Multicoloured macarons, tempting pastries and savoury dishes such as quiches and salads are sold at this cafe-boulangerie (bakery), which has terrace seating overlooking the canal.
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Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel
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Nearby Perpignan attractions
1. Le Castillet & Musée Casa Païral
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Like many medieval towns, Perpignan was once encircled by defensive walls. Today all that remains is the red-brick town gate of Le Castillet, at the…
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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…
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The Hôtel de Ville has a typically Roussillon pebbled façade of river stones.
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The 14th-century La Loge de Mer, rebuilt during the Renaissance, was once Perpignan’s stock exchange, then its maritime tribunal.
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Perpignan’s old town has several intriguing churches, but the most impressive is the Cathédrale St-Jean, begun in 1324 and not completed until 1509…
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8. Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel
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