Festival Pablo Casals   by Jane Mann   Thursday 26 July was the opening concert of this year’s Festival Pablo Casals, sixty years since Pablo Casals himself performed in the first festival. Then the…

  Press release from the Casa de la Generalitat   CLICK TO ENLARGE Fire at the bottom of Le Perthus(Photo credit: Paul Francis) After the fatal fire that burned fourteen thousand acres of Alt Empordà,…

  FIRE IN LE PERTHUS   CLICK TO ENLARGEFort Bellegarde taken from Maureillas   Fire is raging at the moment around Le Perthus and La Jonquera. Le Perthus has been evacuated and both Nationale and…

From 1st July 2012, what should be the beginning of a period of economical growth in Figueres, Spain may well prove harmful to the Perpignan region. Awarded the title of “Ville touristique” in May, shops in Figueres will be able to remain open on Sundays and public holidays, from March 2013.