WALK THE REGION……. with Christian Piquemal ON THE TRACKS OF THE HIGHWAYMEN.. Cross the border like the bandits used to do only 160 years ago. Discover vestiges of a medieval fortress and an enchanting hermitage.…
A whole host of interesting facts about the region and further afield for your reading pleasure. So, did you know…?
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
There is no direct equivalent in France for double cream but there are several good alternatives.
Did you know that the first cinema performance in the Pyrénées-Orientales was the screening of the Folies Bergères in the narrow streets of the promenade des platanes in Perpignan, in 1896? I
Get your grey matter going with our monthly interactive crossword. Test your knowledge (and spelling) for all things P-O related. Answers will be posted with next month’s challenge, but if you can’t wait until then, browse our online and printed content… all the answers can be found within our articles.
Thought this might be useful info for Brits making a traditional Xmas cake. If you want to use ready to roll marzipan you won’t find it in the local supermarkets
This French Christmas character, the ‘whipping father’, said to accompany Santa on his rounds on 6th December, is fortunately no longer heard of much in French tradition.
Ceramics, paintings and tapestries fill an exuberant Aladdin’s cave of artistic treasures in the old vaulted wine cave of Mas St Vicens in the Saint Gaudrique quarter of Perpignan.
An Elephant in my Kitchen. A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve.