The solar furnace (four solaire) in Mont Louis, built in 1949 by professor Félix Trombe, was the first solar furnace in the world, an enormous construction of 1420 mirrors.
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!
Have you heard about ‘Les Barques de Cul’ (arse boats) of Le Boulou?
P-O Naturally – Test your Knowledge!
Minestrone soup – Although February in the Vallespir isn’t as cold as some parts of the world, a comforting soup is always welcome on a winter’s day.
Desperate for a pee gentlemen but roadside or shop doorway not appeeling?
Not sure what to do with your oranges and lemons? ‘Ow about this then?
In addition to being an advertiser supporting this dynamic and vibrant magazine, Spectrum advisers – Philip, Sue and Derek – will produce articles on a quarterly basis. For our second article, we take a look at tax-efficient investments through assurance vie.
Originally created in the 70s as a reservoir to supply local agriculture, the lake at Villeneuve-de-la-Raho quickly became a leisure area…
It is to writer Charles Perrault (1628 – 1703) that we owe the modern version of the fairy tale.