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Solitary Mountain Hermitages, built with rough marbles, sturdy villages, churches, sheltering precious altarpieces framed with chiseled gold.

Either on the Mediterranee Shore or on the Pyrenean Slopes , Catalonia features plenty of cultural or "art de vivre" richesses.

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Places not to be missed

Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages) :

Eus, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Castelnou, Mosset et Evol.
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Baroque and Roman Arts :

Hundreds of catalan churches conceal more than 800 baroque altarpieces, made of golden wood or polychromatic.
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Nearby Molitg you may find some major Roman Jewels : Elne's Cloister, Serrabona's Priory and Saint-Michel de Cuxà's Abbey
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Military Architecture :

The fortifications of Vauban are listed on UNESCO's world heritage site : villefranche de Conflant and Mont-Louis
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Cultural Events around the Year

Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter ... there is always something to celebrate in Catalonia !
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