The Palais des Rois de Majorque is a must-see for the fine view from the impressive red brick ramparts across the city roofs to Canigou, to Queribus and the plain in between.
Coup has several meanings….. “hit,” “blow,” “strike” but combine it with another word and it can change completely.
Here are just a few..
“Twenty kilometre from the important frontier passage of Le Perthus we were stopped by two Mobile Guards with fixed bayonets”
Del Boy Trotter, wheeler, dealer, charmer….and linguist!!! ???? We take a look back at his own special brand of the French language!
There are loads of different ways of improving your French. .
It was Julius Caesar who introduced the Leap Day, in order to bring the various religious calendars back into alignment.
Have you heard about ‘Les Barques de Cul’ (arse boats) of Le Boulou?
Desperate for a pee gentlemen but roadside or shop doorway not appeeling?
It is to writer Charles Perrault (1628 – 1703) that we owe the modern version of the fairy tale.
If you are treated to a blast of the emergency sirens which blare out regularly around the region, don’t panic or head for the shelters!
