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Scams, scams and more scams!

Laura McLellan 10/01/2025 0 Comments

A reminder from our local gendarmeries on just some of the scams doing the rounds in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

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Roger de Flor – Tirant lo Blanc

Kate 10/01/2025 0 Comments

Roger de Flor was a Sicilian-born adventurer, mercenary, and Knight Templar, a bit of a villain,

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France. 2025 Census

Kate 10/01/2025 0 Comments

Will you be included in the next census? Click here to find out.

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Escudella de Pagès – Catalan Peasant Soup

Kate 10/01/2025 1 Comment

If you love a good hearty broth, with plenty of meat and vegetables, this traditional Catalan dish is the one for you.

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TEST YOUR FRENCH: SING IT Cette année-là

Kate 10/01/2025 0 Comments

Oh, what a night! Lyrics are not quite the same in French. Have a listen.

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Don’t Shoot, it’s a Rifle…or Bingo for the Anglo-saxons amongst us!

Kate 07/01/2025 0 Comments

From October onwards you’ll see ’Rifles’ advertised everywhere you go in the P-O! No need to duck unless you’re talking “two little ones”! It’s bingo!

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Struggling to find a medical professional in France?

Kate 07/01/2025 0 Comments

Can’t find a doctor or a dentist because no one seems to be taking on new patients?

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Lord Guillaume de Cabestany

Kate 07/01/2025 0 Comments

Lord Guillaume de Cabestany was a troubadour, soldier, poet, and lover of Saurimonde, wife of Raimond de Castell-Rossello and subject of many of his poems

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New Year – Brilliant, bonkers music from Collioure

Kate 07/01/2025 0 Comments

A pre-Covid look at New Year’s Day in Collioure

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FONT ROMEU, MODERN RESORT WITH FASCINATING HISTORY

Kate 06/01/2025 0 Comments

What? Never heard of furious bag or a fat bike? Get up to Font Romeu and find out what it’s all about! 🙂

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