Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales

Visit Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon

Saint Cyprien is  a coastal resort in the Pyrenees Orientales department near to the border with Spain. It has a large sandy beach and a back-drop of mountains including the splendid Mount Canigou.

Exploring Saint Cyprien

Saint Cyprien is visited for its beach and water-based sporting activity rather than for its town which is somewhat drab. It does have an attractive church but no major sites. However St Cyprien does have a long sandy beach and the third biggest leisure port in Europe.

The beach has been awarded the blue flag for cleanliness and the beach has wheelchair access and regular life guard stations. It also has lots of bars and restaurants nearby and it is possible to participate in a wide range of water sports.

The port is the second biggest on the Mediterranean and offers all the facilities you could wish for.

Saint Cyprien has a decent museum of Modern Art. The  Desnoyer Museum has a collection of Modern Art based on the private collection of Francois Desnoyer and containing works by Maillol, Chagall and Desnoyer himself.

The five hectare botanic garden, the Jardin des Plantes des Capellans, has meadows, ponds and waterfalls and lots of shady paths if you are looking for respite from the hot Mediterranean sun.

There is also a good golf course at Saint Cyprien where you can play overlooked by the towering peak of Mount Canigou.

Nearby

Saint Cyprien is just 18 kilometers from Perpignan and so if you are looking for shopping, restaurants or an interesting medieval centre with a Catalan flavour these are just a short car journey away.

Alternatively set off away from the beach and explore the lovely mountain scenery that sits just behind the Mediterranean coastline.

See Languedoc-Roussillon and Pyrenees-Orientales (the region and department for Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales) for more travel ideas...

Tourist classifications for Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;

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Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales tourist information: sights and attractions nearby

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