Céret: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 50 - 144 Mas Pauline
 Mas Pauline is located 9 km from the centre of Céret. It offers a relaxation area with 2 outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, Jacuzzi and fitness centre.… MoreEUR 55 - 180 Le Papillon
 Set in the Languedoc-Roussillon countryside, this guest house is close to Céret city centre. It has a wellness centre and thematic en suite rooms wit… MoreEUR 91 - 229 Hotel Restaurant La Terrasse Au Soleil
 Situated between the sea and the mountains, 1 km from Céret, Hotel Restaurant La Terrasse Au Soleil offers rooms with panoramic mountain views, an ou… MoreEUR 118 - 217 Hôtel Le Mas Trilles
 Le Mas Trilles is located at the foothills of the Pyrénées Mountains in the town of Ceret. It offers peaceful accommodation and has a heated outdoo… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Céret: Guide
Céret (commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales Départements of France|département. It is the capital of Vallespir comarca. The town lays in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southwestern France. It is most famous for its Museum of Modern Art which has numerous Picasso paintings and sculptures as well as paintings many other impressionist artists. The Cafe Pablo in the town is dedicated to Picasso and The Grand Cafe, still operating today, was a meeting
place for many famous artists in the early part of the last century.
The region around Céret is major fruit producer, in particular famed for its cherries. The first of the seasons's pick are, by local tradition, sent to France's President. Céret hosts a cherry festival each year with such oddities as cherry beer and a cherry stone spitting competition.
Céret also holds an annual bull running festival where young bulls (usually with their horns blunted) are run through the streets coralled by a group of highly skilled Camargue horsemen and and women. Young bloods, fired up on cheap local wine and wearing traditional red and yellow Catalan outfits, chase from behind in an attempt to catch hold of the bull's tail and hold on for as long as they can. Many bruises result although mostly it has to be said, to the ego.
Céret's Saturday market is a high point of the week and is as much a social event as anything else. It is a bustling, busy market mostly selling local fruit, veg, cheese and wines. Much frequented by the large local English, Dutch, German and Scandanavian population that have moved to the Céret region in the last ten to fifteen years.
Geography
It has an altitude of 175-1400 meters. It is located 7 km from the A9 autoroute|Autoroute A9, 200 km from Montpellier, 250 km from Toulouse and 180 km from Barcelona.
Main sights
The Pont du Diable (Devil's Bridge), a 14th century bridge.
Pablo Picasso (1911, 1912)
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Artists
Céret has a continued tradition of being a home for artists, especially painters and poets.
Georges Braque (1911, 1912)
Georges Badin (1986 - )External links