Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes
Our journey to Collioure actually started by going the opposite direction to see the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in the mountains to the east of Peralada where we stayed the night before. Not sure what was happening here on the way up the mountain but the smoke was gone by the time we came back down the mountain.
Collioure, France
An hour-ish drive and some extremely tight parking later we were ready to be back on foot and explore.
The tourist train that goes up into the hills outside of town is well worth it for the views even if you can’t understand anything the driver is telling you about what you’re seeing.
On our last non travel day we went up to visit the La Guinelle Vinaigrerie which makes vinegars from premium wine (versus the bad wine most people make vinegar from) and naturally ferments and ages the vinegar in these barrels and bottles.
And then off to Les Clos de Paulilles vineyard for lunch
And then one more squeeze into the tightest driveway I’ve ever gone through which took a ridiculous amount of maneuvering, backing up, spotting, and pumping the clutch. Each time it took 15 minutes or more just to park.