Between sea and mountains, Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, 2066 inhabitants, is situated in a dozen kilometres of the beaches of the Ruby coast and at feet of Albères.
In 17 km from Spain, this region benefits from an exceptional climate. The village is famous for its church Romanic Saint round loafl.
Besides areas of grill and picnic, a public public garden with games for children, a boulodrome, a tennis, a stage(stadium), a route(course) of health, Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines offers to his(her) guests the leisure activities of the fishing in river, the hunting, the hikes, VTT, equestrian.
A market is held Tuesday and Friday proposing the regional products. You can visit the cooperative cellar and vaults.
The associative and cultural activities are present all year long.
With the girder of the church, dated 1020, Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines
possesses the most ancient(former) Romanic sculpture. A cross-border route will make for you discover the most remarkable witnesses of the Romanic and pre-Romanic art of Roussillon and Ampurdan.
For any information or demand of documentation, please, contact the Office of Saint-Geniès-des-Fontaines's tourism.
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