Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Perpignan, France
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1.9 km
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 PerpignanSight 1: Funéraria
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)
Sight 2: Campo Santo
The Campo Santo is a building located in the city of Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitanie region.
Sight 3: Chapelle du Dévôt-Christ
The Devout Christ of Perpignan is a chapel in the city of Perpignan, in the Roussillon region of Northern Catalonia.
Sight 4: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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.
Sight 5: Église Saint-Jean le Vieux
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.
Sight 6: Vénus au collier
Venus is a work by the French sculptor Aristide Maillol. It is a bronze sculpture. Created in 1928, it is based in Paris, France.
Sight 7: Loge de Mer
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.
Sight 8: La Méditerranéenne ou La pensée
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.
Sight 9: Le Castillet
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.
Sight 10: Castillet
The Cinema Le Castillet or Cinema Castillet is a movie theater located in Perpignan.
Sight 11: Théâtre de l'Archipel
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.
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