A new land tax was the final straw: the country was ripe for revolt and the scene had long been set for the events to follow.
The Avions war memorial at Port Vendres quotes the now legendary tribute from Winston Churchill to the heroic pilots and aircrews who, from June to October 1940 fought the Battle of Britain.
All you need to know about how to look for a rental property in France, deposits and the documents landlords want to see.
We all learn differently, and as we grow older, one of the greatest blocks to learning is memory. And yet many of us can still sing along to new songs – and remember the words!
Aristotle said ‘One swallow does not a summer make’, but when these harbingers of spring and summer promise arrive in the P-O we know for sure that winter is over.
Boil 8 small new potatoes until tender.
The Painted Frog (Discoglossus pictus scovazzi) is a very local variety, originally introduced to this area from Morocco.
Walter Benjamin has a plaque dedicated to him in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.
Neither are anything new, but these are 2 scams which have come to our attention recently.