Places to see in ( Perpignan - France )
Places to see in ( Perpignan - France )
Perpignan is a southern French city near the Mediterranean coast and the border with Spain. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca during the 13th century, and a significant Catalan influence is evident in its medieval core. South of the old town, the huge Gothic-and-Romanesque Palace of the Kings of Majorca has ramparts with views to the coast.
Framed by the peaks of the Pyrenees 13km west of the Mediterranean coastline and just 38km north of the Spanish border, Perpignan radiates out from the tight knot of the old town's warren of alleys, palm-shaded squares and shabby tenements painted in shades of lemon, peach and tangerine. Historically, Perpignan (Perpinyà in Catalan) was capital of the kingdom of Mallorca, a Mediterranean power that stretched northwards as far as Montpellier and included all the Balearic Islands; the Mallorcan kings’ palace still stands guard at the southern end of the old town. Its proximity to Spain means the town is strong on fiestas.
Perpignan (Perpinyà in catalan) is the capital of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, the Northern Catalonia part of France and is situated about 15km from the sea. Perpignan is home to about 117 000 people, and has two rivers flowing through it; with the Têt to the north, and the Basse through the centre.
The main way to get around in Perpignan (due to its relatively small size) is by foot, but there are buses run by Compagnie Transports that go right through the city centre, and then further out, even going as far as Cabestany and Canet. Driving is also a good way to get about, with lots of underground parking in the city centre, but beware, during the summer and 'tourist season' there will be a lot of traffic, and few parking places left.
The Cathedral of St Jean Baptiste was begun in 1324 and finished in 1509. From the outside unimpressive but inside a formidable construction in the typical south French gothic style. Alot to see in ( Perpignan - France ) such as :
Palace of the Kings of Majorca
musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud
Casa Xanxo
Castillet
Centre d'Art Contemporain Walter Benjamin
ancien évéché
Musée de l'Ecole
Natural History Museum
Musée des Poupées Bella
Perpignan Cathedral
Jardin exotique de Ponteilla
Casa Pairal
Campo Santo
Elne Cathedral
Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Couvent Des Minimes
Chapelle Notre-Dame des Anges
L'Hôtel Pams
Serrat d'en Vaquer
Ermitage Notre-Dame-de-Pène
Parc de Clairfont
Jardin exotique de la digue d'orry
Parc Sant-Vicens
Maternity Switzerland Elne
Centre de Sculpture Romane Le Maître de Cabestany
Maison de la Catalanité
Le Jardin d'Ariane
Parc à Tyroliennes by AcroVertige.
Ferme Saint Roch
Jean-Marie Nadal
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Shopping Streets, Perpignan, France
Video of the main shopping streets in Perpignan, France
Les hauts lieux touristiques les moins visités de France : CAMOU (64)
Entre Bayonne et Perpignan, il existe un petit village reculé dans les montagnes du pays de Mixe, dans la province basque de Basse-Navarre.
Une centaine d'habitants peuplent l'endroit, calme, posé au milieu de près verts immenses dans lesquels viennent paitre quelques brebis.
Camou, c'est aussi le départ de belles randonnées, comme celle dont Jénorme nous parle à présent...
Places to see in ( Montalcino - Italy ) Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Places to see in ( Montalcino - Italy ) Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The Abbey of Sant'Antimo, Italian: Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, is a former Benedictine monastery in the comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, central Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino about 9 km from the Via Francigena, the pilgrim route to Rome. The name of the abbey may refer to Saint Anthimus of Rome, whose relics were supposedly moved here during the late 8th century.
After many years of disuse, the abbey was reoccupied in 1992 by a small community of Premonstratensian Canons Regular. Since January 2016, the occupants are a community of monks of the Olivetan Benedictine order. A tributary of the river Orcia, the Starcia, runs near the abbey.
In 1291 Pope Nicholas IV ordered the union of the abbey with the Guglielmites, a reformed branch of the Benedectines, in order to give back strength to the abbey. However, after another period of decay in the 15th century, Pope Pius II annexed St. Antimus to the new diocese of Montalcino-Pienza (1462), whose bishop was Pius' nephew. The abbey decayed to the point that in the 19th century it was used as stable. In the 1870s the Italian state restored it. In 1992 the abbey became again an active monastery with the arrival of a new religious community of Canons Regular of the Order of Premontre.
Of the Carolingian edifice, the apse (called Cappella Carolingia) and the portal, richly decorated with animal and vegetable motifs, are visible. The Carolingian chapel has frescoes by Giovanni d'Asciano with stories of St. Benedict and currently acts as sacristy. Under the chapel is a crypt with a nave and two aisles divided by four columns. The Sala Capitolare (Capitular Hall) is decorated with a triple mullioned window with richly decorated capitals.
Typically French in inspiration is the ambulatory with radial chapels. In Italy this scheme is known only in Santa Trinità of Venosa and the Cathedrals of Acerenza and Aversa, all in southern Italy, and in Santa Maria of Piè di Chianti, Marche. The ambulatory housed the pilgrims to pray the Martyrium, the place where the Saint's relic are placed. The aisles and the ambulatory are groin vaulted, while the nave has trusses. The nave, which is c. 20-m high, is divided into three sections: the huge arcades, the matronaeum and the chiaropiano (upper floor).
Notable is the so-called capital of Daniel in the lions' den, work of the French Master of Cabestany. It shows Daniel praying between the hungry lions, and, on the other sides, the lions devouring the accusers. The outer walls are made of Alabaster, you can shine a light against the walls and see the light translated/reflected back out to the eye.
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Aquí se incia el Viaje Cultural a México efectuado por los artistas pintores Cabestany, Carmen Gómez Junyent, Marta Campmarch, la coreógrafa Viviana Sánchez, y la grafista Yasmina Romero. Aunque este primer capítulo consta solamente de vuelos y transbordos mantiene el interés y la amenidad debido al sonido real del vuelo mas las vistas aéreas de poblaciones, ciudades y paisajes, los despegues y aterrizajes, mas la impresionante vista de sobrevolar México DF, hoy dia la ciudad mas extensa y poblada del mundo. Abrochense los cinturones que vamos a despegar. ;-))
[FR/ENG SUB] VEM #2 Cat Tien et les gibbons (version longue)
Deuxième vidéo de notre roadtrip en moto au Vietnam !
Aujourd'hui on vous amène dans la jungle du parc national à la recherche des gibbons ! :D
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