The Petit Train Jaune (Little Yellow Train) climbs into the Pyrenees and offers superb views from its narrow gauge carriages. As you descend the Têt Valley from La Cerdagne, along the improved N116, you’ll notice the impressive viaducts and bridges of a metre-gauge railway line – a remarkable piece of engineering which allows Le Petit [...]
Other names: Chateau de Salses, La Forteresse de Salses Located in the Pyrénées Orientales (Eastern Pyrennean Mountains). Originally a Spanish castle, now in France in the Plateau de Rousillon area, which is a part of France since 1659, in the Eastern Pyrenean Mountains region. The Salses Castle is built on a narrow flat streak of [...]
Standing at the point where the old new towns meet, this building was first a city gate, then a prison. Built mainly in the late 14th century, it was altered by Louis XI during the French occupation, when he added the present Notre-Dame Gate. The highlight is the rooftop access (142 steps) which gives a [...]
It is one of the most remarkable examples of medieval civil and military architecture in Southern France. Its construction started in 1276 and it was a residence for the court of Jaume II of Mallorca. the last important building work was carried out by his successors, the Kings of Aragon. the main courtyard can be [...]
This café/restaurant/shop uBU…la suite run by Irish girl, Elaine Carruthersis is a must-place to visit for your informal meetings with friends. It is located on a small hidden square in Perpignan, the Place Hyacinthe Rigaud, not far away from the Place République, a 5 minute-walk away. With live music regularly and a very laid back [...]
The cathedral dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and has an admirable nave and interesting 17th-century retables (altarpieces). Leaving through the south door, you’ll find on the left a chapel with the Devost-Christ (Devout Christ), a magnificent woodcarving depicting Jesus contorted with pain and suffering, his head, crowned with thorns, drooping on his chest. [...]
There is a very Catalan atmosphere in Perpignan during tha annual Good Friday procession of the Confraternity of La Sanch (Brotherhood of the Holly Blood). Originally dedicated to the comfort of condemned prisoners in the 15th century, members of the brotherhood still wear macabre red or black robes as they carry sacred relics and the [...]
This beautiful building was first a church in the 14th century with three naves, and it was converted to a single nave in 1433 and then given the status of Cathedral in 1601. Its facade in round stones and bricks has remained unfinished. A porch was added in 1631, and it is all the remains [...]
Sampling the cuisine of Languedoc-Roussillon is still one of the best ways to really discover our region. Languedoc-Roussillon food has Catalan influences and this region food is always accompanied by great regional wines. The diversity of its agricultural produce, boasts a delicious and authentic cuisine. Based on garlic, basil and olive oil, this cuisine is [...]
As you coming from Spain, here you will find the first vineyards of Mediterranean France which exceed sinuous coast roads those of the Eastern Pyrénées at Banyuls and Collioure. Inland, to the north-west, the last are on the border of the Corbières before the awe-inspiring sky-high ruins of the castles of Quéribus and Peyrepertuse. The [...]
