In 1947, the Comité National des Sentiers de Grande Randonnée (CNSGR) was created by the Touring-Club de France, later to become, in 1978, la Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre
A walk to Port Vendres from Banyuls involving a 10 minute bus ride for 1Euro .
According to legend, around about the tenth century, the infamous Simiots, ‘bêtes féroces assez semblables à des chats et même à des singes’ terrorised Arles-sur-Tech.
Rivesaltes. So handy for the railway. Destination: Auschwitz, via Drancy.
Why do I need to renew my Brexit card?
Are you aware that there are plenty of electricity suppliers to choose from, nearly all cheaper than the former state-owned EDF who are still the biggest electricity supplier on the market?
A sobering winter message from the local gendarmes reminds people, particularly the elderly, to be on their guard against scammers and con artists.
A Reader’s Cautionary Tale of a very unpleasant experience with an Estate Agent.
From 12 October 2025 the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) began to record most non-EU visitors to the Schengen area (passport data + photo; first-time entrants also give fingerprints).
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales