If the action of the ‘gilets jaunes’ continues to escalate, provoking looting, vandalism, violence and several accidental related deaths in various areas of France, Occitanie included, the government could consider declaring a state of emergency.
Coming from the French word terre for “soil,” the word terroir originally described the special characteristics of a region, or piece of land, which gave different varieties of wine, coffee and tea their individuality. (Soil, climate, position, regional traditions….)
The word rousquille comes from the Spanish word ‘rosquilla’ meaning ‘little wheel’. Traditionally flavoured with aniseed and orange blossom, this medieval speciality started off with a biscuit texture, but has been developed over the years to become more of a cake than a biscuit.
Find out what you and Europe have in common on Wednesday, 5 December at 18h30 in the Centre Culturel of Collioure.
A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Willing to brush up your French? ALFMED offers year-round semester programmes in Perpignan!
Canet’s new aquarium, Oniria, is set to open towards the end of 2019 and promises to be an exciting voyage of discovery for upto 240 000 visitors each year