The olive tree was first noted, growing wild, more than 14,000 years ago and fossilised leaves going back as early as 8,00BC have been found in Roquevaire.
The Art of Perpignan… …… is never to be what you’re expecting by Simon Newman Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you turn a corner to reveal yet another narrow lane or small…
Walter Benjamin The ‘Centre d’Art Contemporain de Perpignan’ was named after Walter Benjamin, (1892 – 1940) German-Jewish literary critic and art historian, posthumously one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers. A memorial dedicated to…
Test your French
1. Match up the proverbs 1 Qui veut la fin veut les moyens. 2. Un malheur ne vient jamais seul 3. Qui va lentement va sûrement
The revolt aginst Occitanie is getting organised
Several thousand people are expected Saturday in Perpignan for the demo against the new region’s name and this time the left will join in.
One day in July we saw a huge billowing cloud of smoke coming from the direction of the Spanish border. A fire had started after someone had thrown a cigarette butt out of a car window in Le Perthus.
This applies to property with a minimum of furniture, rented to long term tenants (ie the tenant needs to bring his own furniture as a complement to be able to live on the premises).
with Tony and Beverley Always looking to find an Asian restaurant that offers the closest to a good old Chinese meal? Then Escale D'Asie hits the mark well. Situated on the main road, RN115,…
PERMANENT EXHIBITION AT THE CASTILLET, PERPIGNAN
You could easily miss it. Walking along Perpignan’s Avenue Charles de Gaulle towards the station it’s half way down, on the right but so hidden by dense foliage the lower floors are barely visible. If you do take the trouble to peer through the tangled mass of bushes, it’s clear that L’Hotel Drancourt’s glory days are long over.