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Eating, drinking and entertainment
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For
eating
, there is nothing to beat the popular
Perroquet
, near the station at 1 av de Gaulle, which has a good selection of very reasonably priced Catalan dishes (closed Wed Sept-April; menus from 55F/a?¬8.39), with the
ExpA©diteurs
hotel-restaurant
; closed Sat evening & Sun; menus from 65F/a?¬9.91) running a close second. For something smarter, head for the elegant
CA?te de ThA©A?tre
, at 7 rue du ThA©A?tre (tel 04.68.34.60.00; closed Sun and Mon lunch; menu from 148F/a?¬22.57), which serves a splendid selection of local cuisine, or try
Les Trois Soeurs
, 2 rue Fontfroide (tel 04.68.51.22.33; menus from 80F/a?¬12.20), for elaborate seafood creations.
There are plenty of places for a leisurely drink in Perpignan. The Bodega du Castillet , in the rue Fabriques-Couvertes, is a favourite bar with the locals (and also serves good-value tapas), and there are several decent cafA©s on place Arago. On place de Verdun, under the plane trees in front of Le Castille, the Grand CafA© de la Poste is a great place to watch the world go by, and it is here, too, that on summer evenings you will see the Catalan dance, the sardana , being performed by kids, grandparents - anyone whom the spirit moves. There is also live street theatre and music in the city centre every Thursday night during July and August (ask at the tourist office for details).
In midsummer, you can witness more music and general Catalan merrymaking at the festival of
Les Feux de St-Jean
, though Perpignan is better known for
La Procession de la Sanch
, the Maundy Thursday procession of penitents that goes from the church of St-Jacques to the cathedral between 3pm and 5pm. Other useful information
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