The olive tree was first noted, growing wild, more than 14,000 years ago and fossilised leaves going back as early as 8,00BC have been found in Roquevaire.
The Art of Perpignan… …… is never to be what you’re expecting by Simon Newman Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you turn a corner to reveal yet another narrow lane or small…
with Tony and Beverley Always looking to find an Asian restaurant that offers the closest to a good old Chinese meal? Then Escale D'Asie hits the mark well. Situated on the main road, RN115,…
PERMANENT EXHIBITION AT THE CASTILLET, PERPIGNAN
You could easily miss it. Walking along Perpignan’s Avenue Charles de Gaulle towards the station it’s half way down, on the right but so hidden by dense foliage the lower floors are barely visible. If you do take the trouble to peer through the tangled mass of bushes, it’s clear that L’Hotel Drancourt’s glory days are long over.
by Simon Newman An oasis of calm ……. not to mention the wicked delights of date and pistachio baclava steeped in honey and rose-water. Sometimes when you’re in a city centre you just need to…
We are nearly all photographers now, thanks to cheap digital imaging via compact cameras, tablets and Smart phones. Photojournalism, however, is more than just taking a photo – it is about telling a story, recording…
Have you visited the Musée Bella in Perpignan yet?
The Bella factory in Haut Vernet, Perpignan was home to the largest doll manufacturing company in Europe – dolls which have been an enormous part of the lives of generations of girls. No longer available in the shops, they are now prized collector’s items.
MOUNTAIN MAMA IN LES ANGLES Some of you may remember that last year my rather beautiful dog Lilli pulled me down the stairs and I broke my leg in three places. Stupid I know because…
The bright and varied colours of many of the houses in coastal Catalan fishing towns and villages (Collioure, Port Vendres…) began with the fishermen using up paint left over from decorating their colourful Catalan ‘barques’.…