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Today we took a day trip across to Perpignan and down the Mediterranean coast to Collioure, not far north of the border with Spain. This was our first trip to the Mediterranean this holiday and it was a great day for it. The water was sparkling, and after the industrial stretch of the main road south of Perpignan, Collioure appeared like a jewel with its multi-hued houses tumbling down the hillsides around several sheltered coves.
Quillan is a fantastic town, not the least because of the investment the region appears to make in services and infrastructure, despite (or perhaps because of) the economic downturn. There is an impressive programme of events for a town this size, and there has also been a region-wide investment in transport, which means the local train and bus service has not only been retained, but made accessible at a flat one euro per trip to places as far afield as Carcassonne, Perpignan and, I believe, Montpellier! Continue reading Perpignan for a euro
