2025 Perpignan Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

Perpignan, a charming city in southern France, just a stone’s throw from Barcelona 🚆, is a great place for a quiet and relaxing getaway. In spring 🌸, the city’s atmosphere is especially beautiful, making it a perfect spot to celebrate Labor Day in a calm and stress-free way. On May 1st, you’ll find the city nearly empty, with a peaceful vibe that’s hard to come by on other days. While Perpignan isn’t a huge city, it’s definitely worth wandering through its charming streets 🏘️, exploring historical monuments 🏰, and taking in the fresh air in one of its lovely parks. Since it’s a public holiday, many places might be closed, but I was lucky enough to find a döner kebab shop 🌯, and to my surprise, it was absolutely delicious 🤤. If you’re looking for a different kind of Labor Day celebration, Perpignan offers a refreshing break from the usual crowds. It’s a slow, quiet, and enjoyable way to spend the holiday, far from the noise of big tourist destinations.🇫🇷 #celebrateit

After carcassonne we were trying to make our way to Barcelona. I was trying to think of a place that would help explore the Pyrenees region. Perpignan seemed comfortably placed and while there was no raving feedback from people i knew, i figured it would be worth getting to know on my own. In terms of just that reason, as a place to help explore the Pyrenees region, Perpignan fares pretty well. While that wasn't the main focus, I wanted to glimpse the region that I hadn't been able to all these years. The spanish border is less than 10 miles away and the languedoc region can be easily reached from here. During my time i was able to explore the old town, retain the benefit of an urban stay and there were beaches too. It's actually a very colorful place. And the weather was perfect for beach days. The night life experiences were satisfactory. It's got a vibrant night scene. It was nothing to brag about, but turned out to be a purposeful stay. Three days later, the cross border TGV line allowed us a smooth travel to Barcelona under an hour.

In the evening we stayed at Mas Latour Lavail, owned by Cazes Manor, which is about five or six minutes drive from the winery. The boss drew a map on the paper. I am worried that we can't read it. If we forget it, we will drive us directly. To my surprise, the rating of this homestay on the travel website is too high, it is incredible. Later, I realized that because of the high cost performance, all the guests would find it worth the money. The boss didn't even think about making money. It seems that the rich second generation in France is also like this. If you have money, you will be willful. The B&B is a converted wine cellar, and the rest of the lobby still retains the look of the wine cellar. Every design seems to be prepared for wine tasting. The five rooms at are different in design, and the colours are inspired by the colours of the five bottles of wine in the Cazes manor. Although it is a homestay, the hardware facilities and software services are not inferior to the hotel, but it feels more at home.