Auberge de Jeunesse

Perpignan


Perpignan’s modern, well-run HI-affiliated hostel has a handy location just north of Parc de la Pépinière, 300m west of the bus station. Single-sex dorms are spartan but well kept; private rooms have showers (but not toilets) and there's a self-catering kitchen.

It's built in hacienda style with a central courtyard that's ideal for summer-night barbecues, and interior and exterior arches.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Perpignan attractions

1. Musée d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud

0.5 MILES

Occupying two elegant hôtels particuliers (private mansions) right in the historical centre, this museum was entirely renovated in 2017 and now ranks as…

2. Le Castillet & Musée Casa Païral

0.51 MILES

Like many medieval towns, Perpignan was once encircled by defensive walls. Today all that remains is the red-brick town gate of Le Castillet, at the…

3. Place de la Loge

0.55 MILES

Three fine stone structures flank place de la Loge. The 14th-century La Loge de Mer was rebuilt during the Renaissance; it was once Perpignan’s stock…

4. Hôtel de Ville

0.56 MILES

The Hôtel de Ville has a typically Roussillon pebbled façade of river stones.

5. La Loge de Mer

0.57 MILES

The 14th-century La Loge de Mer, rebuilt during the Renaissance, was once Perpignan’s stock exchange, then its maritime tribunal.

6. Cathédrale St-Jean

0.65 MILES

Perpignan’s old town has several intriguing churches, but the most impressive is the Cathédrale St-Jean, begun in 1324 and not completed until 1509…

7. Palais des Rois de Majorque

0.72 MILES

Perpignan’s most dominant monument, the Palace of the Kings of Mallorca sprawls over a huge area to the south of the old town. Built in 1276, the castle…

8. Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel

10.42 MILES

The cave-riddled cliffs above Tautavel, 34km northwest of Perpignan along the D117, have yielded a host of prehistoric finds, most notably a human skull…