Paratilla Street

Paratilla Street, in Perpignan

Paratilla Street, nicknamed the spice street, is a picturesque and fragrant alley of the centre of Perpignan. The Perpignan audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this gourmet street, a showcase of Catalan and Mediterranean flavours.

The street of spices and flavours

Nicknamed the spice street, or the good-smelling street, Paratilla Street awakens the senses and the appetite as soon as you enter it. Over its hundred metres, this picturesque alley of the centre of Perpignan gathers a concentration of food shops: grocers, greengrocers, shops of dried fruits, olives, cheeses and specialities, from which escape the fragrances of spices and Mediterranean products. Lively and colourful, it is a high place of popular gastronomy and the Catalan art of living. Strolling along Paratilla Street is to dive into the gourmet and sunny atmosphere of Perpignan. It is a tasty stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

Here you wander in the picturesque alley nicknamed the spice street, lined with grocers, greengrocers and shops of dried fruits, olives and specialities, from which escape the Mediterranean fragrances. Paratilla Street is a gourmet high place of Perpignan. It is a tasty stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Paratilla Street lies in the heart of the old town of Perpignan, reachable on foot. It is a public alley freely accessible; the food shops have their own hours, generally during the day. It is particularly lively and fragrant at market hours.

Why is Paratilla Street nicknamed the spice street?

Because this alley gathers a concentration of food shops, grocers, greengrocers and speciality shops, from which escape the fragrances of spices and Mediterranean products, which awaken the senses.

Where is Paratilla Street?

In the heart of the old town of Perpignan, in France.