Where to pick up your P-O Life mag….
The ‘Castell de Sant Ferran’, built in Figueres in the mid 18th century, is the largest bastioned fortress in Europe and could house 4,000 men.
Suzanne’s spinach balls … Nutmeg Spinach Balls for aperos or side dish
A rather suitable rainy weather joke. Well, it made me laugh!
The clever network of signal towers (tours à signaux) that you see on the high mountain tops around the region date back to the 13th century. They were originally set up by the Rois de Majorque as a defence system to protect the Roussillon from invaders and to enable the passing of information around the region, using fire and smoke signals.
Galerie Lluma opens in Collioure
It’s 1946. War is over. On the sandy tracks of the Racou beach village, amidst fishermen’s huts and makeshift shelters thrown together in darker days by Spanish refugees, people, laugh, drink, share a pastis….
There are loads of different ways of improving your French. We all learn differently, and as we grow older, one of the greatest blocks to learning is memory. And yet many of us can still sing along to new songs – and remember the words!
Take a walk around the Perpignan station area with Tony Goodman and discover the history of the fabulous local architecture.
Applying for or renewing residence permit in France is not always straightforward.