Whole Earth Guide
Let us be your tourist guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.
Whole Earth Guide in
Perpignan: the capital of French Catalonia
When Salvador Dali arrived in the railway station he announced that it was the "Centre of the World". There used to be a statue to commemorate this in the station but it was removed some years ago.
Most of the town centre is a pedestrian area where you'll find the usual mix of international stores in the winding backstreets of the old town. What you'll also find if you look hard enough is the P...
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Last updated 1 Nov 2007
The Yellow Train (Train Jaune) mountain railway
The first half of the trip from Villefranche to Latour de Carol is, as you’d expect, through the mountain passes of the Pyrenees but after that it levels out into more normal scenery and finishes the run in the very disappointing Latour train station. In years gone by this must have been a major terminus when you look at the sheer size of the station but there’s little to show for all that past gl...
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Last updated 1 Nov 2007
