Empúries, (coming from the Greek “Emporion” meaning market place or shopping centre) lies midway between the Costa Brava town of L’Escala and the tiny village of Sant Martí. Archeology fans will be in ruins heaven!
If you are resident in France, the chances are you are part of the excellent French health care system, accessed via the trusty carte vitale. But what if you’re travelling abroad this summer? Or any other time, for that matter!
Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) once claimed that Perpignan Railway Station was the “Centre of the Universe, because its waiting room is where he got all his best ideas.”
For an alternative route to Girona, or just a very pleasant drive, head up and over the Col de Banyuls from Banyuls sur Mer. Instead of turning left at the bottom of the hill to St Quirze, go straight on….and on and on.
Update on preparations to minimise queues at the border ahead of Border Force strike action at the end of the week:
In need of some retail therapy? We’ve got just the place: the Gran Jonquera shopping centre, just the other side of the Spanish border.
L’Estartit is a small fishing village in the Baix Empordà region, Girona province of Catalonia, Spain. The name dates back to 1517 when the blessing of the first chapel took place.
UK ambassador urges Brits in France to get prepared for festive travel and to take action to get a withdrawal agreement residency card before 1 January
Summer is just around the corner and after 14 months grounded, many of us can’t wait to take to the road, rails, water or sky. Whether you’re coming to or going from the P-O, there are all sorts of rumours flying around as to how travel will look this summer, so we’ve summarised key government info on the infamous pass sanitaire.
When was the last time you jumped on a train and took a break?
