Signature experience — Perpignan
Roussillon vineyards and villages
Duration
Full day
Price
From €560
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Sea plain to mountain foothills in a blink: that’s the Roussillon, where flat salt pans by Canet give way to Banyuls’ steep, slate terraces climbing to 300 m. Villages speak Catalan—and so do the wines: oxidative Banyuls, fortified Maury, and garrigue-scented Collioure reds. Higher up stands the Romanesque Priory of Serrabone (11th–12th c.), famed for its pink marble choir screen in the Boulès valley. A day shaped by geology and medieval stone, stitched together by balcony roads and timeworn cellars.
Logistics stay effortless: hotel pickup in Perpignan, Mercedes on standby, flexible timing, and photo stops when the Tramontane opens views to Mount Canigou. While your private driver in Perpignan handles hairpins and parking, you taste in cellars and wander cloisters, vats, and hillside vines. Plan about 45 minutes to Collioure, 35 to Banyuls on the D914, then 50 to Maury via Estagel before the winding 20 km up to Serrabone. You sip; we drive—and secure tastings when reservations are needed.
Your itinerary
- I
9:00 — Pick-up in Perpignan and drive to Collioure for a coffee by the harbor.
- II
10:30 — Guided tasting in Banyuls-sur-Mer at a heritage estate and walk the slate terraces (1 hr).
- III
1:30 pm — Head inland to Maury, village lunch followed by fortified wine tasting (2 hrs).
- IV
4:30 pm — Climb to the Serrabone priory, tour the church and pink marble screen; arrive back in Perpignan around 6:30 pm.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated day driver
- ✓ Recent Mercedes vehicle
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting time and parking
Your chauffeur’s tip
Book Banyuls and Maury tastings late morning or just after lunch: softer terrace light and cellars typically reopen around 11 am and 2 pm.
Book this experience
Confirmed within 30 minutes · Fixed price quoted in advance