“The use of Catalan is repugnant and is contrary to the honour of the French nation.” (decree of Louis XIV, April 2, 1700) “Be clean, wash your hands, speak in French.”
Wednesday 2nd It’s been a weird and wonderful weather week so far – very warm, mid to high 20s most of the time, but moody, changing suddenly at shutter snapper speed from sunshine to storms,…
Restaurant reviews – Summer 2014 With Kate and Mates I am no gourmet ‘foodie’, but I know what I like. Fresh, tasty food, good and friendly service, clean cutlery, crockery and loos,…
The town of Prades has a bustling and lively market atmosphere with a wide variety of colourful shops, restaurants and cafés, and an enviable position giving easy access to all that the P-O has to offer!
Tuesday 28th July – Saturday 2nd August 2015 – Torreilles Festival tous yeux tout Torreilles A festival of jazz, open air cinema, theatre, sport, concerts, market, including an evening tribute to Gilbert…
Opéras en Fête, Argelès Les Amis d’Alain Marinaro will hold a vocals master class at the Argelès-sur-Mer music school from July 19th – August 2nd. Brainchild of Chinese baritone, Heng Shi, artistic director…
Sunday 27th July – Sunday 3rd August 2014 Vernet-les-Bains Le Canigou Poc à Poc A week of walks and activities to help you to discover the Canigou, ‘poc à poc’ (bit by bit). For…
13th – 26th JULY 2014 Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon A summer festival of opera and music held originally in in Montpellier, and created in 1985 now covers the…
ADVICE FROM P-O LIFE FORUM Had a call from an indian call centre yesterday claiming to be from Microsoft, having detected some serious viruses on my computer. They knew my name address…
Wednesday 16th to Thursday 24th July 2014 International Film Festival 2014, Prades 55th CINE-RENCONTRES de PRADES FILM FESTIVAL 2014from July 16 to 24 2014 The Cine-Rencontres invites you for 8 days of debates, projections…