The 15th August is the festival of l’Assomption – a jour férié (public holiday) celebrated by Catholics throughout France and commemorating the departure of Mary from this life and the assumption of her body into heaven.
The mosquito, (‘little fly’ in Spanish) has been around for more than 30 million years.
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.
If you’ve had the misfortune to accidentally step on a sea urchin (oursin), you will be very aware how painful it can be.
How about a day out in an iconic Citroën 2CV?
British residents in France must now have a carte de séjour but this is not a substitute for a passport.
Le chassé-croisé des juillettistes et des aoûtiens’ describes the traffic chaos on the roads of France late July/early August
Do you know the meaning of Argelès?
Music for the sardane is played by a cobla, a wind band with double bass consisting of 12 instruments played by 11 musicians. Four of these instruments (tenora, tible, flabiol and tamborí) are typical Catalan instruments along with the more traditional trumpet, trombone, fiscorn and double bass. The makeup of a cobla never varies.
He’s mean, he’s smart, he’s fast, he’s agressive – and he’s blue.