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Santa Pau and La Garrotxa: A Walking Weekend in Catalonia

Kate 25/08/2026 0 Comments

Drive through evocatively named places busy with history

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WALK THE REGION – OLETTE CIRCULAR

Kate 25/08/2026 4 Comments

A gem of a walk!

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The Catalan Frog: Painted Frogs Around Collioure & Catalonia

Kate 25/08/2026 0 Comments

The Painted Frog (Discoglossus pictus scovazzi) is a very local variety, originally introduced to this area from Morocco.

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Crit’Air: Does your car need a vignette to avoid fines?

Laura McLellan 25/08/2026 2 Comments

Crit’Air Criteria – in order to reduce urban pollution, petrol cars, vans and motorhomes first-registered before 1997 and diesels prior to 2001 are banned in certain areas of several major towns, with more to follow.  

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Local News Round up..with Caroline Manson

Kate 24/08/2026 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Shadows on the Canigou 6: Escape Across the Pyrenees

Kate 23/08/2026 0 Comments

Escape Across the Pyrenees During the Occupation

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Leucate: where it’s rude not to be nude!

Kate 23/08/2026 1 Comment

If skinny dipping is your thing, the naturist beach is located on the left bank of the port, between the dam and the oyster farms, along with an entire naturist village.

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C’est la Rentrée! – back to school in France

Kate 23/08/2026 0 Comments

Back to school in France

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Ants, wasps, rats and things that go bump in the night

Robyn 22/08/2026 0 Comments

Dealing with some of the unwanted visitors that make themselves at home in the south of France Living in the south of France comes with plenty of perks. Sunshine, outdoor living, long summer evenings and…

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From the Pennines to the Pyrenees Mike Harding – A Modern-Day Troubadour

Robyn 21/08/2026 0 Comments

Meet Mike Harding for a storytelling on Wednesday 30th September at 18h in Céret

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