Plage d'Argelès-sur-Mer

Argelès-sur-Mer, Roussillon · 🇫🇷 France

The Roussillon family shore — seven gentle kilometres where the Pyrenees finally meet the Med.

Sea temperature

~24°C in the warm season

Water

Warm, clear Mediterranean blue

Sand

Seven kilometres of fine grey-gold sand, wide and gently sloped

Swimming

Long shallow entry with supervised posts all summer — built for children

Surf

None; windsurf chop when the tramontane blows

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Europe's campsite capital, a pine-lined promenade at the front and the Albères dropping the Pyrenees into the sea just south

Beach type

City & resort

Region

Europe

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