Cortal d’en Duran

Cortal d’en Duran is a ruins in Vingrau, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Occitanie. Cortal d’en Duran is situated near the spring Font de la Mosca, as well as near the ruins Cortal d’en Sarda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Château d’Aguilar and Arago Cave.

Château d’Aguilar

Photo: Hien Le, CC BY 2.0.

The Château d'Aguilar is a 12th-century castle, one of the so-called Cathar castles, located in the commune of Tuchan in the Aude département of France. Château d’Aguilar is situated 3½ km northwest of Cortal d’en Duran.

Arago Cave

Cave

Photo: Neptune19, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arago Cave is a prehistoric site in the community of Tautavel, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is a large cavity overlooking a perennial stream called the Verdouble. Arago Cave is situated 4 km southwest of Cortal d’en Duran.

Ancienne église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Vingrau

Church

Photo: Admirał Bum, CC BY 2.5.

Ancienne église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Vingrau is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Cortal d’en Duran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuchan and Tautavel.

Tuchan

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tuchan is a village of 800 people in the Languedoc region of the south of France, inland between Narbonne and Perpignan, in the heart of a wine-producing region.

Tautavel

Village

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Tautavel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research. Tautavel Man, an early human and some of the oldest human remains in Europe, was found in Caune de l'Arago, a cave in the commune. Tautavel is situated 7 km southwest of Cortal d’en Duran.