THINGS TO DO IN PERPIGNAN, FRANCE (occitanie day trip travel guide)

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Thank you for this. I'm just on my way there and know what to expect.❤

Great video and the music was amazing! You’re so talented. Good luck!

I like Perpignan the way I like my least-likeable, wayward, troublesome child. I first visited back in 2013, and, having been all over southern France and its ‘preserved in tourist aspic’ sights, was pleasantly surprised by the place, albeit yes, with a slightly rough-around-the-edges authentic ‘take no prisoners’ feel to the city. However, not once (in about a dozen visits since) have I felt my personal safety even remotely in danger whilst there. (This includes several strolls around the so-called ‘notorious’ St Jacques area; alas, there have been mutterings for years locally about razing this entire area - really a small village within the city - and starting again, but I feel this would be an egregious error, both from a human point of view and from an aesthetic point of view as, in my opinion, the old cluster of St Jacques houses and intermittent churches and small squares is actually a potential jewel in the city’s crown. Perhaps they may have to gentrify it a bit to pull in the casual visitors, but to erase it from the cityscape? well, I shudder at the thought and pray they don’t.) But … and here’s what those not in the know may not be aware of: 1. Perpignan has a small but lively and lovely central core: sure, the cultural barbarians bulldozed the old town walls to, you’ve guessed it, put up parking lots and roads but they had mercy on the actual buildings within the walls, such that you can stroll around the town’s heart for a morning and be pleasantly surprised. 2. It’s sunny; almost always. I was once there in the depths of January one year and the thermometer shot up to 23/24/25 degrees on a blissful run of 3 days. Sure, doesn’t bode well for global warming enthusiasts (of which I am one) but hey: gotta take your pleasures where you can find them! 3. It’s close to beach and mountain. One of its delights is that splendid thing whereby you can take a photo in Perpignan with palm trees in foreground and Canigou dusted with snow, like icing on a birthday cake, in the distance. That sub-tropical/Alpine (strictly, in this case, Pyrenean) juxtaposition always fascinates me. 4. The people are, on the whole, warm and welcoming. 5. Spain is right on the doorstep; and to take you there a run of delicious wee Cote Vermeille villages, climaxing in the cute-as-a-button Collioure (due respect to the dinky, but frankly slightly underwhelming Cerbere). If you take the more direct route and the fast train from Perpignan, you can be in Dali’s birthplace in 20 minutes, or 20 minutes further down the line again and the quite glorious Old Town ensemble of Girona (where the city fathers - and mothers! - wisely opted to leave the city walls, such that they provide one of the most wonderful urban-based walks in all Spain), and just another 40 minutes after that, perhaps Spain’s most world-renowned city. (Due respect to the non-Catalans amongst us.) So there you have it. Perpignan is worth the hike. I did it on a Ouigo (Paris-Perpignan return) a couple of years back for less than the price of a round of drinks. Or thereabouts.

This is not popular for tourists, it's good to visit not crowded like cote d azur

This was part of Catalunya

My family is frome here. Seeing all these sites made me feel very nostalgic, thank you :)

Hi Claire, did you fly into Perpignan and get public transport to that beach area? Is transport to beach areas good?

Do you have family in Puerto Rico? Phenomenal music by the way. Love it!!!

I love your video❤

Hello, nice video. May I ask you where you stayed with this nice beach view? Is it a hotel or a place you can rent for a month? TIA

you are so pretty, love the information packed in this vlog

Another enjoyable video. I really appreciate the bits of historical information you include to provide some background about the places you visit.

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This place looks so incredible!

A blessed good day beautiful 😍 Claire Wowwww it's so nice Beautiful Perpignan place in France So Many Beautiful Apartments and historical fantastic Places And Nice delicious Foods, and I love your Background Song, 😍 of You Take care always Sending love from solid fan supporter from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Marvin 😍🎶🎧🎧🎧🇵🇭👏👏👏👏♥️🙏🙂👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

That palace was so cool!

Wow! Such a good video! I used to go to Barcelona every 2 years for a skateboard contest so I made some friends from this area. I too was amazed at all the Catalan influence in the area. Everybody seemed to speak all three languages there (French, Catalan, Spanish) I love that area so much! Enjoy your time there, Amiga! I love the song for this video as well! Can't wait for all the coming videos!

Good prononciation in french🖤

Perpignan is a beautiful city and France is a good country. Thank you for the video Claire! Love you ❤ Enjoy and have a beautiful weekend

Worth watching and I can’t wait! ❤

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