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…

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.

by Caroline Hill Judging by the amount of cars parked on pavements, across zebra crossings and on yellow lines it seems that nobody likes to pay to park – but the risk of finding a…

The future of palm trees in Perpignan centre, and around the region in general, is not looking rosy. Infested by charançons rouges (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) or red palm weevil, a whole sector of the department from…

    Le département of the Pyrénées-Orientales is now divided into 17 cantons (administrative districts).   Canton 1 (Les Aspres) Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Brouilla, Caixas, Calmeilles, Camélas, Castelnou, Fourques, Llauro, Llupia, Montauriol, Oms, Passa, Pollestres, Ponteilla, Saint-Jean-Lasseille,…

  A star still shining   Michelin stars are awarded to “restaurants offering the finest cooking, regardless of cuisine style” so why did Pascal Borrell, talented former chef of the much talked of Maison du…