Last year, numerous cases of individuals posing as calendar sellers to gain entry to homes were reported to the gendarmes.
Useful vocabulary to help you through the festive period
Christmas……..
…………. card – une carte de Noël
…………. day – le jour de Noël
…………. dinner – le Réveillon
…………. tree – le sapin
In time honoured French tradition, the firemen and public service providers may soon be knocking at your door to offer you their Christmas calendar.
First week in December – Not a good weekend to pop across the border!
In the P-O we are usually blessed with a fabulous autumn – for many people here it’s their favourite season. Mountain and vineyard vistas have turned yellow, orange, red. If we’re lucky, rains have refreshed the parched land and refilled our rivers, sometimes to over flowing!
Superb views across the hills and down to the sea.
With Christmas just around the corner, many of us will be starting to think about presents, and while we are all supporting local businesses where we can, it’s likely that we’ll need to do some cross-border posting at some point. Unless you’ve a direct line to Père Noël, things can get pricey.
Step back in time with us for a fascinating day out which takes in both sides of the P-O border with a Medieval fortress and a Roman ruin
There are still lovely tomatoes in the markets in this part of the world. We are so lucky to live in the Pyrénées-Orientales!
National police forces are alerting the public to the fact that emails carrying the logos of the gendarmerie, the ministère de l’Intérieur and the République française are requesting urgent replies with personal data