This classic tour of the Capcir plateau follows good footpaths, waymarked in yellow and takes around 6 hours, starting and ending in Les Angles village centre
I arrived in Perpignan late at night, after a long journey that left me both exhausted and buzzing with excitement.
Did you know that it is likely that tennis was first played in France?
If you are resident in France, the chances are you are part of the excellent French health care system, accessed via the trusty carte vitale. But what if you’re travelling abroad this summer? Or any other time, for that matter!
Henry Shaftoe invites you to cast your gaze upwards (and down), as you wander through central Perpignan, to observe the beautiful architectural embelishments out of our usual line of sight.
All summer long I have been buying those sweet little multicolored peppers that are found in most markets…..
Ils ont changé ma chanson, originally by Melanie but sung here in French by Dalida
Empúries, (coming from the Greek “Emporion” meaning market place or shopping centre) lies midway between the Costa Brava town of L’Escala and the tiny village of Sant Martí. Archeology fans will be in ruins heaven!
Follow the Carol valley from Bourg Madame to the Col de Puymorens and the end of the Pyrenees Orientales. It is grand and beautiful.
What’s your experience of driving in France? How does it compare to where you learnt to drive? Here’s a few observations of life on the road in the P-O