Latour-Bas-Elne: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Latour-Bas-Elne is home to the Église Saint-Jacques, a single-nave church building with a semicircular Romanesque apse and a window with splayed reveals on both sides.

Culture

Construction of the Église Saint-Jacques began in the 12th century, replacing an earlier Saint-Jacques church that has been documented since 945. On 25 July, the feast day of the patron saint Saint-Jacques, a mass is celebrated in the church, accompanied by a Catalan cobla and the singing of the Goigs. Every year, the relics of Saint-Jacques are loaned by Elne Cathedral for veneration.

The Cellera de Latour encompasses approximately the protected area around the church. Originally, it included a fortified tower, which has been mentioned since the 10th century and gave the village its name. Today, the cadireta is displayed on the curved altar of the Chapel of the Virgin Mary.

For the 4th Festival des Arts de Latour-Bas-Elne, an art area entitled “Le Petit Montmartre” was planned from 11 to 25 July. An open-air art trail around the church, featuring more than 100 artists and craftspeople, was announced for 19 July.

Anyone planning Latour-Bas-Elne as a place to stay may intend to rent a holiday apartment there.

Landscape

The wider regional surroundings of Latour-Bas-Elne include several different destinations: Castell d'Ultrera and Château Roussillon are castles, the Palace of the Kings of Majorca is a palace, and the Musée d'art Hyacinthe-Rigaud is a museum. Puig de Sant Miquel, Puig Nalt and Puig Oriol are peaks; Plage de Bernardi is a beach.

Cycling

The Boucle du Pilou offers a cycling tour through Latour-Bas-Elne and natural areas near Saint-Cyprien. It starts and ends at Stade de Latour-Bas-Elne on Avenue Pierre-Camps.

To the overarching travel overview: Pyrénées-Orientales.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Saint-André, Ponteilla, Saleilles, Llupia, Torreilles-Plage, Eus, Oms, Baixas.