Argelès sur Mer is a Mediterranean beach town with the department's longest beach, and nearly all our homes have a private pool. Perpignan airport is under half an hour away.
Argelès sur Mer has about ten thousand residents and sits at the foot of the Albères mountains, near the Spanish border. The beach is the longest in the department, and the Bois des pins, a pine forest planted in the 1860s, still holds over 8,000 pines more than a century old. Up in the Albères are the 13th-century Massane tower and the Massane forest nature reserve. Argelès is also where the Côte Vermeille begins, running down the coast to Cerbère. Our homes are spread over about two kilometres. Nearly all have a pool, most have air conditioning, and they mostly sleep around four in two bedrooms.
One of the towns of the Côte Vermeille, strung along about 20 km of beaches, small bays and coves.
The coast running from Argelès to the border village of Cerbère, via Collioure, Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer.
In the Albères range: a national nature reserve forest and a 13th-century tower.
The city about 25 km away, with the airport and the TGV station where the train to Argelès starts.
Perpignan airport is about 29 km away, around 27 minutes by car. Without a car, a bus to Perpignan's TGV station and a train on to Argelès-sur-Mer take roughly an hour and a quarter. A car still helps for the Côte Vermeille and the hills.
A pool and the beach are summer plans, so book early for school holiday weeks. Outside summer the Albères and the Côte Vermeille towns are still there to explore, but check opening times for restaurants and beach businesses before an off-season visit.
It is described as the longest beach in the Pyrénées-Orientales, though no exact length is given. The town sits on the Côte Vermeille at the foot of the Albères mountains, near the Spanish border.
About 29 km, around 27 minutes by car. Without a car you can take a bus to the TGV station then a train, which takes roughly an hour and a quarter in total.
Argelès gives you the department's longest beach and a bigger town. Collioure is one of the Côte Vermeille towns strung along the coast between Argelès and Cerbère, among small bays and coves, and makes a day out from an Argelès base.
Yes. It lies near the Spanish border at the foot of the Albères, and the Côte Vermeille continues from here to the border village of Cerbère.
Mostly not. Typical homes sleep around four with two bedrooms, and few sleep more than eight. Nearly all have a private pool and most have air conditioning.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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