Cultural artefacts have long been targeted by armies as a demonstration of their superiority, dominance and power. The Spanish Civil War and WW2 were no different. Collectors and curators were therefore anxious to protect their cultural heritage.
Originally designed as a home, then a musée d’art, check out the latest exhibition at the Case Carrère, Bages
An intimate and rare vision of life inside the internment camp at Argelès in 1939.
Là où se loge la manqué -The black and white photographs of Charlotte Auricombe are currently on exhibit at the Lumière d’Encre gallery in Céret.
School holidays in the Pyrénées-Orientales don’t have to mean expensive theme parks or military-level planning.
From War to Sanctuary: How Spain’s Masterpieces Fled Franco During La Retirada
You may well have heard of Laurie Lee’s famous «Cider with Rosie”, a well known A Level lit study in the 60s and 70s, but did you know that it is one of a semi-autobiographical trilogy?
On the Icehouse trail is an excerpt from Colin Duncan Taylor’s latest book, Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France
Silence, the current exhibition at the Galerie Castang in Perpignan, combines the painting of Patrick Loste and the sculpture of Pierre Riba
This poem is said to be the first Valentine written in any language. The spelling has been modernised. The translation is based on Charles d’Orleans’ own version.