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  • Decorative carvings of dragons and sun motif, on the first floor in the light well, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The internal gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers in cloudy conditions at a scree slope beside a snow patch, descending the footpath from the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, man side stepping across a monkey bridge and fixed ladder section up the cliff ahead, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital depicting lions, in the 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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  • Carved stone capital featuring a king, from the convent building along the side of the cloister, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Embroidered altar cloth, 14th century, from the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cloth is made from fine linen, with cross stitch embroidery in green, golden and purple silk thread. Tradition states that it was made by Guisla, d. 1018, who founded the abbey with her husband Guifred II, although it is now known to be 14th century. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey and the altar cloth are listed as a historic monuments. 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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  • 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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  • La Maison Rouge, detail, Modernist art deco style house built 1925, by Raoul Castan, as a home and studio for painter Louis Bausil, at 41 rue Francois Rabelais, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The house is made from unadorned geometric blocks, and is now a restaurant. With the demolition of its ramparts in the early 20th century, Perpignan grew and expanded, embracing the art deco style of the 1930s in its new housing estates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Castillet, a fortified building and city gate built 1368-1542, reflected in the Bassa river, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The structure consists of the grand castillet, the petit castillet and a polygonal bastion, now destroyed. The building now houses a museum, the Museu Catala de les Arts i Tradicions Populars, or Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble art deco staircase in the Palais Consulaire or Consular Palace, built 1937, which houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the Quai de Lattre de Tassigny in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The stained glass windows are by Paule and Max Ingrand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, with pink and white marble wall, semicircular portal and Mudejar-style door, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Liturgical font in wall beside entrance, with semicircular arched design, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of Matisse paintings La Moulade, 1905, and La Japonaise au Bord de l'Eau, 1905, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. 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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  • 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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  • Lateen sailed boats on the beach at Anse de Paulilles or the Bay of Paulilles, in Catalogne du Nord, France, aerial view, part of the 'Vire-vire de caractere', celebrating Mediterranean maritime heritage. The festival takes place every 2 years, this 4th event being held on 5th and 6th September 2020. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer in Pyrenees-Orientales. These colourful traditional catalan boats or barques catalanes with triangular sails, have been used since Roman times for fishing sardine and anchovy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Father and son picking 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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  • Houses on the Plage du Racou beach at Le Racou, or El Racu, aerial view, at Argeles-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The small former fishing village of Le Racou now forms part of Argeles-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. 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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  • Bottles of Reserve de Banyuls wine, in the underground wine cellar at the Terres des Templiers vineyard near Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Older vintages of grand cru wine are aged in bottles underground, rather than in barrels. 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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  • Nativity and Annunciation to the shepherds, Gothic capital, 14th century, in the east 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 Virgin breastfeeds the Christ child in the stable whilst Joseph watches, with a cow and a donkey watching the manger. An angel tells the shepherds of the holy birth. Above are entwined oak leaves with acorns. 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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  • Chateau Royal, in the village of Collioure, 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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  • Chateau Royal (left) and view over the harbour of Collioure, 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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  • Red mullet for sale at the Bateau Celio from Port-Vendres, from where fresh fish is sold in Collioure early every morning, Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This is small scale local fishing in a 7m boat equipped for rock net and basket (nasse) fishing, catching lionfish, sea bream, wolf fish, lobster, squid and octopus. 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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  • Cafes and benches along the seafront in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Anges, or Church of Our Lady of the Angels, built in 1684, with an attached bell tower which was originally used as a lighthouse or beacon. The church is listed as a 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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  • Monument aux Morts, commissioned 1919 and inaugurated 1923, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, on the Place de l'Obelisque in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument consists of a sculpture of a reclining woman holding olive branches, and an obelisk. It is 1 of 4 monuments to the war dead made free of charge in Pyrenees-Orientales by Maillol. In the distance is the Hotel de Ville or town hall, and the Quai Jean Moulin. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of paintings by Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. 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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  • Romanesque cloister arcade and door of the church, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey is privately owned and its estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queribus Castle or Chateau de Queribus, a Cathar Castle built 13th - 16th centuries, considered the last Cathar stronghold, aerial view, in Cucugnan, Corbieres, Aude, France. The castle sits on a high peak at 728m, atop a steep rocky cliff. It is one of the Five Sons of Carcassonne or Cinq Fils de Carcassonne. It is listed as a historic monument and has been fully restored, restoration work being completed in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bruno Marin, mountain guide for Randonades, taking groups of walkers up the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. 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 footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, through forest and azalea bushes, in low cloud cover, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Contemporary art exhibition in the Salle d'Exposition or exhibition hall in the Chateau de Caladroy, Belesta, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Originally an 11th century fortress protecting the border of the Kingdom of Majorca, today the estate is a casino, olive grove and vineyard, producing olive oils, Cotes du Roussillon Villages and Vin Doux Nature. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peasants cutting crops with scythes, stone bas relief by Gustave Violet, 1873-1952, on a monument to the builders of an irrigation canal, inaugurated 30th March 1937, at the Town Hall in the village of Ceret, Pyrenees-Orientales, 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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  • St Michael fighting a demon, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man's head, between St Michael fighting a demon and an angel, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self Portrait in front of the Portrait of Francois Castanier, 1674-1759, oil painting, 1730, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Thought to be the queen's chapel, the room is decorated with carved and painted flowers, leaves and fruit, with mudejar tiles of Hispano-Moorish design, and stained glass windows which have been restored. