Banyuls-sur-Mer

Description

Banyuls-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. For nearly two centuries, the smuggling of goods to and from Spain was a major activity in Banyuls-sur-Mer. The inhabitants lived mainly from fishing and viticulture. Nowadays, tourism stemming from the wine industry plays a significant economic role in the town notably for delicious and rare red dessert wines. Under the Collioure appellation, the town is also a center of quality dry reds, rosés and whites, with a number of producers of natural wines.