There are 2200km of departmental roads in the P-O and 62.5 tonnes of rubbish were removed from them in 2015.
There are 2200km of departmental roads in the P-O and 62.5 tonnes of rubbish were removed from them in 2015.
Zooming round the winding roads along the coast towards Banyuls-sur-mer, we pass the vines, hundreds of them, all looking rather forlorn and bare. « This is the nicest part of the life-cycle of the vine, » said my husband, « the time when you drink the wine . » There’s always something good to say about life in the P.O.!
Olive and olive oil based products…….picking and tasting, visit to an olive oil factory, oil pressing, olive oil based lunch and dinner in many of the restaurants, local produce…( foie gras, safran, miel, confitures, fromages, vins……)
As Christmas approaches, a few ideas for gifts from our advertisers, without whom P-O Life would not exist!
Booklife. In 1985, Jane Collins-Philippe ran away to sail the world. Many years later, just the right vessel brought her to beautiful Collioure.
What’s on around the region in September 2016
Brick66 hosts its second annual Lego Salon
Walter Benjamin The ‘Centre d’Art Contemporain de Perpignan’ was named after Walter Benjamin, (1892 – 1940) German-Jewish literary critic and art historian, posthumously one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers. A memorial dedicated to…
A quick glance at festivals and events throughout April in the Pyrenees- Orientales. Concerts, carnivals, salons, sport and general entertainment.
One walker slipped and caused an avalanche when 4 of them were out walking with a guide at Porta. It swept all 4 of them downhill and 1 walker broke his ankle but 3 others were lucky enough to escape injury.
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