They might not all be a pulsing whirl of excitement – some are only small gatherings scantily attended – but it’s a great way to support the local producers.
Do snakes make you shudder? Well, you’re not alone…….but how much do you REALLY know about the creatures we love to hate?
Whether you’re for or against the hunt, its presence is inescapable in the P-O.
Picture the gods cleaving the earth with a monstrous axe and you have the spectacular Gorges de Galamus.
The Black Widow, also known as the Mediterranean or European Black Widow has been spotted several times in the Pyrénées-Orientales! Argghhh!
A winter Tramontane might make your eyes run and your nose stream, and even freeze the oranges and lemons on your trees – but what’s not to like about snow-capped Canigou… but can it last? Lesley McLaren investigates.
What’s that bird? Pointers to help sort buzzards from the harriers and eagles that breed in the P-O.
You’ve lit the barbecue & poured the wine… or you’re bathing in the lovely warm sea… It’s a perfect summer’s day & your mood is mellow … until uninvited guests spoil your fun.
It’s a balmy evening. The barbecue is lit, wine poured. Glass in one hand, fly swat in the other, you’re coated in Deet, surrounded by citronella candles; eyes peeled and ears pricked for attackers. The garden’s bad enough, but what about tomorrrow’s walk in the country? How to tell friend from foe, underfoot and in the air?
In our glorious Mediterranean waters you’ll never swim alone. From rainbow wrasse and damselfish to octopuses and sea cucumbers, there’s plenty going on beneath the waves – if you look.