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Opoul-Perillos in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon with its 648 inhabitants is a town in France - some 414 mi or ( 667 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Opoul-Perillos is now 03:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vingrau, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Saint-Jean-de-Barrou, Rivesaltes, and Perpignan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vingrau . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Opoul-Perillos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Périllos
Panoramique à Périllos ..
The cave of La Caune Perillos - France
The cave of La Caune Perillos - France. Does the legend of the holy grail, Templars or Rennes-le-Château raise a hair on your back? Then Perillos, France and certainly Cave Caune or la Caune will be o ..
Tramontane 100-110kmh sur Opoul-Périllos1 le 22.05.2012.avi
Tramontane 100-110kmh sur Opoul-Périllos1 le 22.05.2012 vue de mon balcon. ..
Forteresse de Salses - point de vue
Forteresse de Salses - point de vue ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Côtes du Roussillon AOC
Côtes du Roussillon is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France. It is the least selective AOC in the Roussillon region. In 2002, 21,048,500 litres of Côtes du Roussillon were produced, 68% red, 28% rosé and 4% white. Grenache is the dominant variety in Red and Rosé. According to the AOC rules, red wines must, though, be made with at least three varieties of grapes.
Located at 42.87 2.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Fort de Salses
The Fort de Salses (also called Forteresse de Salses) is a Catalan fortress in the commune of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute and it is possible to visit from the motorway rest area. Built by the Spaniards at the end of the 15th century, the fortress guarded the former frontier between Spain and France.
Located at 42.84 2.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Perillos
Perillos is a small, abandoned village, near Perpignan, France. Originally independent, since 1973, it is linked with Opoul, and hence known as Opoul-Perillos.
Located at 42.90 2.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Gate of the Catalan Countries
The Gate of the Catalan Countries (Catalan: Porta dels Països Catalans), a work of the sculptor Emili Armengol, marks the Northern starting location of the Catalan Countries in Salses, Pyrénées-Orientales . After more than 20 years since the beginning of the project (often stopped, and even sometimes forbidden), it was finally inaugurated on September 28, 2003, being visible from the highway. Its conception and execution was in charge of the Union for the Catalan Region.
Located at 42.85 2.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Camp de Rivesaltes
The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, is a military camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the South of France. The camp was also used to detain civil populations several times between 1939 and 2007. Its darkest period was in 1942, when 2,251 Jews, including 110 children, were transferred from Rivesaltes via the Drancy internment camp to Auschwitz, where they were murdered.
Located at 42.80 2.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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