A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
On the road in France this summer? Try in particular to avoid Saturday 29th July (travelling from north to south) and 4th/12th/19th August, which are all ‘black days’ (circulation extrêmement difficile).
Thousands of holidaymakers could be affected by strikes this summer as Ryanair pilots announce a strike for July 20 and 24 in protest against working conditions. The strikes are due to last for 24 hours, starting at 1am.
Tony Goodman continues his tour of regional wine producers, chatting to the vignerons and recommending wines that have inspired him.
Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!
P.O. Property Shop are urgently looking for holiday rental properties in and around Argelès. Contact them for a free valuation.
Satisfy the jazz itch with year round events from the team that hosts the annual autumnal Jazz festival : Jazzèbre. Keep checking back for the latest event info.
The French Social Security site recommends that all French residents take a carte européenne d’assurance maladie with them when travelling to other EU countries or Switzerland. This card will ensure free or subsidized medical treatment (depending on the country visited of course) and is easy to obtain, assuming that you are already part of the great machine that is the French medical system.Resident in France?
As is the norm in airline scheduling there have been some small changes since our last Airport News. In this edition, I have included flights to Nimes, (though strictly speaking it is not in P-O) and Avignon as those who use Birmingham or Southampton might consider flying into Avignon and out of Perpignan, or vice versa.
Invitation to a walk “In the footsteps of Patrick O’Brian”
Meet at the Patrick O’Brian space on the first floor for a tour that reveals the village through the eyes of this great writer.