Perpignan

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Description

Perpignan (Perpinyà in catalan) is the capital of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, the Northern Catalonia part of France.

Access

By car

• Autoroute A9, from north (France) and south (Spain)
• D 914 (ex RN114)
• From Andorra, N116.

By plane

• Regular line from Paris (Paris – Orly Sud): 5 planes/ day. (Air France)
• From Manchester, England, use BMIbaby for cheap flights
• From London Stansted airport – daily flights
• From all over Europe to Girona, Spain with Ryanair

By train

• Perpignan is served by the TGV and the IdTGV. Perpignan-Paris: 5h. soon: Perpignan-Barcelona: 1h.

From Girona, Spain, use FROGBUS.com for express bus service from Girona airport to Perpignan From Girona, Spain, use Renfe for trains to Cerbere. From Cerbere to Perpignan use sncf [5]

Activities and Sightseeing

• The cathedral of St Jean was begun in 1324 and finished in 1509.

• The 13th century castle of the kings of Majorca sits on the high citadel, surrounded by ramparts, reinforced for Louis XI and Charles V, which were updated in the 17th century by Louis XIV's military engineer Vauban.

Mus̩e de l'aviation Рcreated in 1976 by Mr NOETTINGER , this museum located at "Mas Pal̩gry" gathers planes , models and hundreds of original pieces. Open from Monday afternoon to Saturday from April 1st to October 31st.

Lodging

See the listing of the Hotels in Perpignan

Examples :

• Premiere Classe Perpignan, Chemin Du Mas Palegry Rn9,
• Best Hotel Perpignan, 900, Avenue D'espagne,
• Mas Camps, D117, Maury (2km after you leave Estagel directly on the D117),
• Tropic, Route D'Opoul.
• Victoria, 57 Avenue Maréchal Joffre.
• Hotel Aragon, 17 Avenue Gilbert Brutus,
• Comfort Inn Perpignan Aéroport, Avenue Du Languedoc Espace Polygone.
• Campanile Perpignan, 12 Rue Alphonse Laveran, Lot. Porte D'espagne.

• Arcantis Hotel Mondial, 40 boulevard Clémenceau,

• Hotel De France, 26 Quai Sadi Carnot.

• Hôtel New Christina, 51 Cours Lassus.

• Kyriad Perpignan Centre, 8, Boulevard Wilson.

• Villa Duflot, Rond Point Albert Donnezan, Serrat Den Vaquer,