We are very lucky here in the P-O to be able to pop over into Spain at the drop of a hat. However, it’s never a bad idea to re-read some of the letters and comments sent in from our readers and take a few precautions before heading south..
Picture the gods cleaving the earth with a monstrous axe and you have the spectacular Gorges de Galamus.
Les hotels particuliers – magnificent private mansions of well-to-do families constructed between the 16th and 19th centuries.
A moderately easy walk in the wooded hills above Valmy Chateau
Think Argelès, think Saint Cyprien, think Canet…..and we immediately think beach and port. But what about the villages?
This high mountain walk starts from the pretty village of Prats Balaguer with its picturesque 11th century church..l
Join us for a perfect day exploring one of the jewels of the Pyrénées-Orientales coast.
Working alongside the Gestapo, they hunted Resistance members, persecuted Jews, and profited from violence until justice caught up with them after the war.
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.
We were waiting on the platform for Le Train Jaune.