Setting off fairly early from the campsite, which was situated on a steep hillside, I went through the centre of Banyuls-sur-Mer then took the coast road to Cerbère. The road provided excellent views of the coastline.

There was a climb up to the border where there was some derelict border infrastructure which was unmanned as expected.

Immediately after crossing the border the road descended in to Portbou, and after going around the edge of Colera I reached Llançà. It didn’t surprise me to see some political graffiti and flags related to Catalan independence.

It was nice to arrive in Spain and I was looking forward to seeing more of the Costa Brava.

Distance: 18 miles

Maximum temperature: 28 degrees C

French / Spanish border