This year we take the time once again to thank all those ordinary men and women who went on to do extraordinary things 100 years ago – and then again just 20 years later.
If you drive in Spain — whether you live there or just visit — you’ve probably seen the coloured round stickers on car windscreens.
The fruits of the arbousier can be eaten fresh, but don’t have much flavour, unless you want to make “medronheira” (strawberry tree firewater), a Portuguese brandy…but the kaki chutney is delicious.
In the P-O we are usually blessed with a fabulous autumn – for many people here it’s their favourite season. Mountain and vineyard vistas have turned yellow, orange, red. If we’re lucky, rains have refreshed the parched land and refilled our rivers, sometimes to over flowing!
New European rules are on the way — and they’ll affect every driver in France.
The charming alleyways and streets of Perpignan city centre are ideal to ‘flâner’ (stroll or meander). But if you fancy seeing a different side to city life, we’ve got an urban hike just for you.
The time to start getting your pool ready for next season is NOW!
Journalist, travel writer, and war poet, Edmund Blunden’s career was shaped by his experiences on the front in World War I from 1916 to 1918. The following poem gives us an idea of what it…
On 7th November 1659, the kingdoms of France and Spain signed the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ended the 30 years war between supporters of Louis XIV of France and those of Philip IV of Spain.
There are still some harvests to gather in the garden – the last few marrows and gourds need to be picked before the frosts, and the rows of parsnips are now demanding to be harvested to provide winter delights such as parsnip chips and curried parsnip soup, which are practically unknown to the French.