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Batty about Bats? Head to the Forteresse de Salses

Kate 08/07/2025 3 Comments

Bats in your belfry? Count yourself lucky! Learn all about them at the Forteresse de Salses

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Maillol and Picasso. Two artists’ different views of  the ideal woman.

Kate 08/07/2025 0 Comments

To mark its 75th anniversary, Céret museum has gathered over sixty works of art which represent a variety of artists from all over the world.

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Renting a house or flat in France

Madeleine McMullin 05/07/2025 0 Comments

All you need to know about how to look for a rental property in France, deposits and the documents landlords want to see.

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Les Hirondelles: Say ahhh…. but don’t swallow!

Kate 05/07/2025 1 Comment

Aristotle said ‘One swallow does not a summer make’,  but when these harbingers of spring and summer promise arrive in the P-O we know for sure that winter is over.

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Smashed potatoes….with Suzanne

Kate 05/07/2025 0 Comments

Boil 8 small new potatoes until tender.

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The Painted Frog. Exclusively Catalan?

Kate 05/07/2025 0 Comments

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

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Walter Benjamin and Port Bou

Kate 05/07/2025 0 Comments

Walter Benjamin has a plaque dedicated to him in Banyuls-sur-Mer.

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FRENCH FIRE BRIGADE……and useful vocab

Kate 05/07/2025 0 Comments

The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.

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More Scams: roofers and post office. Readers report…

Laura McLellan 03/07/2025 0 Comments

Neither are anything new, but these are 2 scams which have come to our attention recently.

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Anne Frank: will I ever be able to write something great?

Kate 02/07/2025 0 Comments

It is so very important that we never allow this to happen again.

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