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Month: August 2025

“On September 10th, We’re Blocking Everything”

Kate 24/08/2025 1 Comment

Whether it leads to meaningful change or just another moment of unrest will depend on what happens next.

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Walk the Region: Les Balcons de Laroque

Kate 24/08/2025 0 Comments

Walk Les Balcons de Laroque, a 3hrs- 3hrs.30 circular walk up the hills with 450 metres of ascent, which is all in the first half of the walk. Well signed route with yellow waymarks.

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P-O Picnics: Ermitage de St Ferréol

Kate 24/08/2025 0 Comments

St Ferréol hermitage where the view changes around every corner of its tree-filled grounds.

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The Tech River Now in Crisis

LifeIn66 23/08/2025 0 Comments

The drought situation in the PO has taken a sharp turn, with the Tech river officially moving into crisis level. This is the most severe classification, and it means water use restrictions will now be…

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Lakes of the Pyrénées-Orientales

Kate 23/08/2025 0 Comments

The beach is always a pleasure in the P-O – but sometimes it’s refreshing to leave the coast behind and head inland to visit some of the many lakes of the region. Here are just a few…..

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C’est la Rentrée! – back to school in France

Kate 23/08/2025 0 Comments

Hands up if the vocabulary and acronyms associated with the French Education System leave you standing outside the classroom door!

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Walk the Region – LE FORT DE BELLEGARDE CIRCULAR

Kate 22/08/2025 1 Comment

A 2 hour straightforward walk over the hills from Le Perthus, with lots of historical interest. Some footpaths and a lot of forest road. One for a day when you fancy a nice walk but not a big climb!

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French School Holidays 2025 – 2026

Kate 21/08/2025 0 Comments

School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C,  in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.

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Food for Thought: Escalivada

Laura McLellan 21/08/2025 3 Comments

Suzanne Dunaway LOVES to cook. Some might say she LIVES to cook. Having cooked, written and painted around the world, here she shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.

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Tourisme de Terroir

Laura McLellan 21/08/2025 6 Comments

They might not all be a pulsing whirl of excitement – some are only small gatherings scantily attended – but it’s a great way to support the local producers.

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