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arthur
My wife, son and I are spending a month in the far south of France near Perpignan, close to the Spanish border. Barcelona is 2 hours away and we'll be spending several days there and lots of time in northern Spain as well. We'll be there from late May to late June.
I'm looking for recommendations for what to do/see in that area: food, art, specific beaches, towns, sights... anything really.
Also, how do I go about getting cell phone service in that area for a month?
Thanks!
Mar 15, 10, 12:10 p.m. – Permalink
GeorgesII
watch out for the ETA :)
- Expected Time of Arrival?– dbloc1/2
  bad in geography
  eta is in pays basque the other side of the pyrennees
  – ideal2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:11 p.m. – Permalink
ernexbcn
you should go to Cadaques it's nice and you can visit Salvador Dalí house
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cad…
The Girona province of Catalunya is really nice. In Barcelona you should visit the usual:
Sagrada Familia
Park Guell
Passeig de Gracia street, Ramblas too
- you can buy a prepaid GSM card really cheap and charge it in tobacco shops, ATMs or kiosks– ernexbcn
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:13 p.m. – Permalink
Gordy22
Biarritz is well worth a trip
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:13 p.m. – Permalink
Milan
watch out for the thieves in Barcelona, they're everywhere
- they are. everywhere. my daughter had her phone nicked and the police station was jammed full of tourists with bad luck stories– hans_glib1/2
  luck stories - no passport/money/phone... thieving fucks.– hans_glib2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:14 p.m. – Permalink
Gordy22
^ I was nearly pick pocketed on the subway, group of people sort of box you in when you're getting on the subway...
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:20 p.m. – Permalink
arthur
Thanks!
I was in Barcelona 10 years ago and have seen the major attractions, but will likely go to them again so my son can check em out. I'll watch my wallet, thanks.
Biarritz - We may go to the west coast, not sure. What's the draw?
Girona - Planning on going. What's to do there?
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:35 p.m. – Permalink
Gordy22
Biarritz - very close to border, the beaches / surfing are the biggest draws I guess. Depending on when you go, its either scenic and serene, or a zoo.
- cool, thx– arthur1/3
  biarritz is on the west coast :)– goygoygoy2/3
  oups, nvrmnd the west coast remark, hadn't read everything– goygoygoy3/3
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 12:36 p.m. – Permalink
isakosmo
yup biarritz is ace, good in the summer, would rent a car and do the whole coast around there though, rather than just biarritz. check out anglet and hossegor for surfing, saint jean de luz is lovely, also check out bayonne (ham is a specialty)
- I second the rent a car idea. Especially if you can find some Chambres d'hôtes on the way where you can sleep in and eat,– vsplus1/3
  eat.– vsplus2/3
  I'll already have a car, but have a free place near Perpignan, so that will be my base.– arthur3/3
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 2:51 p.m. – Permalink
hektor911
Bilbao, Spain is a must see..
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 2:57 p.m. – Permalink
fugged
I hear there's a place down in France, where the naked ladies dance.
But I don't know where it is.
- Apparently there's a whole in the wall, where the people see it all, too.– fugged1/2
  lol– spraycan2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 2:59 p.m. – Permalink
vsplus
I've never been there but it might be worth it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The…
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:07 p.m. – Permalink
vsplus
for fugged
http://www.naturisme.fr/naturism…
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:10 p.m. – Permalink
miesvan
In Girona, try this

Mas les Cols - Ctra. de la Canya, s/n - Tel. 972 26 92 09, Fax 972 27 07 27, 17800 OLOT (Girona)
In Donosti/San Sebastian going to Bilbao, this
- what's going on in the 2nd pic?– quack
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:14 p.m. – Permalink
vsplus
Gésiers confits de canard
nomnomnom
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:20 p.m. – Permalink
raf
I was about to write Cadaques, but ernexbcn beat me to it. It is a fantastic place, probably the most picturesque of this part of the coast's villages. This is off-season, so only a plus. Dali, who lived there, not only had a demigod status, but also was bringing a lot of tourism. The story goes, he didn't allow to build large hotels there.
It is worth at least a full day stay. The rock formations there are quite unique, maybe you'll recognize them from Dali's paintings.
There is a restaurant on a cliffy cap nearby in Cap de Creus, I never got there in the end but only ever heard raves about both the location and the food.
http://www.cbrava.com/restcap.uk…
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=… Cap de Creus
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=e…
- Thanks! Will def spend some time there.– arthur
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 3:41 p.m. – Permalink
miesvan
If you go for just a month I recommend a visit
to any of these places.
Few places in the world have so many Michelin stars per m2
http://www.martinberasategui.com…
http://www.arzak.info/ing/home.a…
http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/…
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 4:13 p.m. – Permalink
arthur
Thanks everyone.
I'm not looking to spend much time, or any, in the Basque region. I have a great deal on an apartment outside Perpignan for a month, and will be using that as my home base, occasionally spending a few days in a different region, I'll have a car the whole time. So it is that part of France and the Catalonia region of Spain with Barcelona as my southern boundary.
Cadaques and Girona are great, and I'm looking for smaller, less-known gems as well.
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 6:33 p.m. – Permalink
arthur
Bump for the euro crowd.
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Dog-earMar 25, 10, 11:08 p.m. – Permalink
JazX

Málaga
- heading for two weeks– JazX
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Dog-earApr 23, 10, 7:14 a.m. – Permalink
hans_glib
on the french side the cathar castles (puilaurens, queribus, montsegur, peyrepertuis) are great fun (dunno how old your son is but who doesn't love a ruined castle atop a craggy hill?)
- He's super into castles, so these are a must. Thanks!– arthur
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