Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Perpignan, France

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 26 m

Explore Perpignan in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PerpignanIndividual Sights in Perpignan

Sight 1: Funéraria

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The Chapel of Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste in Perpignan, known as Funerària, is a religious building built in the commune of Perpignan in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste de Perpignan (FR)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Campo Santo

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The Campo Santo is a building located in the city of Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Campo Santo de Perpignan (FR)

33 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Chapelle du Dévôt-Christ

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The Devout Christ of Perpignan is a chapel in the city of Perpignan, in the Roussillon region of Northern Catalonia.

Wikipedia: El Devot Crist de Perpinyà (CA)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste LeZibou / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

Wikipedia: Perpignan Cathedral (EN)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Église Saint-Jean le Vieux

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Église Saint-Jean le Vieux LeZibou / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux de Perpignan is a Romanesque church, currently partially disused, located in Perpignan, in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. A former collegiate church, it was supplanted in the 14th century by a new and vast building in southern Gothic style, which became the Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the diocese of Perpignan-Elne in 1602. The Gothic cathedral flanks the Romanesque building to the south, which has been preserved.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-le-Vieux de Perpignan (FR)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Vénus au collier

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Venus is a work by the French sculptor Aristide Maillol. It is a bronze sculpture. Created in 1928, it is based in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Vénus (Maillol) (FR)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Loge de Mer

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The Loge de Mer de Perpignan is a Catalan Gothic civil building built from the end of the 14th century and completed in the 16th century. During the Middle Ages, the Place de la Loge was the civic centre of the city, and was home to the various local authorities: the Commercial Court, the Municipal Government, and the Local Deputation of the Generalitat: the Palace of the Deputation.

Wikipedia: Loge de mer (Perpignan) (FR)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: La Méditerranéenne ou La pensée

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La Méditerranéenne ou La penséecouscouschocolat from Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France / CC BY 2.0

The Mediterranean is a work by the French sculptor Aristide Maillol. It is a bronze sculpture. Created in 1905, there are several versions and copies in stone and bronze.

Wikipedia: La Méditerranée (FR)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Le Castillet

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The Castillet is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan. Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars.

Wikipedia: Castillet (EN)

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Castillet

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Castillet

The Cinema Le Castillet or Cinema Castillet is a movie theater located in Perpignan.

Wikipedia: Cinéma Le Castillet (CA), Website

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Théâtre de l'Archipel

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The theater of the archipelago is a cultural facility of 10,000 m² located in the city of Perpignan, in the region of Roussillon, in Northern Catalonia.

Wikipedia: Teatre de l'Arxipèlag (CA), Website

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