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Perpignan

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Perpignan is the capital of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, the southern Catalonian part of France.

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[edit] By car

  • Autoroute A9, from north (France) and south (Spain)
  • RN 114
  • From Andorra, N116.

[edit] By plane

  • Regular line from Paris (Paris - Orly Sud): 5 planes/ day. (Air France)
  • From Manchester, England, use BMIbaby [1] for cheap flights
  • From London Stansted airport - daily flights
  • From all over Europe to Girona, Spain with Ryanair [2]

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

From Girona, Spain, use Renfe [3] for trains to Cerbere. From Cerbere to Perpignan use sncf [4]

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  • 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.

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

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