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PARAGLIDING SITES

SKILL LEVEL AND GUIDING  

CP + 20 hours is recommended in general.   Tandem flights are also available for those who wish.   A tandem ride over Peyrepertuse is an experience you’ll never forget.

THE SITES  

The five main sites are at Céret and Targasonne in department 66 (Pyrenees-Orientales) and Tuchan, Peyrepertuse and Leucate in department 11 (Aude)

1.  Céret

Céret is the Catalan word for cherry.   Behind the town lies Col de la Brousse with north take-off at 860m and south take-off slightly higher.    

(Northtake-off: sea to the right, Perpignan ahead )          Paragliding sites - Ceret      

  ( Francis and Mike take off from Céret South )   Paragliding sites - Ceret South

The landing is enormous, flat and grassy.   It serves north and south take-offs.     Fly over chestnut forests, bundle up your glider and have a drink in the shade of a cherry tree.   

This photo shows Céret landing field. The north take-off can be seen in the background. Paragliding sites - Ceret

2.  Tuchan                     

Paragliding sites - Tuchan You can drive up to take-off on the hill behind Tuchan and land in this field, or by the river further down, or top land to fly again.   Maybe you’d like to cross the valley or fly over to one of the nearby castles such  as Aguilar,   Quéribus or Peyrepertuse. Paragliding sites - Tuchan

 

 

3.  Peyrepertuse

A short drive or xc flight away is the Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse .   The take-off below the castle is thrilling. Paragliding sites - Peyrepetuse

  • Fly with the raptors               

  • Be stunned by the views

Try the restaurant in the village below where you sit under a large willow, facing an old mill and listening to the spring water cascade down the rock.            

4. Leucate

  Paragliding sites - Leucate                        This site is on the Mediterranean coast, by a lighthouse. Wild thyme and sage on the cliff top scent the   air.   On the beach you can enjoy the sand, clear water and secluded coves.    Kiting and wind surfing are also popular on the coast and nearby lake.

                           

5. Targasonne

  Paragliding sites - Targasonne                        Targasonne lies to the west of our other sites, between Prades and Andorra. There are gently sloping SW and SE take-offs, from which you can do a gentle fly to the landing field below or set off across the wide valley on an XC flight. There is a paragliding shop and repair workshop close by. Please see the Gallery page for more pictures.