Short name, small village, but it is instantly clear why medieval Eus is included in the national list of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
A marriage performed under French law is recognised in the UK so this gives you the choice of having the whole wedding, both legal ceremony and reception, in France. The civil ceremony is the only legally binding part of a marriage, although many follow it with a religious wedding.
As the drought (secheresse) continues across the Pyrénées-Orientales, water restrictions have been extended after a prefectoral press release issued on 25th July
The latest exhibition at Céret’s Museum of Modern Art is devoted to 16 works by Antoni Tàpies (1923- 2012), to mark the centenary of his birth.
What do wooden crutches, miniature boats and faint words scrawled on an altar have in common? Each one is a thank you to God or a saint for divine intervention.
This is one of our favourite walks which we have done many times. The views are stunning, wild flowers, rosemary, thyme, lavender and gorse. The smell is wonderful at any time of the year.
Filmed between Sète, Château de l’Esparrou in Canet, Port-La Nouvelle and Perpignan, there are plenty of locations that P-O fans will recognize tout de suite!
Orange trees, like all citrus, thrive around the Mediterranean and particularly here in the PO.
Walnuts contain protein, omega 3, fatty acids, vitamin E, B complex and minerals. They are said to be brain food – well they look like little brains, don’t they? – and studies suggest they can ward off Alzheimer’s, lower cholesterol and protect against heart disease and diabetes.
Over one hundred years ago, Rudyard Kipling and his wife arrived in Vernet-les-Bains…