The difference between ‘fanfares’ and ‘bandas’.
This simple first course can be whipped up in a flash and put in the fridge until ready to use.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Test your French with our unbelievably bad joke about Lucien and his unsuccessful search for l’oiseau rare (Mrs. Right)
Towards the end of August 1944, resistance fighters from all around the region fought Germans and French militia to take back Perpignan.
Els Segadors (the reapers) was declared the national anthem of Catalonia in 1993 by the Catalan Parliament.
Did you know that grève also means sandbank or pebbly beach and actually comes from Place de Grève, a flat and sandy area on the banks of the River Seine in Paris (now Place de l’Hôtel de Ville)?
Today we’re heading up to the cooler air of the Conflent region, land of contrast, rich in culture and history, from its snowy peaks, wild, mountainous terrain and stunning lakes, to its many pretty and peaceful villages.
The commune of Eus also encompasses another village, that of Comes. It’s an hour-long trek up the mountainside to the ruins of this abandoned village, 2 hours for the more physically challenged.
Did you know that most of us probably haven’t been eating ‘real’ pukka paella on our Spanish sorties?