Girona of today is a great mix of historically interesting old and vibrant lively new, all within easy walking distance.
Do snakes make you shudder? Well, you’re not alone…….but how much do you REALLY know about the creatures we love to hate?
Test Your French. Good to see that the Gendarmerie des Pyrénées-Orientales have a sense of humour.
Disney and Dali collaborated in 1945 to produce Destino, a short wordless film set to a Spanish song, featuring a ballerina in a desert landscape.
Whether you’re for or against the hunt, its presence is inescapable in the P-O.
A lovely day out on the motorbike in this spectacular region, this short circuit is combined with a visit to a fascinating old Priory, Prieuré de Serrabona, hidden in the hills.
In 1860 Abbé Rous, the new Curé at the Chapelle de la Rectorie, first tasted the naturally sweet wine of Banyuls and found it so good that he decided, through his network of Catholic contacts, to make it the communion wine of France.
The Black Widow, also known as the Mediterranean or European Black Widow has been spotted several times in the Pyrénées-Orientales! Argghhh!
A winter Tramontane might make your eyes run and your nose stream, and even freeze the oranges and lemons on your trees – but what’s not to like about snow-capped Canigou… but can it last? Lesley McLaren investigates.
When the coast gets too hot, too crowded or the sun takes some time off, a day out in the High Vallespir beckons.