Notaire’s fees are payable on all property purchases in France. What are they and how can you work out how much they will be?
Using proverbs in your French conversation won’t necessarily make you sound like a native but they’re good to know and can be useful.
Elne, ancient capital of Roussillon, its stones steeped in 2,500 years of history, is an inspiring and fascinating town
De Mailly entered military service as a musketeer, and in 1749 was appointed lieutenant general for the Roussillon and commander in chief of the province.
Claude Viallat’s playful take on art is currently filling the Espace des arts, Le Boulou.able body of work on display at the Musée Maillol, Banyuls.
The Ukranian artist Mykola Tolmachev has created a remarkable body of work on display at the Musée Maillol, Banyuls.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Just across the border in Ventallo, the Fundacio Perramon is a jewel of a museum displaying over 150 works by contemporary Catalan artists.
Osmose represents the interaction between the two artistic universes of sculptor Agnes Bogaert and painter Christelle Romulus, currently at the Domaine Claire Mayol in Port Vendres.
Despite widespread relief that the predicted electoral victory for the extreme right did not materialise, they made substantial gains, and there are choppy waters ahead for France.