting for you
along the walk. (Those who choose not to walk will still be entitled to lunch.)
Evening meals, with wine, will be in good local restaurants including one
evening in Perpignan.
Walking and Wine
This area of France has lots of very good, interesting wines for you to
discover. This is a week long holiday set in the village of Planèzes during the grape harvest and will start with a wine
tasting lesson by a local expert. There will be a visit on each full day to
local wine producers in the Roussillon and Corbières
area, from small specialist producers with only a few hectares of vines, to
large cooperatives with many grape farmers. You will have a chance to try your
hand at grape picking and experience the whole wine making process from vine to
bottle. There will be 5 optional half days of walking, which will discover the Agly
valley, the Corbières and the Mediterranean coast and include visits of 2
Cathar castles. All meals are provided including evening meals, with wine in
good local restaurants.
For 2010 Agly Walking Tours are offering a single base self-guided holiday on top of the 2 circuit holidays. The circuits are both based on a 6 day 80km walk staying in a different village each night. Look at the bottom of this page for more information on the circuits.
The single base holiday is set in the large wine making village of St Paul de Fenouillet, within walking distance of the breath-taking Gorge de Galamus. Accommodation is in a family run guest house on the edge of the village. The evening meals will be in the guest house. They will provide a feast each evening using home grown fruit and vegatables, home raised meat and wine from the family winery. Some of the walks on this holiday will be leaving directly from the guest house, others will involve a tranfer. We will give you a choice of 10 walks between 8km and 20km for you to do as and when you want.
