Winterising your swimming pool properly is likely to make it easier to open, protect from frost damage and prevent green water.
This grape harvest cake is delicious served as a dessert accompanied by a glass of rich, but not over sweet Muscat de Rivesaltes or just a cup of coffee.
Autumn is here but the P-O still has plenty to offer, from small creatures to dramatic vistas and skies. Look and you will see; listen and you will hear.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Just by walking around, we blunder constantly through the territory of many living things. Here are some of the more interesting – if less than cute – creatures whose paths I crossed last summer.
A sobering winter message from the local gendarmes reminds people, particularly the elderly, to be on their guard against scammers and con artists.
Walk the Region with Tim and Chris Parker Circular to and from Ermitage de St Ferréol A short circular walk of 2hrs plus time to enjoy the scenery and visit the Ermitage. It is suitable…
French Poem for a Rainy Day
Want to know how much your new neighbours paid for their house?
One of the many irrigation canals that criss-cross the Pyrenees-Orientales runs through the pretty village of Rodès. Enjoy a relatively light walk of 1 – 1.5 hours. A small section of climbing but nothing too challenging.