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Lest We Forget: D-Day

Kate 24/06/2025 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered what the D in D-Day stands for?

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Ricardo Bofill and Marca Hispanica

Laura McLellan 23/06/2025 0 Comments

Built in 1976 from stones and rubble excavated from the building of the motorway, the pyramid overlooking the A9 at the old French/Spanish border point is a purely decorative sculpture created by Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill

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Bernard Delicieux and Saint Jean Pla de Corts

Kate 16/06/2025 0 Comments

Did you hear about the incident between the Franciscan friar Bernard Delicieux and Prince Ferran, third son of Jaume II King of Majorca?

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Antitank walls at Collioure, Port Vendres….

Kate 12/06/2025 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered why some beaches have random-looking old walls built on them?

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Local News Round up

Kate 02/06/2025 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Test Your Nature Knowledge

Lesley McLaren 26/05/2025 0 Comments

Lesley McLaren takes a quizzical look back over past articles – with a few extra questions thrown in for good measure!

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Cathars and Castles

Kate 24/05/2025 0 Comments

The Cathar religion flourished greatly in Southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries.

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Lady Loos à la Urinal

Kate 23/05/2025 0 Comments

How do you feel about open air peeing next time you attend a festival or event ladies?

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THE HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES

Kate 23/05/2025 1 Comment

A (very brief) HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES Finding out a little about the history of the region can teach us where many of the towns and villages of the Pyrénées Orientales got their names. Architectural…

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A dip into the P-O’s past: an old photo album

Laura McLellan 22/05/2025 0 Comments

P-O Life reader and contributor, James Trollope, bought an old photo album at auction and discovered a treasure trove…

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