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Food for Thought: Rice to the Occasion, part II

Laura McLellan 30/07/2024 0 Comments

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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Pavés de saumon au miel et sésame

Kate 29/07/2024 0 Comments

Pavés de saumon au miel et sésame Recipe suppplied by Port Vendres Fish Market and Oyster Bar Ingrédients / pour 2 personnes ☆ 2 pavés de saumon ☆ 1 cuillère à café de jus de…

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In the footsteps of Matisse and Derain

Kate 27/07/2024 0 Comments

Walk the Chemin du Fauvisme and discover what inspired Matisse and Derain to create a painting revolution in Collioure in 1905.

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Over the Border: Contemporary Catalan Art, Ventallo

Kate 26/07/2024 0 Comments

Just across the border in Ventallo, the Fundacio Perramon is a jewel of a museum displaying over 150 works by contemporary Catalan artists.

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Fancy a chayote salade?

Laura McLellan 25/07/2024 0 Comments

The chayote is also called a christophine in French, after its discovery in the Americas by Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. Here’s a great recipe from a P-O Life reader.

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PO PICNIC AT ERMITAGE DE DOMANOVA

Kate 25/07/2024 1 Comment

From the moment you turn-off the N116, hand-painted signs and simple crosses show you where to go.

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P-O Naturally : The nature of Canet lagoon (part 1)

Laura McLellan 22/07/2024 0 Comments

Along the coast between Canet en Roussillon and Saint Cyprien, you will find the best walking, and picturesque fishermen’s “village” with ancient huts that have been refurbished with traditional materials, including reeds that are abundant here.

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French School Holidays 2024 – 2025

Kate 21/07/2024 0 Comments

School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C,  in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.

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Spanish slipup – trains too tall for tunnels

Laura McLellan 18/07/2024 1 Comment

Oops! Our neighbours over the border made a serious miscalculation in the design of their new trains, meaning that they would no longer fit through the tunnels!

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P-O LIFE FRONT COVER – Do you have THE photo?

Kate 17/07/2024 0 Comments

We’re looking for something exciting for the summer cover of P-O Life. Fun, original, colourful, a little bit out of the box maybe……whatever represents summer in the P-O for you.

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