Traveling from the P-O to Barcelona   with Han and Sally     Living in the Pyrenees-Orientales, we have a range of airports within reach. The near ones such us Perpignan, Carcassonne, Béziers and…

  No one expects the Medieval Inquisition! The Cathars (believed to be derived from the Greek katharos, meaning perfect) were a breakaway religious sect, who spread their doctrine throughout the region in the eleventh century,…

Natural History Museum, Perpignan   In 1770 the University of Perpignan set up a natural history cabinet, for teaching purposes. The collections were partly preserved and in 1840 became the Municipal Museum The collection was…

  Come Fly with Me by Michelle   I’ve never felt the desire to throw myself out of a plane. However, an intriguing invitation from Windoor Realfly to try out their simulator, and the fact…

    Le Jardin de Collioure There's nothing quite Like it in Collioure!   Still fairly récent on the restaurant scene, Le Jardin de Collioure in the old Dominican Convent on the Collioure - Port…

  And they bite!     Commonly known as millipedes, ‘scolopendres’ are unpleasant little beasties to all but the ardent entomologist, made up of several segments, with twenty-one pairs of feet, four pairs of eyes,…

  Downhill mountain biking   For a completely different summer sport in the mountains, why not head up to Les Angles and hire a downhill only mountain bike! The hire prices start at 18 euros…

The town of Figueres is probably best known for that cathedral of wackiness – the Dali museum, but a bit of exploration will soon take you off the beaten track and provide an authentic fix of Spanish street culture.