Top Choice Gallery in Céret
Musée d’Art Moderne
Top Choice Palace in Perpignan
Palais des Rois de Majorque
Top Choice Natural Feature in Vallée de la Têt
Orgues d'Ille-sur-Têt
These rock formations must be one of the most striking geological wonders in Occitanie, though they have remained well under the tourist radar. They consist of clusters of fairy chimneys that were formed when erosio…
Top Choice Market in Perpignan
Halles Vauban
If only every market was like this. Renovated and now a temple to fresh local produce, this is the kind of place where you pop in for a pastry and emerge an hour later with charcuterie, ripe fruit, desserts and five…
Top Choice Tapas in Collioure
Chez Paco
Chez Paco is a snazzy tapas bar tucked in a backstreet away from the madding crowd along the seafront. The tapas (cheese, meat, fish and charcuterie) are varied and tasty, the service excellent and the vibes super-c…
Castle in Roussillon
Château de Quéribus
Perched 728m up on a rocky hill, Quéribus was the site of the Cathars’ last stand in 1255. Its structure is well preserved: the salle du pilier (pillars' room) inside the central keep still features Gothic pillars, …
Castle in Roussillon
Château de Puilaurens
In a lofty location 63km northwest of Perpignan via the D117, turreted Puilaurens is perhaps the most dramatic of the Cathar fortresses. It has the full range of medieval defences: double walls, four corner towers a…
Castle in Roussillon
Château de Peyrepertuse
Peyrepertuse is the largest of the Cathar castles, teetering on a sheer spur of rock with a drop of 800m on either side. Several of the original towers and many sections of ramparts are still standing. In early Augu…
Bar in Perpignan
Ben Aqui
It might not look much from the outside but trust us: Ben Aqui is a wonderful and soulful place to have some great local tipples (from €3) and excellent traditional tapas (from €5) in a lively atmosphere.
Architecture in Banyuls-sur-Mer
Site de Paulilles
Part industrial relic, part nature walk, this 35-hectare coastal site is remote, as you'd expect of a one-time dynamite factory. It was set up by Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel in 1870 and subsequently abandoned i…