Tautavel is located in the heart of the Côtes du Roussillon vineyards in the Catalan Corbière mountains, this winemaking village has been famous since 1971, following the discovery in the Caune de l’Arago of the skull of the oldest prehistoric man in Europe (- 450 000 years) – the man from Tautavel. A visit to the Pre-history museum with its various attractions will take you back into the mists of time. An ideal starting point for visiting the Cathar castles, you will discover for yourself a series of high landscapes with valleys offering magnificent panoramic views from the sea to the mountains. Nature is still wild here, and remains intact under a sky as crystal-clear as the river water, inviting you to bathe in the limestone canyons.
