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  • Aerial view of Barcelona seen from the North, 1855, lithograph, by Alfred Guesdon, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture on facade of the North Gate (Calle de los Condes), Barcelona Cathedral or Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia, (Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia, Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia), 13th-15th centuries, with 19th century facade, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, also known as la Seu, seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. St Eulalia, a young martyr, is entombed in the crypt of this Gothic style Cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of St George and the dragon, facade of the North Gate (Calle de los Condes), Barcelona Cathedral or Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia, (Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia, Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia), 13th-15th centuries, with 19th century facade, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, also known as la Seu, seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. St Eulalia, a young martyr, is entombed in the crypt of this Gothic style Cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Life of St Nicholas, detail of innkeeper murdering 3 boys, late 13th century, by Second Master of Bierge, Gothic, fresco transferred to canvas, from the north wall of the church of Saint Fructuosus in Bierge, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Life of St Nicholas, detail of St Nicholas giving bags of money down a chimney to 3 daughters, late 13th century, by Second Master of Bierge, Gothic, fresco transferred to canvas, from the north wall of the church of Saint Fructuosus in Bierge, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of sword catcher, wall painting (20th century copy),  North Wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • Detail of juggler, wall painting (20th century copy),  North Wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of wall painting (20th century copy),  North wall, Lombard Romanesque style Church of Sant Joan de Boi, 11th century, Catalonia, Spain. This mural represents three males: an acrobat catching swords with his mouth, a juggler and a musician playing the harp. They represent the celebration of the celestial universe and the music and joy enjoyed by the blessed. The murals are now preserved at the National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) in Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • North stable, in the arcaded portico off the Place d'Armes in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Place d'Armes has a central well for men and horses and an arcaded portico on 3 sides leading to the chapel, stables and barracks. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Forteresse de Salses or Salses Fortress, aerial view, a 15th century catalan fortress in Salses-le-Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fort was designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and built 1497-1502 under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. The building is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls, and is surrounded by a dry moat. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a cow and acanthus leaves, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlantes supporting the arches on their shoulders, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights before a king, possibly Herod, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. A similar scene of chivalry and fealty is sculpted 3 times in the cloister. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights before a king, possibly Herod, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. A similar scene of chivalry and fealty is sculpted 3 times in the cloister. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sirens, mythological birds with the heads of women, symbol of vice and temptation, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Couple about to be flogged, possibly a caution against adultery, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knights before a king, possibly Herod, Romanesque capital, 13th century, in the north gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. A similar scene of chivalry and fealty is sculpted 3 times in the cloister. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bull, evangelist symbol for Luke, carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital depicting Christ and angels, in the north east Cloister, built 1140-50, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. In 1913 George Gray, an American sculptor, bought 32 columns and capitals from Cuxa which are now in The Met Cloisters Museum in New York. The remaining 7 original capitals, carved with largely secular subjects, were reerected here in 1950. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man reading information panel entitled 'Treize Chibanis Harkis', an exhibition of paintings inspired by harki families from North Africa who fled to France and were interned at Rivesaltes and other camps, in Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Biting creatures carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel, evangelist symbol for Mathew, carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eagle, evangelist symbol for John, carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged lion, evangelist symbol for Mark, carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winged lion, evangelist symbol for Mark, carved in stone on the tribune, detail, in the Eglise Saint-Michel, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The tribune originally formed a raised choir in the eastern part of the church, but now surrounds the north gate. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifix with instruments of the Passion known as 'Improperes' for its crimes against Christ, on the wall of the North side nave of the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner tower with artillery platform and dry moat at the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner tower with artillery platform and dry moat at the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Officers' room in the donjon or keep of the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France.  The keep housed officers for the governor, the officers and the administrators. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seating niche by a window in the donjon or keep of the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The keep housed officers for the governor, the officers and the administrators. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bakery in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The bakery contains several ovens and is situated on the west side of the redoubt, built around a central courtyard. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Valve room, used by the governor and senior officers as a bathroom, with channelled access by 3 freshwater springs, in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place d'Armes in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Place d'Armes has a central well for men and horses and an arcaded portico on 3 sides leading to the chapel, stables and barracks. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner towers with artillery platform and dry moat at the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner tower with artillery platform and dry moat at the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and inner courtyard (left) and Place d'Armes (right) in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Place d'Armes has a central well for men and horses and an arcaded portico on 3 sides leading to the chapel, stables and barracks. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper hall in the donjon or keep of the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The keep housed officers for the governor, the officers and the administrators. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Officers' room in the donjon or keep of the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The keep housed officers for the governor, the officers and the administrators. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place d'Armes in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Place d'Armes has a central well for men and horses and an arcaded portico on 3 sides leading to the chapel, stables and barracks. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel, 17th century, in the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The chapel is dedicated to St Sebastian and was used by the entire garrison. It is housed on the east side of the Place d'Armes in the arcaded portico. