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Month: June 2026

Francis André and the French Gestapo of Lyon: Collaboration and Terror

Kate 21/06/2026 0 Comments

Working alongside the Gestapo, they hunted Resistance members, persecuted Jews, and profited from violence until justice caught up with them after the war.

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Food for Thought: Escalivada

Laura McLellan 21/06/2026 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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Yesterday we walked to Spain for lunch. Le Train Jaune

Kate 20/06/2026 0 Comments

We were waiting on the platform for Le Train Jaune.

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Eau. Ciel.Terre. at Galerie Lluma …. with Ellen Turner Hall

Kate 18/06/2026 0 Comments

Galerie Lluma opens in Collioure

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Déodat de Séverac

Kate 18/06/2026 0 Comments

Céret composer Déodat de Séverac was born in Saint-Félix-Lauragais, not far from Toulouse, in 1872 and moved to Céret in the Pyrenees-Orientales.

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Local News Round up

Kate 17/06/2026 1 Comment

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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The Little Fish That Put Collioure on the Map

Robyn 17/06/2026 0 Comments

Love Them or Hate Them: The Story of Collioure’s Famous Anchovies Anchovies are a bit like Marmite. People tend to fall firmly into one of two camps: those who happily pile them onto anything edible,…

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Saint André de Baillestavy and the Pyrenean Brook Salamander

Kate 17/06/2026 0 Comments

Swirling and eddying, forming delightful rockpools, it is a perfect picnic spot.

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Apps That Help You Navigate Life in France

Robyn 16/06/2026 0 Comments

Apps That Help You Navigate Life in France Moving to France comes with plenty of rewards, but also a fair amount of paperwork, appointments, train bookings and administrative mysteries. Fortunately, there are a number of…

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The Beauties and The Beasts of the Mediterranean

Lesley McLaren 16/06/2026 0 Comments

In our glorious Mediterranean waters you’ll never swim alone. From rainbow wrasse and damselfish to octopuses and sea cucumbers, there’s plenty going on beneath the waves – if you look.

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