There'll be nothing to do all say Sunday before and after the game as apparently everywhere shuts on Sunday!

Indeed. The last time we stayed in Perpignan for the game weekend, we ended up hiring a car on the Sunday and driving down into Spain just for something to do.

Tbh on that Sunday my day would go like this: Arise at 9am, go for a nice breakfast somewhere until about 11ish, walk that off, then hit the beer till kick off...Your not telling me no restaurants/cafe bars or bars will be open? Are you

No. Last season when I went with wigan, our game was on a sunday. And most of the pubs and cafes along the canal were closed, only a few pubs ( where you pay around8 euros a pint) were open.

Thats pure stupidity. I believe Leeds have taken around 1K fans during summer games, thats 1K of fans on the streets of Perpignan spending some serious dosh.

Yes but you're dealing with religion here.

And possibly citizens who prefer to have the streets kept clear of p1ssheads.

Hmm the tar all approach.


Impressive.

If I was a local entrepreneur I would much rather take advantage and have my wallet full, Typical English ey

Not really, the main reason is religion - for a secular government they are very devout catholics, you'll find saints day celebrations all over France in just the same way that you do Spain etc

On match days, all along the canal is normally packed with fans having a drink and "lively banter", but last season it was pretty much empty, as many went elsewhere as there was no where for them to buy and drink from without paying a fortune.

yeh,sunday Is a dead day in most parts of france but enough bars & restaurants are open in Perpignan to keep you/us going - all the shops will be closed however except for a few supermarkets/minimarkets which may open the sunday morning - it's all to do with the unions wanting to protect their members from exploitation from the bosses etc the religion excuse is just guff.
If the match is at the Brutus then the local rugby bar on the corner will be open matchday,if it's at the Giral then it will probably be closed

When we went 2 years ago, on the Sunday we went to Banyuls-sur-mer.
Visited a vineyard to sample the wine, which was very good - they have been making it since Roman days - but pretty pricey.
Bizarrely, when we went o7ut for the day on Tuesday I noticed that Settle is twinned with Banyuls, hard to see what they have in common except maybe size.
O/T the Ribblehead viaduct looked splendid against the snowcapped tops of the hills.

They sell expensive wine in Settle too, I bought some once.

Nearly £3 a bottle it was.

discovered a nice art gallery whilst having a walk around Perpignan on a Sunday

A trip into the hills on Le Petit Train Jaune is looking an increasingly good bet for Sundays then ...

Quote ="Lawrie L"discovered a nice art gallery whilst having a walk around Perpignan on a Sunday'" If you have the time & the especially the transport,there is an interesting Museum of Modern Art (Musée d'Art Moderne) at Ceret not too far from Perpignan - it's right in the town square amid the hustle & bustle of the town - it's particularly lively on market days en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9ret nice place and well worth a visit

Quote ="Lawrie L"discovered a nice art gallery whilst having a walk around Perpignan on a Sunday'" If you have the time & the especially the transport,there is an interesting Museum of Modern Art (Musée d'Art Moderne) at Ceret not too far from Perpignan - it's right in the town square amid the hustle & bustle of the town - it's particularly lively on market days en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9ret nice place and well worth a visit

Make sure you take plenty of 50 Cent peices!

Quote ="gulfcoast_highwayman"Make sure you take plenty of 50 Cent peices! '" Sadly, it's more like this : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_de_Cerdagne

Quote ="gulfcoast_highwayman"Make sure you take plenty of 50 Cent peices! '" Sadly, it's more like this : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_de_Cerdagne

We're going Friday to Monday, Manchester to Perpignan, booked before they changed game from Saturday to Sunday. Booked same hotel as last year, 5 mins from castillet. Has a rooftop pool and terrace which I hope to make use of this year whilst my son sleeps off his beer.

I've been checking the train fares down to NE Spain from Paris over the weekend and whilst I can't book my compartment for a while yet, the non-flexible prices on the Paris - Girona sleeper are very reasonable.

Something in the region of £70 a journey.

got my flights and hotel booked

when do match tickets normally go on sale??

The guy from Catalan Sports Tours said he delivers them to your hotel Fr/Sat night before the game.

I've paid for mine,although I did not book the hotel through him

can we get tickets through rhinos??

Does that mean the beds will be very hard?

depends who's in there with you !