THE POST OFFICE MUSEUM
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A postal museum, located in the village of Palalda, retracing the history of the Post Office and Telecommunications in France.
In Palalda, the village opposite Amélie-les-Bains, on the other side of the bubbling Tech, this place traces the history of the Post Office and Telecommunications in France, but also in northern Catalonia. The museum is located at the foot of the signal tower in front of the Saint-Martin church. Did you know that the postage stamp was introduced in France by a Catalan (Etienne Arago 1802-1892)? Did you know that the cursus publicus, the first organised postal system, was set up in the Pyrénées-Orientales before being extended to France? What surprises! In addition to this information, you will also discover a faithful reconstruction of a post office from the end of the 19th century, numerous objects used in the past by postmen, as well as a photo documentary which reveals the secrets of the manufacture of an intaglio stamp. Also to be visited on site, a museum space "arts and popular traditions" presenting many old objects, disappeared trades and unusual objects used in the past in the Catalan Country. A space is dedicated to the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), British architect and designer, part of the Arts and Crafts movement (he stayed in Palalda during the winter of 1924 and is buried in Collioure). Collectors will find a very interesting selection of envelopes and you can have your mail cancelled with the local postmark before you leave! A simple little museum in appearance but so rich and didactic when you take the time to visit it.
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