The expression ’Llevant de taula’ literally means ’dessert’ – that which is placed on the table last, then taken away. During a ’festa major’, the Llevant de taula” is the means by which a village…
When ex fighter pilot (pilote de chasse) Charles Noetinger purchased Mas Palégry and its surrounding vineyard, situated between Perpignan and Villeneuve de la Raho, he did not give up on his passion for aviation. Instead,…
Castelnou, along with Eus (near Prades) is officially listed as “un des plus beaux villages de France”.
Saint Laurent de Cerdans is well worth a visit any time for its church with tall steeple, its Retirada museum (not as harrowing as the main museum in La Jonquera, but informative and well presented) and its many local walks in the footsteps of escapees from the Spanish Civil War. However the village is best known for its production of the beautiful striped fabric, the “Toiles du Soleil” and its long tradition of hand crafted ‘espadrilles
Known for its mining history, with a fascinating museum to the “Memoire de la Mine” the mine of Escaro was the first area in France to produce fluorspar, “the most colorful mineral in the world”
May – throughout the region May heralds the opening of the fishing season in many of the lakes and dams in the Cerdagne and Capcir. Keen anglers are expected to arrive in their thousands for…
By Ellen Turner Hall With green dragons, flying killing machines and underground palaces, you might imagine you are looking at the latest James Bond extravaganza. Instead these images are part of the “Festival Grandeur Nature”,…
By Ellen Turner Hall Looking for quiet spot to eat well in Collioure? Côté Patio is just enough off the usual tourist circuit to provide an unhurried meal in agreeable surroundings – a cozy interior…
LES ADVENTURIERS DE ST JEAN NOW OPEN Saint Jean Pla de Corts Look out for signs for Plan d’Eau off the main road from Le Boulou to Saint Jean Pla de Corts, and…
I go out walking with a group of friends most weekends. A lot of the time we are up in the mountains with a picnic when lunch comes around, but we’ve had a series of landmark birthdays in the group (everything one ending in 0 from 40 to 70) which has led us to investigate walks with restaurants on route and I thought that I’d share them with you.