Perpignan

Perpignan is a city, a commune, and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and County of Roussillon similar to much of the Mediterranean coastline of France.TransportRoadsThe motorway A9 connects Perpignan with Barcelona and Montpellier.TrainsPerpignan is served by the Gare de Perpignan railway station, which offers connections to Paris, Barcelona, Toulouse, and several regional destinations. Salvador Dalí proclaimed it to be the "Center of the Universe" after experiencing a vision of cosmogonic ecstasy there in 1963.