De Mailly entered military service as a musketeer, and in 1749 was appointed lieutenant general for the Roussillon and commander in chief of the province.
The Black Widow, also known as the Mediterranean or European Black Widow has been spotted several times in the Pyrénées-Orientales! Argghhh!
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… but can it last? Lesley McLaren investigates.
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.
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I love these crispy apéro fritters made with healthy orange lentils, especially in the summer when we are having curry and cold cucumber raita to stave off summer’s heat.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
It can come as quite a surprise just how much water is lost from a swimming pool via evaporation, due to heat, humidity and wind.
This circular walk takes you from Céret up to the ermitage where you can picnic ‘on top of the world’ …
This walk also takes in the marina, the commercial port and then on out beyond the headland overlooking the harbour wall lighthouse ‘Feu de Mole’ (dating from 1848) and then touches the wild and rugged garrigue of Cap Bear.