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Château de Quéribus
The last Cathar stronghold, a lone keep perched on a rocky pinnacle with views to the Pyrenees and sea.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Occitanie, France · Europe
Perpignan is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cabestany, 27km from Château de Quéribus.
Perpignan is a city located in Occitanie, France. With a population of 110,706, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Perpignan sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Perpignan to your route.
Perpignan (UK: , US: , French: [pɛʁpiɲɑ̃] ; Catalan: Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa]; Occitan: Perpinhan [peɾpiˈɲa]) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of theRead more
Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area.
In 2021, Perpignan had a population of 119,656 in the commune proper, and the agglomeration had a total population of 205,183, making it the last major French city before the Spanish border. Perpignan is sometimes seen as the "entrance" to the Iberian Peninsula.
Perpignan was the capital of the former province and County of Roussillon (Rosselló in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries, as well as one of the most important cities of the Principality of Catalonia. It has preserved an extensive old centre with its bodegas in the historic centre, coloured houses in a series of picturesque streets and alleys stretching between the banks of the Têt and its tributary, the Basse.
The city is also known for its International Festival of Photojournalism, the medieval Trobades festival and its centuries-old garnet industry.
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Perpignan is located in Occitanie, France, Europe. The coordinates are 42.6976 latitude, 2.8954 longitude.
Perpignan has a population of approximately 110,706 people, making it a city in France.
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