Olives and olive oil sing out sunshine, wine and all that is Mediterranean. We eat the olives, we cook with the oil or dress our salads…..but did you know that there are many other, unusual uses for this versatile oil?
April is the month when things in the garden really begin to grow. In February and March there seemed to be plenty of time: in April as the ground warms up, the garden comes along in a rush. So it is time to catch up with your jobs.
The ’11th choc’, is an elite parachute unit roughly equivalent to the British Special Air Service (SAS).
Walk: Cosprons, the Fortress Galline, Batterie 500, Tour de Madeloc, Fort Dugommier & Fort St Elme and back to Port Vendres.
FranceInfo has put together an interactive map, classifying our drinking water into 3 categories after worrying reports from readers about ‘la qualité de l’eau potable’ chez eux’
Spanish tapas. After decades of sampling versions filled with all sorts of exciting ingredients, I have come to the conclusion that the traditional Catalan Truita de Patata is simply the best.
Despite what you might sometimes witness French roads, it IS obligatory for cars to stop for pedestrians at pedestrian crossings.
Only the sound of the tambourine, and the occasional peal of the bell breaks the eerie atmosphere,
Believers and non-believers alike find this unique ceremony moving and memorable.
Goigs dels ous: an ancient Catalan tradition