The first couple of times I went we just had beers in the Post bar, and ate in the Place de la Loge, as seems to be traditional. Great time was had by all, but if you want a bit more variety my three top tips are:



(1) Go drinking further afield than the usual Castelet suspects, just a few ideas: (i) the Habana Club bar just around the corner on Rue Jeanne d'Arc does brilliant cocktails; (ii) Place de la Republique is a great suntrap with several decent bars, especially the Republique bar itself, (iii) Restaurant les 3 Seours in Place Gambetta is a good place for a beer and food.



(2) Have a good wander about: There's a bit more to Perpignan than meets the eye - the castle of the Kings of Majorca is worth a wander if you want nice place to chill out, the Arab district of town to the West of that is pretty vibrant, and the cathedral is good for a look. Most of all, there's loads of little streets with odd nooks and crannies, and there's a nice vibe if you potter around from tiny local bar to tiny local bar.



(3) Visit the seaside - def recommend you go to Collioure on the train, stunning place, or if you just want simple sun and sand any of the resort towns from Canet (easy on the bus), south through St Cyprien and on to Argeles are all good family resorts (especially if you fancy staying a few days more, better to do that on the coast than in town)

around this time of year aswell the catalonians enjoy their festivals, canet will be heaving and it is a fantastic place, stayed there the last two years we have been there and there is a great little pub called canet sud cafe, visit this and visit the famous wigan plant, ask for keith the plant and keith will have a chat with you

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In Perpignan, you will naturally find yourself strolling along the river (la Basse), taking pictures of the Castillet and taking a coffee on the Republic square. Between the two, you will naturally find the Cathedral.



You can also visit the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Kings_of_MajorcaPalace of the Kings of Majorca[/url (Palais des rois de Majorque) who is a very old fortress built in the 13th-14th century when Perpignan was the capital of the kingdom of Majorca.



Around Perpignan, a trip in the [url=http://images.google.com.au/images?rlz=1C1GGLS_en-USGB291GB304&sourceid=chrome&q=petit+train+jaune&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=XIZtSoG8BZWQkQWjmsmpCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5yellow train[/url (Le petit train jaune) is a great family trip in the summer. The train climbs the Pyrenees and give great views on the surroundings from an open carriage. You can take a train from the Perpignan train station (normal train which leads to the yellow train station).



As said above, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CollioureCollioure[/url is a great destination for a one day trip. It is a very picturesque port where you will love to stroll along and eat in a nice restaurant. The trip takes 25 mins from Perpignan by train, the ticket costs 5 euros. It is really worth being seen.



If you are fond of culture and if you want a trip in Spain you can even take the train to Figueres (1h20) where there is a Dali museum. Further away you have the lovely medieval town of Girona, and even further Barcelona.



In France [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CarcassonneCarcassonne[/url is a nice city to visit, with impressive medieval fortified walls.



If you want to go to the sea, [url=http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_en-USGB291GB304&um=1&sa=1&q=canet+en+roussillon&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=Canet[/urlis the natural destination, easy to reach by bus from Perpignan. Beware, it is the Mediterannean see, in the middle of the summer it gets pretty crowded.





Regarding drinks and food, I would advise you to try the local wine. Habits are different and French do not have the beer drinking culture of Brits, hence the high price of pints (French will typically drink half pints). Regarding food, try local restaurants. A good advice is to avoid the places too obviously touristy where the price is not always justified by the quality. Look for labels on the restaurant doors like the "[url=http://www.hotellaresidenceetretat.com/routard.jpgGuide du routard[/url" (Back packer's travel guide) which indicates good quality for a reasonable price.



Hope you enjoy your trip!

If you are staying in the Ibis, the tellys show free hard-core pornography on a Saturday night.

Thanks to everyone who has replied.



Really appreciate it.



I'd rather know something about a place than go in blind, so to speak, and miss out.



Thanks again.

...mind you, if you listen to Gulf Coast Highwayman's advice you might come home blind instead

Just one last thing, how much is the wine per say half/litre?



Not much of a wine drinker but I will be if it is a lot cheaper than beer.

Don't get a taxi we got charged 80 euros return from torreilles plague to the ground which is about 15km could have hired a car for two days for that

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Don't be silly enough to pay onto the tour buses, they have two doors front and back, just jump on the back





P.S Tio Pepe's night bar is the best in Perpignan by far, the bar near the Castle is the place to drink during the day, the bar staff enjoy the RL banter and they usually have a decent selection of sports on.



Oh and one last thing, I hope you have got some decent money to take with you because it is fecking expensive over there.