Perpignan, France - Catalan City with a Spanish Accent

Artist Salvador Dali proclaimed that the Perpignan rail station is the center of the universe. It wasn’t as crazy a statement as it sounds.

Perpignan is the last major stop before trains continue on to Spain or, eventually, Portugal. Perpignan is a thriving university town and an ever-bustling urban environment. Perpignan was once the capital of the nation of Catalonia, and now serves in that role for the Pyrénées-Orientales department.

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