The path of freedom

Discovery of Banyuls-sur-Mer and the paths taken by exiles to flee the country.


Option to start from the Tourist Office on foot (or by car). Pass by the town hall, then turn left onto Avenue Général de Gaulle. Pass under the railroad bridge. Continue straight ahead, then left at the standing stone with directions : follow the tarred road nicknamed the 'Route des Mas' : pedestrians should be cautious on this fairly narrow road. Continue until reaching the Maillol Museum parking lot.
From the parking lot, take the tarred road on the left that crosses the Baillaury river : follow the signs for the Maillol Museum. At the museum, climb a few steps through the property to reach the tarred road. Turn left, continue on the road; at 150m, leave the road that continues on the left and continue straight ahead towards Mas Xatard.
Cross the ford, the road turns into a dirt track, second ford, continue on the track. At the intersection of tracks, leave the one that goes left and continue straight ahead. The track crosses the Rec de la Rovira and rises towards the Col de la Martine.
At the pass, leave the track to take a left onto a path that climbs and opens onto a grassy plateau; this continues straight ahead to Col del Torn, the passage of freedom.The return is along the same path. The trail rejoins the tarred road.