Ryanair to Perpignan
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Re: Flighs to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
You can also fly into Girona in northern Spain and drive up to this area - apparently about an hour's drive.
Here's a thread I posted some time ago with some opinions on the area.
You can also fly into Girona in northern Spain and drive up to this area - apparently about an hour's drive.
Here's a thread I posted some time ago with some opinions on the area.
Re: Flights to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
Thanks for the tip,DelGirl.Flights to Girona cheaper,alright.It's just wife & son going & now she's freaking out about driving there! Do you (or anyone ) know is it easy to drive /find your way over there,bearing in mind a severe lack of Spanish/French?The flight's arriving in the mid-morning,so she'll have all day to find it.
Thanks for the tip,DelGirl.Flights to Girona cheaper,alright.It's just wife & son going & now she's freaking out about driving there! Do you (or anyone ) know is it easy to drive /find your way over there,bearing in mind a severe lack of Spanish/French?The flight's arriving in the mid-morning,so she'll have all day to find it.
molliesassy
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Re: Flights to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
get yourself a good map of the area. It is very easy to drive there. You can get on the toll road straight to Perpignan but beware as the traffic is quite fast. There is a carriageway (almost as good as a motorway)that runs almost parallel to the toll road and is more interesting from a scenic point of view. The roads in France are excellent. Note: follow Blue direction signs to go on the toll road, Green direction signs for the carriageway. Make sure to visit Coullioure - it is beautiful.
get yourself a good map of the area. It is very easy to drive there. You can get on the toll road straight to Perpignan but beware as the traffic is quite fast. There is a carriageway (almost as good as a motorway)that runs almost parallel to the toll road and is more interesting from a scenic point of view. The roads in France are excellent. Note: follow Blue direction signs to go on the toll road, Green direction signs for the carriageway. Make sure to visit Coullioure - it is beautiful.
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Have read in a few places lately that Ryanair are soon to fly direct from Dublin to Perpignan. Anyone any inside information about when that might happen??
Re: Flights to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
Collioure is very nice.
I bought a lovely bottle of white wine from Collioure in M&S last week.
"2005 Collioure, Cornet & Cie, Cave de l’Abbé Rous, France, Marks & Spencer, £9.99.
While Banyuls is best known for its sweet vins doux naturels and its dry reds, its dry whites, such as this offering, are making their mark, too. Made principally from 50-year-old grenache grapes, topped up with roussanne, marsanne and vermentino, this unusual, lively, smoky, violets-and-toasted-almond of a wine gets my vote. This is not the last we’ll hear of collioure blanc."
Collioure is very nice.
I bought a lovely bottle of white wine from Collioure in M&S last week.
"2005 Collioure, Cornet & Cie, Cave de l’Abbé Rous, France, Marks & Spencer, £9.99.
While Banyuls is best known for its sweet vins doux naturels and its dry reds, its dry whites, such as this offering, are making their mark, too. Made principally from 50-year-old grenache grapes, topped up with roussanne, marsanne and vermentino, this unusual, lively, smoky, violets-and-toasted-almond of a wine gets my vote. This is not the last we’ll hear of collioure blanc."
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Re: Flights to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
Carcassone is well worth a look. Medieval walls run around the old town, which overlooks the new town down below.
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was filmed there (from what I can remember)
Carcassone is well worth a look. Medieval walls run around the old town, which overlooks the new town down below.
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was filmed there (from what I can remember)
Re: Flights to Perpignon/Carcassonne.
Carcassonne is gorgeous - we were there for the w/e in February and while it was bitterly cold, it was so pretty. We stayed in a lovely hotel beside the medieval Cite http://www.lemontmorency.com
Carcassonne is gorgeous - we were there for the w/e in February and while it was bitterly cold, it was so pretty. We stayed in a lovely hotel beside the medieval Cite http://www.lemontmorency.com
Be very careful in this part of Spain,I think its bask region as I got car broken into and stuff robbed in a services just south of French border and cops were in car park at time but didn't see anything, had to go to perpigeon to get car fixed, I liked France though
This is not Basque country..that's the other side of France south of Biarritz! 
I don't believe that this part of Spain is any more dangerous than the rest of the country in fact judging by some media coverage of the costas I'd say it's safer! If you are heading for the Perpignan area also check out Ceret which is inland by about 20 mins.
I don't believe that this part of Spain is any more dangerous than the rest of the country in fact judging by some media coverage of the costas I'd say it's safer! If you are heading for the Perpignan area also check out Ceret which is inland by about 20 mins.This part of Spain/France is Catalunya. It's not anymore dangerous than the rest of Spain or France. Common sense should prevail though when leaving your car parked somewhere; never leave anything visible in it that might attract attention (phone, handbag,... ).
There are some nice seaside towns in this direction and also if you're interested in Dali, his museum is in Figueres very near to the French border.
There are some nice seaside towns in this direction and also if you're interested in Dali, his museum is in Figueres very near to the French border.