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gate to the Forteresse de Salses, a catalan fortress built 1497-1504 and designed by Francisco Ramiro Lopez and restored by Vauban from 1691, Salses-le Chateau, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The gatehouse is well protected and is reached by a fixed bridge, barbican, drawbridge, angled passage and second bridge. The castle was built under Ferdinand II of Aragon to protect the border between the Principality of Catalonia and France. It is part-buried and has 7 levels with 10m thick walls. The fort was taken by the French in 1642. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photographs and audio recordings of people interned in the camp, in the Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, at a military camp built 1938 in Rivesaltes, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Also known as Camp Marechal Joffre, the camp was originally built as a military base, and became a camp for refugees after the Spanish Civil War, then an internment camp during the Second World War, and eventually a transit camp for Jews, 2000 of whom were transferred to Auschwitz. The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, designed by Rudy Ricciotti, was inaugurated in 2015 to commemorate the victims of the camp. It is a half submerged monolithic concrete building containing exhibition halls, an auditorium, research centre and learning labs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, aerial view, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church contains a 12th century Romanesque rostrum rood screen or tribune, carved in pink marble. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, aerial view, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church contains a 12th century Romanesque rostrum rood screen or tribune, carved in pink marble. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise de Saint-Vincent, built 1726-43, in the village of Eus, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church occupies the highest point of the village, having been built on the site of the former castle. Eus is listed as one of the 'plus beaux villages de France'. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrels known as demi-muids used for ageing the wine and large winemaking sheds, aerial view, at the Terres des Templiers vineyard near Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Terres des Templiers vineyards in Languedoc-Roussillon were first planted by the Phoenicians, then revived by the Knights Templar in the 14th century. They incorporate 750 small vignerons over 1150 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Father and son picking and carrying grapes during the grape harvest in the vineyard of Monsieur Laurent Barreda, aerial view, in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Terre des Templiers vineyard in Languedoc-Roussillon was first planted by the Phoenicians, then revived by the Knights Templar in the 14th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Vincent, built in 1701 to house the relics of St Vincent, who was martyred here in 303 AD, on a rocky outcrop which was once as island, in Collioure, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau Royal and harbour, in the village of Collioure, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle building contains remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, aerial view, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, St Martin's or the upper church, a cloister, gatehouse and later 20th century buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, aerial view, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, St Martin's or the upper church, a cloister, gatehouse and later 20th century buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, aerial view, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, St Martin's or the upper church, a cloister, gatehouse and later 20th century buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, aerial view, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, St Martin's or the upper church, a cloister, gatehouse and later 20th century buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_1753.jpg
  • Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, aerial view, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, St Martin's or the upper church, a cloister, gatehouse and later 20th century buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on the summit of the Pic du Canigou, aerial view, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on the summit of the Pic du Canigou, aerial view, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on the summit of the Pic du Canigou, aerial view, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_1746.jpg
  • Walkers on the summit of the Pic du Canigou, aerial view, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_1745.JPG
  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_1740.jpg
  • Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, aerial view, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church contains a 12th century Romanesque rostrum rood screen or tribune, carved in pink marble. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, aerial view, in the village of Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, aerial view, in the village of Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, aerial view, in the village of Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloister was built by Abbot Ramon Desbac, 1261-1303, and is the first Languedoc Gothic cloister to be built in Catalogne du Nord. In the centre is the Creu del Gra or Cross of Grain, 16th century. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, aerial view, in the village of Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Eus, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Eglise de Saint-Vincent, built 1726-43, occupies the highest point of the village, having been built on the site of the former castle. Eus is listed as one of the 'plus beaux villages de France'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pool used for wild swimming at the Gorges du Gouleyrous, a 100m long gorge carved by the Verdouble, aerial view, in the Corbieres Massif, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Visitors come here to explore, walk, climb, sunbathe and swim. Also in the gorge is the Caune de l'Arago or Arago Cave, where the remains of Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, was found, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gorges du Gouleyrous, aerial view, a 100m long gorge carved by the Verdouble, in the Corbieres Massif, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Visitors come here to explore, walk, climb, sunbathe and swim. Also in the gorge is the Caune de l'Arago or Arago Cave, where the remains of Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, was found, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Ceret, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Ceret is the capital of the historical Catalan comarca of Vallespir. Ceret developed under the Kingdom of Majorca, and was fortified with defensive town walls with 2 gates, the Porte de France and the Porte d'Espagne. In the early 20th century, several artists lived and worked here, including Chagall, Dali, Matisse and Picasso. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Ceret, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Ceret is the capital of the historical Catalan comarca of Vallespir. Ceret developed under the Kingdom of Majorca, and was fortified with defensive town walls with 2 gates, the Porte de France and the Porte d'Espagne. In the early 20th century, several artists lived and worked here, including Chagall, Dali, Matisse and Picasso. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, aerial view, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, aerial view, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, aerial view, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. It was built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. The castle ruins include an enclosure with a moat, a tower, vaulted rooms, a machicolation, ramparts and cisterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC20_FRANCE_MC_1714.jpg
  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, aerial view, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The site is listed as a natural monument. In the distance is the Pic du Canigou. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abandoned village of Perillos, aerial view, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cascade des Anglais, with visitors bathing in the pool below, aerial view, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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