Pont du Diable


Coming from Perpignan, you can't miss this graceful stone bridge that spans the Tech river with a single arch of 45m. It was built in the 14th century.


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1. Musée d’Art Moderne

0.69 MILES

Roussillon had its artistic heyday around the turn of the 20th century, when Fauvist and cubist artists flocked here, attracted by the searing colours and…

2. Museu Memorial de l'Exili

8.58 MILES

Anyone familiar with Picasso’s Guernica has an insight into the horror of civilian suffering during the Spanish Civil War. This thought-provoking museum…

3. Orgues d'Ille-sur-Têt

14.27 MILES

These rock formations must be one of the most striking geological wonders in Occitanie, though they have remained well under the tourist radar. They…

4. Palais des Rois de Majorque

15.69 MILES

Perpignan’s most dominant monument, the Palace of the Kings of Mallorca sprawls over a huge area to the south of the old town. Built in 1276, the castle…

5. Musée d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud

15.91 MILES

Occupying two elegant hôtels particuliers (private mansions) right in the historical centre, this museum was entirely renovated in 2017 and now ranks as…

6. Hôtel de Ville

16.04 MILES

The Hôtel de Ville has a typically Roussillon pebbled façade of river stones.

7. Place de la Loge

16.05 MILES

Three fine stone structures flank place de la Loge. The 14th-century La Loge de Mer was rebuilt during the Renaissance; it was once Perpignan’s stock…

8. La Loge de Mer

16.06 MILES

The 14th-century La Loge de Mer, rebuilt during the Renaissance, was once Perpignan’s stock exchange, then its maritime tribunal.