It is believed by some that “God Save the Queen” or ‘Grand Dieu Sauve le Roi’, originated in France!
From April 1, 2024, you no longer need to put the green vehicle insurance sticker on your vehicle’s windscreen.
UPDATE. Sadly scrapped.
Potential treasures around the region, just waiting to be found by an enterprising treasure hunter
We’ve all heard of the great love affair between Napoleon and his Josephine, but did you know that their marriage was actually annulled?
We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?
A little reminder that if you enjoy a stop-over in Paris on the drive down to the P-O, make sure you have your Crit’Air air quality sticker unless you want to risk a fine.
Mushrooms were such a hit with the pharaohs that common people were banned from touching or eating them.
Can you find the English equivalent of these French expressions which all use the verb ‘prendre’?
There are not many disadvantages to living in the Pyrénées-Orientales but the heavy winds that sometimes batter the region are worth knowing about. Three regional winds are the Tramontane, the Marin and the Sirocco.