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May 2017
Invitation Collioure in the 1950’s
The association Les Amis de Patrick O’Brian invites you to an illustrated talk about Collioure in the 1950’s by Nikolai Tolstoy, Patrick’s stepson. Nikolai’s talk will be based on the diaries of his mother, Mary O’Brian, who wrote about everyday life in their new home, which afforded Patrick the peace and solitude he needed in order to write as well as the friendship and generosity of their neighbours.
Find out more »June 2017
Swing on a Platter, Perpignan
Let your taste buds tingle and your toes tap with Swing on a Platter; the first in a series of banquets across Perpignan's heritage sites
Find out more »Gallery Sant Roch, Céret
"Canal Combo" is an eight piece group that recreates Latin-American big band music of the forties and fifties.... Free admission and weather permitting!
Find out more »September 2017
Festival du Livre, Collioure
A weekend celebration of all things literary- and plenty for the Anglophones too!
Find out more »In the footsteps of: O’Brian, Machado, Reiser, Darnaudet
The book festival D’une mer à l’autre in Collioure, which celebrates European writers on the 1,2 & 3 September, offers a walk in the footsteps of Patrick O’Brian (English), Antonio Machado (Spanish) and two French writers, Jean-Marc Reiser and Boris Darnaudet, organized by Collioure writer, Ellen Turner Hall. Along the way you will learn about the writers who lived and worked here and hear extracts from their work.
Find out more »ART BY TED HISCOCK: “LES VIGNOBLES DU ROUSSILLON”
Ted and his wife, Kate, have had a home in Port Vendres since 2006 but had been visiting the region for many years before. For an artist, this region has so much to offer. The drama of the varied countryside from the plain to the sea to the coast to the Pyrenees, the ever changing bright light and vivid colours, the colourful Catalans and their culture and history.
Find out more »November 2017
Winter Exhibition in Port Vendres
Vermeille Internationale are hosting their 2 day winter exhibition at the Dome - entrance is free, all sorts of original handmade gifts, photography, artwork and sculpture can be found in a festive ambiance with live music galore.
Find out more »April 2018
European Day for Professional Artists, Saint Estève
The annual celebration of local, professional artists : Journées Européennes des Métiers d'Arts, will this year be celebrated in Saint Estève
Find out more »June 2018
PAD Festival, Perpignan
Perpignan Art Deco Festival will take place from 14th to 21st June, celebrating the city’s rich architectural heritage from the turn of the last century.
Find out more »In the Footsteps of Patrick O’Brian
A literary walk in French and English, discovering the town of Collioure through the eyes of author, Patrick O'Brian.
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