Here in Catalonia, All Saints’ Day and the evening before are known as the Castanyada, (’Fête de la châtaigne’ in French) meaning Day of the Chestnut.
Traditionally, ‘castanyes’ (roast chestnuts) are eaten along with ‘moniatos’ (roast sweet potatoes) and ‘panellets’ (small almond balls covered in pine nuts).
Look out for the fun theme trains like the Scary Halloween Special on 31 October…..
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Like Wordsworth, Verlaine can say things that make the reader blush, but at his best he Is concise, simple and immediate in his impact. He could make the simple inexpressibly sad.
This time, hackers are posing as airports, publishing posts online, selling off lost and unclaimed luggage for tiny prices. In this day and age of heightened security, we’re sure none of our readers would ever fall for this, but just in case, here are the details.
The latest scam doing the rounds sees fraudsters pose as drivers in distress, asking for help after having broken down. In most cases, the scam is even further disguised by the con artist being accompanied by a woman and children, the perfect family!
How and when to update your Carte Vitale
Celebrating the autumnal produce available at the P-O markets, Hilary Cacchio shares her mouth-watering recipe for saffron pears
Suzanne Dunaway LOVES to cook. Some might say she LIVES to cook. Having cooked, written and painted around the world, here she shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.
Cemeteries are busy on this day of remembrance and chrysanthemums are on sale on every street. Don’t offer them to your hostess when invited out for dinner! They are for the dead