An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
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.
Wild garlic is completely edible, from the white bell-like flowers with a green stripe running down each petal to the long bluebell type leaves and the bulb itself. Find out more about this versatile plant and learn how to make a gorgeous wild garlic pesto.
When Jerusalem was captured by the Caliph Omar in 638, Christian pilgrims lost their enthusiasm for the long trek to the Holy City.
Have a go at our latest quiz to find out just how much you know about the Pyrénées-Orientales.
If you breakdown on the motorway, don’t contact your insurance breakdown service as only motorway approved breakdown vehicles are allowed on the motorways.
Did you know that it is likely that tennis was first played in France?
If you are resident in France, the chances are you are part of the excellent French health care system, accessed via the trusty carte vitale. But what if you’re travelling abroad this summer? Or any other time, for that matter!
What’s your experience of driving in France? How does it compare to where you learnt to drive? Here’s a few observations of life on the road in the P-O
Some Tour de France french vocab to help you follow the race.