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| Argelès-sur-Mer (fr) Argelers de la Marenda (approx) | ||
| region | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
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| Residents | 10.366 (2018) | |
| height | unknown | |
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| Tourist info web | Office de Tourisme Argeles-sur-Mer | |
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Argelès-sur-Mer is a city and a seaside resort in the south of the French Department. Pyrénées-Orientales.
background
Argelès is a popular holiday destination because it is located directly on the Mediterranean Sea and also on the western foothills of the Pyrenees.
getting there
By plane
Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport is about 25km northeast of Argelès. There are flight connections to e.g. Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and London, but not to Germany, Austria or Switzerland. This also applies to the airport, which is also not far away Carcassonne Airports that can be reached directly from Germany are nearby Girona (Spain) as well Montpellier.
By train
Argelès has one 1 SNCF train station, which is served every hour by trains of the TER Languedoc-Roussillon network. These trains run on the relation Portbou or. Cerbère - Argelès - Perpignan - Narbonne. Many of these trains continue in the same direction from Narbonne Carcassonne - Toulouse or Beziers - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon, partly also after Marseille. The nearest TGV stations are Perpignan and Narbonne, and night trains stop in the summer Paris (Gare d'Austerlitz) Toulouse - Narbonne - Perpignan - Argelès - Portbou (there is also a daytime Intercité on this line) and Strasbourg or. Luxembourg - Montpellier - Narbonne - Perpignan - Argelès - Portbou. There is also a DB Autozug terminal in Narbonne, which DB Autozug runs to several times a week in summer from Hamburg and Düsseldorf, among others.
By bus
In the street
By car, leave the A9 autoroute in Perpignan Sud and follow the national routes D900 and D914 to Argelès-sur-Mer.
By boat
Ships operate from Argelès-Port Collioure and Port-Vendres, but this is more for tourist purposes.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
Argelès is known for its Mediterranean beach. In summer the water is pleasantly warm.
shop
In Argelès there is, among other things, a Lidl supermarket where you can buy cheap groceries. There is also Aldi and Intermarché
kitchen
The cuisine in Argeles is similar to that in Barcelona, that is, paella and tapas dominate, and there are also "mouöes marinieres". A French specialty is the "Américain" sandwich, which contains meat and salad as well as French fries. An Américain is based on a medium-sized baguette and is therefore recommended for those who are really hungry. The "Show Devant" fast food restaurant on the beach promenade is recommended. There you can also buy other dishes like hamburgers.
There are many restaurants that offer "menue du jour". It makes sense to compare, the average price is around 17 euros for a 3-course menu
nightlife
In the north of the Argelès-Plage (Argelès-Strand) district is the "Potchic" gay disco. In the mountains south of Argelès you can see the headlights of the "Indigo" disco from afar. There are also a few smaller nightclubs on the beach promenade.
accommodation
Argelès is a tourist town and the districts of Argelès-Plage and Argelès-Port (port) have a large number of hotels and campsites. Due to the popularity of the place, it is still difficult to find vacant accommodation in summer.
Learn
In addition to primary schools and kindergartens, Argelès also has a college, the Collège des Albères.
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
The neighboring city is particularly worth seeing Collioure as well as the capital of the department, Perpignan. A little further away, but still easily accessible, is the medieval fortress town Carcassonne. The big cities are also ideal for day trips Narbonne, Toulouse and Montpellier at. Barcelona are also within an acceptable distance.
