Hotels in Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Pyrénées-Orientales, in southern France near the Spanish border, boasts a Mediterranean climate with hot summers averaging 86°F (30°C) and mild winters around 50°F (10°C). You can hike the Canigou mountain in spring or ski at Font-Romeu in winter, then cool off with kite-surfing on the Mediterranean at Le Barcarès in summer. The region's Catalan heritage is alive in Perpignan's Palace of the Kings of Majorca, and its fortified town of Villefranche-de-Conflent offers a glimpse into medieval history.