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Céret, Capital of Cherries and Art…

Kate 15/05/2026 0 Comments

Cherry trees are the last to blossom and the first to bear fruit. As the pink of the peach flowers fade and fall, a white lace spreads itself over the cherry orchards surrounding Céret. Céret…

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Walk the Region: Vineyards of Terrats Circular

Laura McLellan 15/05/2026 0 Comments

This circular walk through terraced vineyards in the foothills of Mount Canigou is the region’s one and only ‘Oenorandonnée’, (wine walk) awarded by the Fédération Française de Randonnée (French hiking federation) to circular walks that set off and arrive back at a wine cellar.

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Dog Owners Warning: Dangerous Foxtail Grass Can Harm Your Pet

Kate 15/05/2026 0 Comments

During the months of May and June in particular, foxtail barley and similar species of grass growing in the PO can be very harmful to your dog

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Tiger Mosquito Update: Why France Is on Alert in 2026

Kate 14/05/2026 2 Comments

Record mosquito-borne disease cases have put France under enhanced surveillance

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Food for Thought: Mongetes amb botifarra

Laura McLellan 14/05/2026 0 Comments

Suzanne Dunaway shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.

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Out for the Day in Leucate

Laura McLellan 14/05/2026 0 Comments

Walk the region with Tim and Chris Parker, heading out for the day in Leucate. This 4 hour / 12km route takes in plateau, cliffs and coastline!

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Walk: Le Coronat from Jujols Above Villefranche-de-Conflent

Kate 12/05/2026 0 Comments

A spectacular circular hike above Villefranche-de-Conflent

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Girona: the Curious Legend of Tarlà and the Black Death

Kate 12/05/2026 0 Comments

Why does the legendary Tarlà hangs from a pole on the Ramblas throughout springtime in Girona?

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When Disaster Struck the Têt Valley: The Violent Storm of 1868

Kate 12/05/2026 0 Comments

A forgotten storm in May 1868 in the Pyrénées-Orientales still shocks more than 150 years later.

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Normandy’s D-Day Beaches Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Status

Kate 12/05/2026 0 Comments

Normandy’s coastline remains one of the most powerful reminders of World War II

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