Les Angles – Wednesday 6th January 2016 Ringed by mountains, Lake Matmale glistening in front of the village, Les Angles offers 32 downhill pistes catering for all levels, and an impressive Snowpark. From the…
PO – La passion de l’ovalie with Frank Parkinson 2009/2010 Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of Liverpool Football Club, once said that “football isn’t a matter of life and death – it’s more important than…
MOUNTAIN MAMA IN LES ANGLES What a summer this has been. Blazing hot for weeks on end and then ten days of horrendous storms. The heavy rains always pummel my flowers into the ground and…
Horsing Around OK, so you have at least one ‘horse addict’ in the family who needs her horse riding fix, but what about the rest of you? ‘Rando et Chariot’ near Argelès-sur-Mer has the solution for…
The license allows you to motor on the sea up to 6 nautical miles (11 km) from a place of shelter (‘abris’) and on inland lakes; so is fine for taking a trip along the Catalan coast.
About diving in France Qualifications For deep wreck diving (40m and plus) you will have to have a qualification of at least CMAS 3 star equivalent. If you haven’t been diving recently to these sorts…
Water Sport – Saint Jean Pla de Corts Love water sport but tired of sand in every orifice? Simples. Follow the wild screams of excitement (and the sign for the Plan d’Eau) to the ‘téléski’…
Activity pack à la carte! Here’s a rather nice idea from the Saint Cyprien Tourist Office – les packs à la carte. Chose several activities that you enjoy or have always wanted to try, and using…
PO – La passion de l’ovalie with Frank Parkinson 2009/2010 Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of Liverpool Football Club, once said that “football isn’t a matter of life and death – it’s more important than…
Getting there From Perpignan, follow the RN116 via Prades, Villefranche de Conflent to Mont Louis, then the D618 Font Romeu. Note that the road between Villefranche de Conflent and Mont Louis is a mountain…