Family Days Out with the Bonds. Nestled in a cave outside the walls of Villefranche de Conflent, Dinopedia Experience is a relatively new addition to family days out in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
The country through which the train passes is a land of vines and Cathar Castles, a slow climbing journey of over 60 km
Although the tourists have mostly returned home, the sun is still shining here in the P-O. Let’s face it, even if it wasn’t, there’s never a WRONG time for cocktails!
Although France has been laïque (secular) since 1905, there are a huge number of festivals and traditions based around the lives, accomplishments or remarkable events that happened to various saints.
Its a scenario that none of us want to be in, but considering the recent events in the Aude region and various wildfires over the last few years, we need to consider how to keep safe if caught unawares.
Regular updates on water restrictions across the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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?
Swirling and eddying, forming delightful rockpools, it is a perfect picnic spot.
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.
Warning: You cannot eat just one…or two…or three.