Culture & Heritage in the Pyrénées-Orientales 🏰🎭

Perpignan

Palace of the Kings of Majorca

Rue des Archers, 66000 Perpignan Phone: +33 4 68 34 96 26 13th-century Gothic fortress overlooking the city, symbol of the Kingdom of Majorca.

Le Castillet

Place de Verdun, 66000 Perpignan Former fortified gate and emblem of Perpignan, now a museum dedicated to Catalan arts and traditions.

Visa pour l’Image

International photojournalism festival held every summer in Perpignan. Full info here

Collioure

Collioure Festival 2025: Comedy at the heart of summer

Full info here

Royal Castle of Collioure

Quai de l’Amirauté, 66190 Collioure Phone: +33 4 68 82 06 43

Fort Saint-Elme

Military fortress from the 16th century overlooking the bay of Collioure, with spectacular views of the Mediterranean.

Fortresses & Castles

Fortress of Salses Le Portichol, 66600 Salses-le-Château Phone: +33 4 68 38 60 13 Masterpiece of 15th-century military architecture, halfway between medieval fort and modern bastion.

Château de Castelnou 66300 Castelnou Listed village and medieval castle overlooking the Aspres, a true icon of Roussillon’s heritage.

Fort Libéria – Villefranche-de-Conflent Phone: +33 4 68 96 34 01 Fortified by Vauban, connected to the village by an underground staircase of over 700 steps.

Fortified City of Carcassonne UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most iconic medieval citadels in southern France.

Abbeys & Priories

Saint-Michel de Cuxa Abbey Route de Taurinya, 66500 Codalet Phone: +33 4 68 96 15 35 Founded in the 10th century, a gem of Catalan Romanesque architecture and a spiritual landmark at the foot of Mount Canigou.

Priory of Serrabona Departmental Road 84, 66130 Boule-d’Amont Phone: +33 4 68 63 53 04 Romanesque priory famous for its carved pink-marble gallery, perched above the Boulès valley.

Caves & Natural heritage

Grotte des Canellettes Route de Vernet-les-Bains, 66500 Villefranche-de-Conflent Phone: +33 4 68 05 20 20 Spectacular underground network with stalactites and thousand-year-old geological formations.

Museums & Festivals

Modern Art Museum of Céret 8 Bd Maréchal Joffre, 66400 Céret Phone: +33 4 68 87 27 76 Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art, with works by Picasso, Matisse, Braque and Miró.

See also

• • The Catalan Eden: A journey into the new Provence of the Pyrénées-Orientales
  • Discovering the Conflent at the foot of Mount Canigou
  • Tresserre: a Catalan village steeped in legends
  • Discover Perpignan, Catalan gem of the Pyrénées-Orientales
  • Vivès and surroundings: discreet charm and authentic Catalan soul
  • Tresserre, an authentic Aspres village
  • Céret, Catalan jewel of the Pyrénées-Orientales
  • Collioure, the pearl of the Côte Vermeille