Castillet
The Castillet is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan. Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort and city gate in Perpignan
- Also known as: “Castellet” and “Le Castillet”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loge de mer and Cinéma Le Castillet.
Loge de mer
Castle
Photo: Darka66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loge de mer is a castle, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Castillet.
Cinéma Le Castillet
Movie theater
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
Cinéma Le Castillet is a movie theater.
Perpignan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. Perpignan Cathedral is situated 250 metres east of Castillet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Estève and Cabestany.
Saint-Estève
Town
Photo: Indif, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Estève is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Saint-Estève is situated 4 km west of Castillet.
Cabestany
Town
Photo: LySioS-wkp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cabestany is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Cabestany is situated 4½ km southeast of Castillet.
Castell Rosselló
Hamlet
Photo: LeZibou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Rosselló is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Castillet.
Castillet
- Categories: fortification, building, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Perpignan, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.70062° or 42° 42′ 2″ northLongitude
2.8941° or 2° 53′ 39″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Levels
4Open location code
8FJ4PV2V+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 81671139OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Castillet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castellet”
- Catalan: “Castellet de Perpinyà”
- Catalan: “Castellet”
- Catalan: “Castillet”
- Chinese: “卡斯蒂耶”
- French: “Castillet”
- Galician: “Castellet”
- German: “Castillet”
- Japanese: “カスティエ門”
- Portuguese: “Castillet”
- Spanish: “Castellet de Perpinan”
- Spanish: “Castellet de Perpinán”
- Spanish: “Castellet de Perpiñan”
- Spanish: “Castellet de Perpiñán”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castillet”. Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.