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Torreilles, Leucate, Port Barcarès

Kate 05/08/2024 2 Comments

Between the mouth of the Têt at Canet and the mouth of the Agly at Torreilles the land is flat, often sandy and reed covered.

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Local News Round up

Kate 05/08/2024 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Anti-Pollution Sticker in Barcelona – or 100€ Fine!

Kate 04/08/2024 2 Comments

SinceJanuary 1st 2020, vehicles that do not qualify for an environmental sticker from the DGT (Dirección General de Trafico) have had restricted access to the “ZBE” low-emissions zone of Barcelona.

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Suzanne’s 3-Minute Ice Cream

Kate 02/08/2024 0 Comments

Suzanne Dunaway shares her PO-inspired recipes in this regular blog.

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Affordable travel to Barcelona

Laura McLellan 01/08/2024 0 Comments

Fancy a trip over the border to Barcelona? Well now it’s easier and more affordable than ever before with buses from Flixbus and trains from Renfe

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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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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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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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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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