This is a comfortable jaunt around a valley to the south of Banyuls-sur-Mer. It involves gentle climb to Puig del Mas followed by a short but steep climb along the beginning of the ‘Chemin de Walter Benjamin’
It’s still early – but we now have an official route for Stage 3 of the Tour de France, which will be Granollers (Spain) to Les Angles (P-O)
Exhibition focusing on the war and exile drawings of Catalan artist Josep Bartoli.
Winter in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Autumn may be behind us, spring may be up ahead….but winter has much to praise here in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Many dry, sunny days, and yes, cloud, wind and rain too, but there aren’t that many so take those as duvet days,
The convoluted ramblings and scribblings of ‘My Life in the P-O – Twenty Years On’
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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, cloudless blue skies and crystal clear views? And even if the towns and villages go a little quiet over the winter months, there’s still loads going on in the P-O…naturally! Possibly right outside your window.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Test your French and have a giggle with this tongue in cheek joke about Ikea flat pack furniture. Vocabulary provided at the end.
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…