Saturday 3rd August 2013 at 17h Show Patrouille de France French Aerobatics Display over the port of Banyuls (Red Arrows style) This yearly events is guaranteed to leave you with…
Beside the Seaside….from Blackpool to Banyuls-sur-Mer Basil Howitt emerges from convalescence to enjoy a day out in Banyuls-sur-Mer. He also listens to several Catalan Cobla bands. “Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!…
When General de Gaulle published a list of 1,038 resistance heroes who contributed to the liberation of France; only six were women
A stunningly beautiful drive or a pretty steep cycle ride.
Where to pick up your P-O Life mag….
What’s on around the region in May 2026
Each year, the association, Ascension Flamenca, hosts a Flamenco festival, celebrating the rich and dramatic traditional art form.
The clever network of signal towers (tours à signaux) that you see on the high mountain tops around the region date back to the 13th century. They were originally set up by the Rois de Majorque as a defence system to protect the Roussillon from invaders and to enable the passing of information around the region, using fire and smoke signals.
Dina Vierny – Maillol’s Muse Born in Kishinev, in what is now Moldova, in 1919, Dina Vierny and her family moved to France where young Dina became model, muse and platonic companion for artist Maillol,…
One of the most spectacular ridge walks on the Côte Vermeille