Walk the Chemin du Fauvisme and discover what inspired Matisse and Derain to create a painting revolution in Collioure in 1905.
Do you know the meaning of Argelès?
Merry, Leigh and the three (Cap) Béars: You can do the whole thing in one go (8km, allow 3-4 hours, about 500m ascent/descent), but we found there’s so much beautiful scenery to see on each section we were happy to spread it over a few days.
Just how good is your knowledge of France’s rich and varied culinary tradition? Are you a French food fanatic? Take our quiz and find out.
Just across the border in Ventallo, the Fundacio Perramon is a jewel of a museum displaying over 150 works by contemporary Catalan artists.
Suzanne Dunaway LOVES to cook. Some might say she LIVES to cook. Having cooked, written and painted around the world, here she shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.
The chayote is also called a christophine in French, after its discovery in the Americas by Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. Here’s a great recipe from a P-O Life reader.
It was the perfect storm of 1913. A local fisherman, Josep Llanas, was caught off the port of Collioure with his sails torn to shreds as huge waves broke over the boat’s bows….
A selection of poems paying homage to our sacred Mountain, Mount Canigou
From the moment you turn-off the N116, hand-painted signs and simple crosses show you where to go.