Perthus-La Jonquera Border Controls The dismantling of the police booths on the A9 motorway took place in October 2010, bringing an end to the physical border between France and Spain.France retained an administrative, police and…
How to get to Céret Assuming Perpignan as a central point, head towards Le Boulou and from there, take direction Céret. If you are coming from Perpignan on the motorway, Le Boulou is a well…
Teresa Wennberg, Swedish multi media artist, arrived in Vallespir in 2008. But this was not her first encounter with Catalunya – her debut exhibition as a painter was at the gallery Sala Gaudi in Barcelona…
with Marian Thornley In June 2007, my husband Bill and I cycled to France. Actually, that’s not strictly true. We put our bikes and ourselves on a special coach that takes cyclists to France and…
Un plaquage – a tackle
Une mêlée – a scrum
Une touche – a lineout
Une essai – a try
Une transformation – a conversion
Un demi de mêlée – a scrum half
Un demi d’ouverture – a fly half or stand-off half
Un avant – a forward
Un arrière – a fullback
Un ailier – a winger
Un arbitre- a referee
Flea market – Perpignan Every year, throughout November, the flea market which takes place every Sunday opposite the Palais des Expositions moves to make place for the Foire Saint Martin. From October 24 to November…
Dali on Camera A series of 11 previously unpublished photographs of Salvador Dalí have been discovered, taken by Dutch photographer Jan Adam Stevens in 1961. Twenty six years after the death of the eccentric painter,…
Many foreigners in France work ’au noir’ to make ends meet. High business charges really don’t encourage registration. A new government initiative means that anybody caught and convicted of working illegally in France can now…
Owning a bar, café, hotel, restaurant or similar establishment in France, particularly in popular holiday resorts, can produce a sizeable income. A number of French organisations (see fact specialise in this market and will help…
Terra Remota: In search of perfection by Ellen Hall A romantic story of exile and return, a burning passion for excellence, a respect for tradition and a cool grasp of marketing could be the elements…