CERET Ceret has a mild climate, hot and dry from June to September, mild from October to May with the possibility of sitting on the 300 to 320 days of annual sunshine.
Ceret is a centre for modern art, where Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Dufy and Soutinterrace at lunchtime in the warm sunshine on a winter’s day. The regional records show that the town has been lived in and worked since the early part of the last century and home to many present day artists. Its splendid collection of works by these artists is housed in the museum of modern art and every year a prestigious art exhibition is mounted. It has a popular Saturday market and has many special events throughout the year. These include the holy week parade, the spring cherry festival, the three day popular Feria in July with aficenados from all over Catalonia and France with food, drink, music and dancing in the streets throughout the night.The annual Sardane dance festival in the arena and throughout the old streets in summer and Mediterranean Music Nights in early Autumn, with many smaller fetes throughout the year such as Lace making. Ceret is also famous for its mimosa and cherries, the first of which are traditionally sent to the President of the Republic.

In Spain the trio of Dali museums at Figueres, Port Lligat, and Pubol are memorable and provocative whilst medieval Girona is a revelation, trendy Barcelona with its Gaudi architecture and Rambla is exciting and the northern Costa Brava a surprisingly pleasant scenic drive to those who imagine it to be full of lager louts and high rise concrete blocks. The Mediterranean resorts of Collioure (art), Port Vendre (fishing), St Cyprien (golf), Argeles-sur-Mer (windsurfing), Canet Plage (new sixties development) are all well worth a visit. Further afield the ancient cities of Perpignan, Carcassone, Narbonne, Beziers and Montpellier are within easy driving distance. Andorra is possible for a day trip.

The area is rich in history beginning with prehistoric man (450,000 years ago) with some wonderful sites to visit.