The P-O might not be able to boast exciting animals like wolves, lynx or bears but, like the rest of the Pyrenees, it has several interesting ruminants…
P-O Naturally – Test your Knowledge!
Not All Black Olives Are Black! We’ve all plucked an olive off a tree, popped it into our mouths and quickly popped it back out again – haven’t we?
How about a bit of cave magic for Christmas?
More than 40 years ago, thousands of starlings, (étourneaux) on their way to Africa chose Perpignan as their ideal stop-over holiday destination.
Food ‘à volonté’ of fruit, grapes, olives… mild climate, and well lit town with tree lined streets put our capital of Catalan culture at the very top of the starling ‘Must Visit’ hit list.
A circular walk of 11 kilometres exploring the group of dolmens above the pretty village of St Michel de Llotes.
This poem is hard to understand for those who have never lived in the Midi, or southern part of France, but once the hot summer days have been experienced, it makes perfect sense.
A Visit to La Chèvrerie / Fromagerie du Boulou to meet Nicolas & Marie Navarrete
Picasso’s Guernica, McCrae’s In Flanders’ Fields, even Newton’s discovery of gravity… times of hardship give rise to great creativity and we’re sure that our current situation is no different! Each week we publish YOUR artistic offerings based on a chosen theme.
A study published in February this year by the Laboratoire d’Entomologie de Toulouse reveals that a sub-species of the common “social” wasp is far more intelligent than previously thought. These wasps have found an ingenious…