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and Child, wooden polychrome statue, 14th century, from a house facade on the corner of Rue de l'Ange and Place Arago, known as 'Vierge Pisseuse' or 'Mare de Deu Pixosa', in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved marble capital with a hunting dog catching a deer, 15th century, discovered in 1906 during demolition of the ramparts around the Eglise Saint-Mathieu, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting in the Gothic Perpignan exhibition, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Desir, or Desire, bronze relief, 1907, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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  • Eglise Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, built 1888, beside the sea in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street in Cerbere, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Cerbere is situated close to the Spanish border and its international train station opened in 1876, leading to a rapid growth in population. Cerbere is located on the Cote Vermeille or Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gildas Giraudou, olive grower and thriller writer, at his olive grove at the Hotel des Mouettes, Argeles-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourists sea kayaking, and behind, the Hotel des Elmes and beach or Plage des Elmes, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grapes grown by Bernard Rousseil in his vineyard next to the Centre Equestre or Horse riding centre, 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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  • Beaches, vineyards and rocky coastline of the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles, a protected natural and industrial heritage site, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. In the centre is the Plage de Bernardi and on the left is the Plage de Paulilles with the old dynamite factory. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats at anchor in the Anse de Paulilles or Bay of Paulilles, aerial view, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. On the left is the Plage del Forat beach, and on the right, the old dynamite factory, founded in 1870 by Alfred Nobel and Paul Barbe. The site once housed hundreds of workers and 32 buildings including a church, school and shops. The site is open to visitors as part of the Site Classe de l'Anse de Paulilles. Paulilles is a protected area of the Mediterranean between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Vermilion Coast. 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, 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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  • Barrels of wine in the cellar 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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  • Abbey Church, late 12th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey is privately owned and its estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone head of Christ above a sator square with a tau cross, representing St Anthony, in the Hermitage of St Anthony of Galamus in the Gorges de Galamus, between Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, and Cubieres sur Cinoble, Aude, Occitanie, France. The hermitage was built in the 14th century as a place of solitude for Franciscan monks, who had originally secluded themselves in caves in the gorge walls. It was then developed further in the 19th century by Pere Marie. The gorge is about 2 miles long and 500m deep, carved by the Agly river through the limestone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azalea and broom on the mountainside near the Refuge des Cortalets, on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Below is the Les Estanyols lake, and a blanket of cloud fills the valleys beneath. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France, looking down to the clouds in the valley. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker at the summit of the Pic du Canigou, 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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  • Walker on a rocky outcrop near the summit of the Pic du Canigou, 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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  • Large scree slope beside the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over clouds in the valley from the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker standing on a boulder beside the footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker taking a photograph on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, through flowering azalea, in low cloud cover, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet, fairy chimneys of rock created by erosion, at Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The cliffs of sand and clay have been sculpted by rainwater to create bulbous forms, tall spires and hoodoos, where harder rock sits on top of a column. The site is listed as a natural 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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  • Hand-written sign on a house in the abandoned village of Perillos, Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The sign politely asks visitors to respect the place and its crops, and warns that walls have eyes and window, ears. 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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  • Homo erectus carrying an animal killed hunting, model in the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum houses the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP), who work on the excavations at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, which contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyril Calvet, assistant heritage conservator, holding an animal skull in the Collection Room, storing fragments excavated at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men reaching summit ridge, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men attached to life line climbing steep rock face, with road in the valley below, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men attached to life line climbing steep rock face, with mountain peak behind, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Via ferrata at Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, men climbing vertical cliff using fixed ladder, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The via ferrata is a rock climbing course, with participants attached by a harness to a life line, with steps, ladders and stairs in the rock to aid progress. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain with statue and behind, Chapelle du Sacre-Cœur de Jesus, at the Chateau de Caladroy, Belesta, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Originally an 11th century fortress protecting the border of the Kingdom of Majorca, today the estate is a casino, olive grove and vineyard, producing olive oils, Cotes du Roussillon Villages and Vin Doux Nature. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Contemporary art exhibition in the Salle d'Exposition or exhibition hall in the Chateau de Caladroy, Belesta, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Originally an 11th century fortress protecting the border of the Kingdom of Majorca, today the estate is a casino, olive grove and vineyard, producing olive oils, Cotes du Roussillon Villages and Vin Doux Nature. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lac de Caramany, or Caramany Lake, a reservoir created 1988-94, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The lake was created by damming the river Agly and is a popular spot for fishing. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Saint-Andre la Vilasse, in Vilasse in the village of Fenouillet in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Dating from 1904, the church has a single nave with a semicircular apse, chapels and transept. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort de Sabarda, rebuilt in the 13th century and abandoned in the 16th century, near the village of La Vilasse, aerial view, on a rocky outcrop near Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister of the Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, in 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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  • Visitors exploring and jumping into the water at the Gorges du Gouleyrous, a 100m long gorge carved by the Verdouble, in the Corbieres Massif, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. 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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  • Narrow residential street in the village of Ceret, Pyrenees-Orientales, 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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  • Man in tunic between a lion and a lion centaur, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lions on a sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion's head, detail from sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital depicting the legend of Gilgamesh, detail, in the west 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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  • 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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  • Ignace Civil, shepherd and sheep rearer at the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, 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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  • Carved stone capital depicting lions, figures and fantastic creatures, in the 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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  • Sleeping apostle, detail from Christ and the apostles in the Garden of Olives, wooden polychrome statue, 16th century, catalan, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, 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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  • Ambulatory and nave of St Michael's Church, consecrated 974 AD, at the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Pre-Romanesque church features Visigothic horseshoe arches, seen here. 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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  • Ambulatory and nave of St Michael's Church, consecrated 974 AD, at the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Pre-Romanesque church features Visigothic horseshoe arches, seen here. 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 featuring a dancer, from the convent building along the side of the cloister, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring a female dancer, or Salome, from the convent building along the side of the cloister, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romer Kitching, English artist, b. 1995, painting at an easel on the balcony of his flat in Ceret, 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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