Many local hotels serve free continental breakfasts for their guests. Many tourists will find the breakfast rather shy. Commonly the morning meal comprises croissants and other hot pastry with butter and marmalade as well as coffee.
The heat of the tourist season in Perpignan falls in summer. Hotels for this period should be reserved in advance. Another climax of tourist traffic in Perpignan is witnessed within Christmas holidays as this season features numerous entertaining events and festive markets and fairs.
Local people treat foreign tourists rather warm and friendly however they speak foreign languages rather unwillingly. To win goodwill of local folks and show respect towards local culture tourists should learn some phrases in French. It will be appropriate to have a French conversation book at hand during a journey.
Shopping addicts should focus on beauty products and perfumes of local production which are known in the world for their high quality. The same much hunted souvenir is local wines which can be bought in any specialized store located on the premises of local wineries.
An optimum type of city transport is a bus running to any desired part of the city. On the weekdays the buses run in 15 minute intervals meanwhile on weekends the buses run with larger intervals. Taxi is a rather expensive way to cruise the city of Perpignan. However taxi service will be convenient for those tourists travelling in large groups.
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