WALK THE REGION WITH TED AND KATE HISCOCK Batterie de la Galline from Port Vendres 14.5km 5.5m (9 miles approx.) 4 hours Click to enlarge WALK LAST UPDATED 2017 This walk over the hills to…
Allons enfants de la Patrie… Did you know that “La Marseillaise”, France’s national anthem, was actually composed in Strasbourg in 1792, not in Marseilles as we might assume? The song was originally entitled ‘Chant de…
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.
Walter Benjamin has a plaque dedicated to him in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.
Neither are anything new, but these are 2 scams which have come to our attention recently.
It is so very important that we never allow this to happen again.
The P-O from a railroad track on a foot pumped handcart
A circular 21/4 hour walk from Collioure with good paths and lovely views. For those who know the area a lot of variations are possible in order to make a longer/slightly different walk. 333m of ascent.
In 1258, Peyrepertuse and Puilaurens were right on the frontier between France and Aragon.