House of Trades in Perpignan#

House of Trades, Photo: U. Maurer, 2015
House of Trades
Photo: U. Maurer, 2015

Perpignan is often called the Barcelona of France. It has a strong Catalonian tradition and was the capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca (!) till 1172.

The sailing ship shown on the facade of this building shows the importance of trade of this still rich city of over 100.000.