Perpignan

Perpignan is located the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the region of Occitanie. 

 

From Paris is takes 5h20 by train. TGV or Ouigo. 

 

Transport in Perpignan. 

 

LIO occitanie

Sankeo

 

The city is also known for its International Festival of Photojournalism, the medieval Trobades festival and its centuries-old garnet industry. 

La Pensée

The Campo Santo. The old cloister cemetery.

The first work on the cloister may have been undertaken around 1298.

The cathedral Jean Baptiste. Construction of the cathedral started in 1324.

Major altarpiece in the cathedral dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. 

   Place de la Loge
   statue of Vénus 

Salvadore Dali. Place de Catalogne

Hommage  of the City of Perpignan to Master Pablo Casals in de Promenade Plantée

Statue of François Arago.

The Castillet is an ancient fortification and city gate.

 

Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. 

Palais de Majorque

Town Hall.

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