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The Marine Reserve covers 650 hectares of sea between Banyuls
and Cerbere. It is the oldest such reserve in France. It can
be visited by boat and some areas are open for organised diving
tours. Check before entering these waters as special rules apply
In the reserve you will discover
some of the rarest species of this part of mediterranean
sea like : red coral, posidonies herbarium, mollusc, shellfish,
fishs, mru, rocky mostelle, drum sar, denti, sea eagle...
To discover this wonderful site we propose you some activities
like Sea or diving tours.
The displays in the Aquarium give those who cannot dive an
opportunity to get a flavour of the underwater world in the Reserve.
And in the evening, after a day of visits why not stay
on a terrasse an to taste our traditional aperitif. |
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On
the hill overlooking the town is the Chapelle de la Salette,
built in 1863. It can be reached on a track leading off the "Route
des Cretes" or on foot. There is an annual pilgrimage each
September. It is now a national monument.
Lenght : 12.20 m Width : 5.50 m
Height : 8.50 m
Don't leave Banyuls without visit the aquarium of
Laboratoire ARAGO
opened in 1883, Banyuls'aquarium' sur mer is one of the oldest in France.
http://aquarium.obs-banyuls.fr/
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The
chapel has been built in 1863 by Bonaventure Reig certainly after
a pilgrimage in La Chapelle-Tallavaux, a little village in
Isère where in 1846 two young sheperd had an apparition.
Roger RULL.
Go to La Salette Panorama
Celebration :
Every year in september a religious "aplec" (assembly) gathers
a lot of believers.
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