Our department has a wealth of treasures : different types of countryside which are equally attractive an important architectural heritage ; living traditions and culture;

Five of ours villages are classed amongst “the most beautiful villages of France (Eus, Villefranche de Conflent, Castelnou, Evol, Mosset).

The “Conseil Général” manages the following natural sites directly : the classified site of Bouillouses, the nature reserve of Nyer, the marine reserve of Cerbere-Banyuls, the lake of Villeneuve de la Raho.

It also administers the following cultural sites : the palace of the Kings of Majorca at Perpignan, the Priory of Serrabonne, the Chapel Notre Dame des Anges and the Chateau Royal at Collioure.