P-O Life

Life in the Pyrénées-Orientales

  • Home
  • Contact us
  • Search
Menu
  • Home
  • Contact us
  • Search
  • Directory
    • 1Architects
    • 6British, Local & Organic Produce
    • 14Building, Decoration & Renovation
    • 1Caravans & Mobile Homes
    • 4Charities & Places of Worship
    • 12Classifieds
    • 0Doctors, Dentists, Opticians
    • 2Education & Translation
    • 2Entertainment
    • 2Estate agents
    • 5Finance & Banking
    • 2Garages, Vehicle Rental & Motor Supplies
    • 7Garden & Pool
    • 11Gift & Party Ideas
    • 1Handymen & Women
    • 4Health and Well-being
    • 5Hobbies, Clubs & Activities
    • 1Home security
    • 2Hotels, B&B & Self Catering
    • 2Insurance
    • 5Kids
    • 1Lawyers & Notaires
    • 1Locksmiths
    • 2Marketing, Web & Brand Design
    • 0Metalwork
    • 7Museums & Monuments
    • 16Out for the Day
    • 5Personal Admin & Business Support
    • 1Pets
    • 3Plumbers & Electricians
    • 6Project/Property Management
    • 1Property for Sale/to Let
    • 11Restaurants, Take-aways & Tea Rooms
    • 1Taxis & Airport Transfers
    • 8Tourist Offices
    • 2TV, Computers, Printers & Communication
    • 3Wine
  • What’s on
  • P-O Living
  • Tourist info
  • Practical info
  • Language Learning

Blog

THEMED TRAINS: Le Train du Pays Cathare et des Fenouilledes (TPCF)

Kate 26/10/2025 0 Comments

How about a trip this week on the Scary Halloween Special?

Read More

Birds, Bats, Spiders…stay or go?

Lesley McLaren 26/10/2025 1 Comment

To leave or remain in the PO? Many birds will be doing one or the other now that the breeding season is over and winter approaches. But each species is hardwired to make the right…

Read More

Test your French with Victor Hugo

Laura McLellan 25/10/2025 0 Comments

Many a Bac (equivalent of A-Levels) student has quivered at the sight of Victor Hugo’s name on the test paper… how will you fare with this 19th century poem?

Read More

AIRPORT NEWS: Transporting Liquids in Hand Luggage in EU zone & Future Changes

Kate 25/10/2025 0 Comments

October 2025 – Current rules, main exceptions, and  upcoming/future changes for carrying liquids in hand luggage when travelling to and from the EU ✈️ Current Rules for Carrying Liquids on a Plane (France → England,…

Read More

November Festival Days in France

Kate 25/10/2025 0 Comments

Toussaint, Castanyadas, Armistice 1918 and how The Unknown Soldier was chosen, and poor old ladies of over twenty-five….

Read More

Walk the Region – Villefranche Corneilla circular

Kate 25/10/2025 1 Comment

Wonderful walk with views of Le Massif de Canigou. Very interesting industrial and cultural heritage.

Read More

Help for Carers in the P-O

Madeleine McMullin 25/10/2025 0 Comments

If your spouse is becoming more and more reliant on you and unable to look after themselves, or you are looking after an elderly relative, then you are a carer or “aidant familial” in French.

Read More

HALLOWEEN: TRICK OR TREAT IN FRENCH?

Kate 23/10/2025 1 Comment

Some French Halloween vocabulary…and some really bad French Halloween jokes.

Read More

P-O Naturally- a tale of wasps and spiders

Laura McLellan 23/10/2025 0 Comments

Just by walking around, we blunder constantly through the territory of many living things. Here are some of the more interesting – if less than cute – creatures whose paths I crossed last summer.

Read More

Walk: Ermitage de St Ferréol, Ceret

Kate 22/10/2025 2 Comments

Walk the Region with Tim and Chris Parker Circular to and from Ermitage de St Ferréol A short circular walk of 2hrs plus time to enjoy the scenery and visit the Ermitage. It is suitable…

Read More
« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 430 Next »

Subscribe to our weekly Newsletter

Sign up here for P-O Life’s free weekly newsletter bringing you walks, days out, events, useful info, terrible jokes.....Occasionally, we share specific offers or information from our trusted advertisers too, without whom P-O Life would quite simply not exist. Pop your email in the box below....et Robert est ton oncle!

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our Newsletter.

.

CLASSIFIEDS

classifieds

Selling your car, your bike, your partner? Looking for a new one? Check out the brand new P-O Life Classifieds.

Visit our Classifieds

A Bit of Everything

Blague
Blague
Combien de perroquets peut-on mettre dans le slip d’un homme ?
Ça dépend de la taille du perchoir
perroquet – parrot
slip – underpants
taille – size
perchoir – perch

Recent Posts

  • Eco-innovation in P-O: MIAM Collectif, Perpignan
  • Changing Banks in France
  • Test your French: Chanson des escargots qui vont à l’enterrement
  • Le Train du Pays Cathare et des Fenouilledes (TPCF)
  • Resusci Annie – the girl from the Seine

Archives

  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

It’s absolutely free. Sign up, sit back and just wait for it to plop into your inbox every week with all the latest events and adventures in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our Newsletter.

.
Welcome to P-O Life, the leading Anglophone magazine, website and weekly e-newsletter for the Pyrenees-Orientales!

The site is updated daily, and packed with tourist info, great walks, useful tips, events calendar, English speaking directory, local news, discussion forum, where to go and what to do; in fact a whole load of things you didn’t know that you didn’t know about our beautiful region!

Dive in and enjoy!

    About Us
    Contact us
    Advertise with us
    Privacy
    Terms of use

Search Anglophone-direct

Copyright anglophone-direct © 2025. All Rights Reserved || Powered by PICTAU
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in .

Privacy Overview

YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US.

P-O Life respects the rights of all site users and will never, in any circumstances, pass on information supplied without permission. Any information submitted will be used only in a way authorised by you.

We do not share information collected with any other organisations, private or commercial.

We use information submitted by you to improve the content of the site and notify site visitors of any relevant updates.

Registration is not required to browse this site therefore users are not obliged to provide any personal details unless they wish to do so.

This site contains links to other sites. This privacy statement refers only to P-O Life website. and we cannot be held responsible for the conduct, regarding privacy, of companies and businesses on this site..

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from us to you and stored in your web browser while you are browsing this website. When you visit us again, this information can help us to help you.

For example, cookies can store your login details so you don’t have to type them in each time you wish to be active on the site.

Please checkout more cookie settings related to our advertisers at the bottom right of this website, a blue button labeled as "Privacy".

 

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.

Cookie Policy

We and our partners store or access information on devices, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for the purposes described below. You may click to consent to our and our partners’ processing for such purposes. Alternatively, you may click to refuse to consent, or access more detailed information and change your preferences before consenting. Your preferences will apply to this website only. Please note that some processing of your personal data may not require your consent, but you have a right to object to such processing. You can change your preferences at any time by returning to this site or visit our privacy policy.

Please, checkout more third party cookie settings related to your privacy at the bottom right of the website, button labeled as "Privacy"