The fort of Serrat d’en Vanquer was built just where the Union Camp was organized during the conflicts between France and Spain in 1793. That is where the French repelled the Spanish army for the first time in 17th July. On the whole, the place covers an area of 4 hectares whereas the building contains [...]
Designed by the architect Petersen, the Villa des Tilleuls is home to a museum that is unique in France. There are collections of ancient and modern coins, with outstanding display of Catalan and Roussillon examples.
Perpignan Station held an endless fascination for Salvador Dalí. During one of his visits, he remarked: “It all became clear in flash: there, right in front of me, was the center of the world”
In the shadow of St John’s Cathedral stands the only cloister-cemetery in France. It is made up of four galleries, with long rows of white gothic marble.
Built from 1324 onwards, originally as a church with three naves, the collegiate church of St John was converted to a single nave in 1433. The church was finally consecrated in 1509 and was given the status of cathedral in 1601, when the bishop’s seat was transferred from Elne. The cathedral contains a single, wide [...]
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Housed in the former Hôtel de la Cagarrica (18th century). Yhe Museum has a rich collection, mainly devoted to the fauna and flora of Southern France.
The loge de Mer is located South of the Castillet, in the center of Perpignan old town, it was once the stock exchange and the headquarters of the Consulat de Mer, only the eastern section retains the original Gothic design. The medieval sailing ship on the corner of this graceful building, the first stone of [...]
Perpignan (French: Perpignan [pɛʁpiɲɑ̃]; Catalan Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa]) is a commune (the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic) and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (Rosselló in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca back in [...]
