Nederlandse Versie


By car

The cities of Prades and Vinça (and therefore the villages of Finestret and Estoher) have a perfect connection with the French motorway network. The motorway from Perpignan towards the mountains ends about 10 kilometers before Vinça and continues as a mostly 3 lane ‘Route Nationale’.

By train

Prades and Vinça have a regular connection with the international station of Perpignan (TGV connection). Taxis are available.

By plane

The international airport of Perpignan (30 minutes drive) has a daily connection with various airports and is served by Ryanair (www.ryanair.com), Air France (www.airfrance.fr) and Flybe (www.flybe.com). The airports of Carcassonne and Girona (Spain), both a 1½ drive, have daily connections with various airports in Great Britain and the European continent (also with Ryanair).
Other reasonably close airports (2 to 3 hours drive) are those of Montpellier, Toulouse and Barcelona.
Airport websites are featured on our links page.

Car rental

Available in Prades and at the airports of Perpignan, Carcassonne and Gerona.

Very detailed route description towards both houses with ‘check in’ information are, of course, available.



French Catalonia

Pyrénées-Orientales (marked in light brown), part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, is the southernmost departement on mainland France. This area is bordered by the Pyrénées to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. The province is also known as French Catalonia as it was part of Spain until the 17th century.