Europe on a Virago days 13 and 14 near Ceret

Ceret is a town inland from Perpignan not far from the border with Spain. Picasso lived here for two years and the town has a fine Diablo bridge

Stopped the first night in the municipal camping ground on a sloping gravel pitch for 9 Euros then moved to hotel  Cascades right in the middle of town

Ceret streets have beautiful tall plane trees.

This is one of the sites painted by Picasso

The centre of the old town is pedestrianised and ancient city gates survive

With numerous sidewalk cafes

Asked the guy at this restaurant where a good 4-5 hour ride would be and he recommended a loop over the Col de Ares to Figuros in Spain and back. There was snow on the distant mountaintops.

Very pretty views along the way

Found a school excursion walking group near the summit who could take my picture

Got completely lost on the motorway system in Spain, eventually got some directions in a small shop where the shopkeeper was kind enough to telephone her husband for directions. In the back of her shop you could fill your own bottle from a choice of wine casks.