Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is a commune of the Haut Vallespir, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, ranked among the Most Beautiful Villages of France. Ringed by ramparts, its medieval old town with pebble-paved lanes is dominated by Fort Lagarde, built by Vauban in the seventeenth century to control the new border resulting from the Treaty of the Pyrenees.

The fortified church with its high bell tower overlooks the centre. The commune also includes the spa resort of La Preste, in the mountains, and many hiking paths to the border ridges. You can visit the village in an hour or two, then climb to the fort or set off for a walk in the gorges and forests that surround it.

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