An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Lesley McLaren takes a quizzical look back over past articles – with a few extra questions thrown in for good measure!
The Cathar religion flourished greatly in Southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries.
How do you feel about open air peeing next time you attend a festival or event ladies?
A (very brief) HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES Finding out a little about the history of the region can teach us where many of the towns and villages of the Pyrénées Orientales got their names. Architectural…
P-O Life reader and contributor, James Trollope, bought an old photo album at auction and discovered a treasure trove…
We often have springtime rain here in the P-O, but none to match the 20th May 1868 in Molitg les Bains when 313 mm fell in one hour.
Who invented the Rousquille? Was it Touron in Arles sur Tech or pastry chef Marius Séguela of Amelie?
Beware the Oleander shrub, popular in the P-O for its evergreen qualities and delicate flowers and planted in quantity to jazz up roadsides, and gardens.
Did you know that the English word ‘cherry’ is believed to come from the old French word ‘cherise’