Ceret - Chateau D'Aubiry et sur mer.

A weeks worth of wine. Photo taken before I dropped them all in the glass recycling container.
Our landlady greeted us with the Cayrou and it is a nice, reasonably priced, local wine. Most of the others
are local and we have only found one that we wont buy again.

Dad just downloaded an app that allows him to take a picture of the label and it then tells him everything he wants to know about the wine (and then some) and reviews from a variety of sources. The app, for those interested, is called Vivino.
We decided to check out the wine co-operative that we frequented last time, Chateau D'Aubiry, just outside of Ceret. It's really easy to find because the chateau is obvious as you drive into town from the highway. Unfortunately, as it is Monday, it was closed.

The wine co-operative (or cave) is separate from the chateau itself. Serious gates attest to this.

Through the gates there are some enticing glimpses.

The chateau is immediately surrounded by woods and a high wall, topped with a metal fence. That's
Canigou in the background.

Grape vines along one side, cherry orchards in front and it looks across the valley to Ceret
and the Pyrenees beyond.

If you've got a few million Euros to spend check out the real estate videos on You Tube, the inside shots are amazing. Sorry I tried to do a link but couldn't make it happen.
Our landlady, Margie, thinks that it has finally sold and anticipates that the broken windows will be replaced and it will be restored to its former glory.
From there we drove the 20 minutes or so to Angeles sur Mer, for our first view of the Mediterranean.

A long sandy beach with a wide promenade to walk, lined by Palm trees. Lots of low rise apartments
and the feel of a holiday town, though very quiet now, out of season.

We had a coffee at a café on the edge of Port Angeles looking at sail boats, fishing charter boats, seagulls and cormorants. We checked out the various menus and will probably return for a seafood lunch.