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Month: May 2025

Cathars and Castles

Kate 24/05/2025 0 Comments

The Cathar religion flourished greatly in Southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries.

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Fire control in the Pyrenees-Orientales

Kate 23/05/2025 2 Comments

CHECK OUT THE ‘ ZONAGE MÉTÉO’ MAP WHICH GIVES YOU A DAILY UPDATE OF FIRE RISK ZONES IN THE P-O.

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Poem: A Canigou walk

Kate 23/05/2025 0 Comments

I walked up the Canigou last Saturday Not for the first time I venture to say Each time it gets harder to complete the way up…..

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Lady Loos à la Urinal

Kate 23/05/2025 0 Comments

How do you feel about open air peeing next time you attend a festival or event ladies?

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THE HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES

Kate 23/05/2025 1 Comment

A (very brief) HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES Finding out a little about the history of the region can teach us where many of the towns and villages of the Pyrénées Orientales got their names. Architectural…

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Walk: Banyuls to Chapelle de Salette

Kate 22/05/2025 0 Comments

An initial climb of a craggy path followed by an ancient undulating GR10 track to the Col de Llagoste at 255m.

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A dip into the P-O’s past: an old photo album

Laura McLellan 22/05/2025 0 Comments

P-O Life reader and contributor, James Trollope, bought an old photo album at auction and discovered a treasure trove…

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Working on the black in France – the risks

Madeleine McMullin 22/05/2025 4 Comments

The risks of working on the black and employing unregistered workers in France, including casual workers like cleaners, babysitters,….

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Mar I Muntanya (Catalan Chicken and Prawn)

Kate 22/05/2025 0 Comments

Mar I Muntanya (sea and mountain) is a regional expression for traditional local recipes that combine seafood with meat, poultry, or game. Here is just one of many combinations.

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Pet safety: A pain in the grass

Kate 22/05/2025 0 Comments

During the months of May and June in particular, foxtail barley and similar species of grass growing in the PO can be very harmful to your dog

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