August Font-Romeu Espace « La Calme » Championnat de France inter-races de chiens de troupeaux Sheepdog championships National competition in which 22 of the best French sheepdogs will compete for the title of Sheepdog Champion…
MOUNTAIN MAMA IN LES ANGLES What a summer this has been. Blazing hot for weeks on end and then ten days of horrendous storms. The heavy rains always pummel my flowers into the ground and…
Walking Tips in Hot Weather If you go out walking on the plain or in the mountains…. …. Start early in the morning to avoid heat and afternoon storms. …..Never go out without plenty of…
La Trobada du Canigou A lovely tradition to celebrate the Summer Solstice of St Jean around the 22nd June is the meeting of Catalans from both sides of the Pyrénées on the summit of the…
Our itinerary unwinds gently between altitudes 700m and 800m. It provides 360° panoramas over mountains as well as perspectives over the Rotja and Cadi valleys. The historical heritage is remarkable throughout with a special mention for a pre-historic dolmen and the Romanesque churches of Corneilla de Conflent, Fillols and Vernet les Bains. The oldest part of Vernet, perched on the southern side of a hill, deserves a longer visit.
Horsing Around OK, so you have at least one ‘horse addict’ in the family who needs her horse riding fix, but what about the rest of you? ‘Rando et Chariot’ near Argelès-sur-Mer has the solution for…
The license allows you to motor on the sea up to 6 nautical miles (11 km) from a place of shelter (‘abris’) and on inland lakes; so is fine for taking a trip along the Catalan coast.
Le Canigou, El Canigó, La Muntanya Sagrada? A national treasure that really doesn’t mind what you call it by Simon Newman People take their mountains very seriously, a point well illustrated in a Hugh Grant…
UPDATE The Museum of Modern Art in Ceret has been chosen by the Miró estate as the home for one of his famous sculptures, a head sculpted in 1974 , a tribute to…
LOCALIFE Kids’ Stuff …..billies, nannies & cheese With Louise Sayers The giant larder that we live in, otherwise known as the Pyrénées-Orientales, is full of passionate people producing local delicacies from the land and…