The first round of the 2017 French presidential election will be held on 23 April 2017. Following closely on the heels of Britain’s Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US president, it will be interesting to see just what kind of politician France will choose for its new president. Here is some vocabulary to help you to follow the French Elections.
Fancy yourself on the big screen? A new project, being filmed in Prats de Mollo from 28th February to 2nd March, is looking for extras to complete its team. There is no specific criteria except…
Saffron production is a labour of love – a process so labour intensive that it is hardly surprising that the fiery coloured spice is the most expensive in the world.
In 2016, a section of the mobile ‘radars nouvelle génération’ manned at present by the police, was handed over to “prestataires agréés”, approved, private service suppliers.
Have you heard about the ‘traginers’?
It is difficult not to notice the donkey ranking high among the animals of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
In the living memory of the elderly are brothers and fathers going off to one or other to war, and the stories of those who never returned.
Un tremblement de terre not only sounds exactly like the thing it is (an earthquake) but to my English ear there are echoes of a deliciously kitsch, end of the pier sauciness resonating too – like something out of an old Les Dawson sketch.
We all know ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ but have you watched the French equivalent ‘La France a un incroyable talent’?
Well, It’s coming to Perpignan for the first time so this could be your chance to shine!
The one euro train has encouraged many more people to use the train within the region, and, thanks to its continued success, the amount of lines available at this price will be doubled in 2017