Henri Matisse arrived in Collioure in May 1905 at the age of 36, depressed, full of self doubts and very short of money. André Derain soon followed.
Le vrai tombeau des morts c’est le cœur des vivants. Jean Cocteau I felt uncomfortable researching and writing this article. I am unprepared. I don’t want to think about it… but it’s the one absolute…
This mountain walk follows the route of the Tet river as it flows down the glaciated valley of the Coma de la Grava.
Where French Catalonia melts into the Aude, the Forteresse de Salses, imposing and beautiful château, squats on the strip of land between the Corbières hills and the Leucate lagoon.
Cycle the region with Leigh and Merry Foster as they travel from Palau del Vidre to Villeneuve de la Raho
A circular 3h 15 mins walk with approx. 380 metres of ascent. Starts with descent to Montner and then ascent to Força Réal, with final descent to Col del Bou via Le Sentier Botanique.
Bernard Phelan grew up in Dublin and now lives in the Pyrénées-Orientales. This is his behind-the-scenes story of an innocent man, arrested and imprisoned in Iran and finally released after 222 days.
Circular walk up the hills with interesting visits to old shelters for the “bergers” who looked after their animals.
Only fragments survive to witness the passage of more than 60,000 people interned in the Camp of Rivesaltes between 1942 and 1966.
One of the most successful escape routes for allied airmen wishing to cross the border into Spain was right here in the P-O, known as the Pat Line, after the man who set it up.