Géotrek: download the FREE app, choose your activity, choose your route, and allow yourself to be guided through spectacular scenery
The first successful industrial strike by women in France.took place in Cerbère
Can you remember old Noddy and Big Ears? Of course you can! Well, guess what the translation of Noddy is in French – it’s Oui Oui! Kind of makes sense doesn’t it as we do…
There is an unfathomable amount of mountain biking potential here. Between the summits and the sea you can ride to your heart’s content on trails suited to all abilities.
Whit Monday, le Lundi de Pentecôte in French, is usually the last of four public holidays in May/June, celebrated this year (2021) on Monday 24th May
The unknown soldier (le Soldat inconnu) was buried on November 11, 1920, two years after the end of the ironically named ‘War to End All Wars’.
The emergency sirens in Perpignan will blast out every evening at 20h to signal the beginning of the nightly curfew til further notice. .
The original meaning of the word ‘curfew’ was ‘to cover the fire’.
When Charles De Gaulle retired from public life the British ambassador threw a gala dinner party in his honour.
Brexit doom and gloom has pushed many British residents in France to apply for a carte de séjour but did you know that you must still have a valid passport (or ID card) to travel to any European country other than France?