Today the term is also used for more popular get-togethers such as the meeting of dancers to perform the sardane.
Musique et voix en pays catalans is a not-for-profit association that aims to support and promote all musical activities within the region. With regular concerts and an annual festival, there’s plenty for music lovers of all tastes and ages.
If you think that Perpignan Airport becomes crowded as soon as more than one aircraft is on the tarmac, then you should have been there at 3am on Sunday morning.
What a summer of sport! Firstly France lift the Football World Cup, then the Welsh “domestique” Geraint Thomas pulled off the incredible achievment of winning the Tour de France, now the massive underdogs the Catalan Dragons have won the 117th Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. The Catalans became the first non English club to triumph in the sports oldest competition.
At the foot of the Albères, off the voie rapide Argelès – Le Boulou, the little village of Villelongue has it all going on this summer.
It is difficult not to notice the donkey ranking high among the animals of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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