La Verneda Centre d'Interprétation Transfrontalier — Attraction in Céret

Out on a walk in Prats de Mollo and stumbled upon this newish building alongside the river. We found a fantastic exhibition, free to enter and full of the history of this area. Very informative and lots to read with photo's to accompany the articles.

There is also a video to watch, with amazing photography of the surrounding villages in this really beautiful area. Really giving the urge to explore more of this region.

In fact we spent a while there in the morning , going back to the campsite for lunch, then back in the afternoon to see the rest of the exhibition.

There was also a fantastic art/sculpture expo. Which I believe changes from time to time.

Also a really delightful lady who gave us lots of information, who speaks her Catalan language, Spanish and very good English. A big thank you to her!

If you are in Prats de Mollo, this is a real insight to what this part of the Pyrenees was like and the changes...

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