The expression ’Llevant de taula’ literally means ’dessert’ – that which is placed on the table last, then taken away. During a ’festa major’, the Llevant de taula” is the means by which a village…
When ex fighter pilot (pilote de chasse) Charles Noetinger purchased Mas Palégry and its surrounding vineyard, situated between Perpignan and Villeneuve de la Raho, he did not give up on his passion for aviation. Instead,…
From now till the end of October, at lots of venues across the region, there are walks, talks, slide shows and more, in a packed programme devoted to nature. If you love flowers, perhaps the…
This first phase in the renaming, launched this week, “permet à chacune et à chacun de proposer un nom et nourrir ainsi la réflexion du «Comité du Nom de la Région», puis de l’Assemblée régionale”. (loosely translated as ‘allows everyone to suggest a name)
The rainy spring had kept the garden growing and the lawn green. Because the house is built on a large outcrop of rock it takes only a few days of rain for our lawn to turn into a lake and the field behind to become sodden. This situation worsened when a water pipe running under the field burst. The water was coming from an old reservoir which we shared with our neighbours and used on the garden during dry spells.
Did you know that once you’re in Amélie les Bains, you can get a free shuttle to Arles sur Tech to visit the Moulin des Arts, the Abbaye or les Gorges de la Fou, or…
by Martin Bailey Olives remain ever popular and Spain is one of the largest producers. Here’s a recipe which updates this savoury fruit and gives it a kickstart. Serves 3-4 Ingredients 300g jar of…
Pau Casals wrote «La musique, ce merveilleux langage universel, doit être une source de communication entre les hommes» (Music, that great universal language, should bring men together) In these troubled times, the words of this famous…
The ‘wine theme park’, at a cost of 81-million-euro, opened in Bordeaux last week, with the mission ‘to promote and share the cultural, universal and living heritage that is wine with the broadest possible audience……to focus on emotions, sensations and imagination
In 1916 following the battle of the Somme an organization was formed with the aim of fostering friendship and cultural links between the citizens of France and Great Britain. In the UK AFGB has been…