Marie-Thérèse Figueur was one of the few French female soldiers to enlist in the French Revolutionary Army and fight in the Napoleonic Wars.
He’s mean, he’s smart, he’s fast, he’s agressive – and he’s blue.
Where the Pyrenees slip down into the Mediterranean sea, where the vineyards come to the edge of the town, you will find Collioure.
Le chassé-croisé des juillettistes et des aoûtiens’ describes the traffic chaos on the roads of France late July/early August
This is one of our favourite circuits that we have done fairly regularly in the last few years. Recently there have been extensions and improvements to the EV8 cycle path which passes by Sorède, so we decided to try them out.
Cycle the region with Leigh and Merry Foster as they travel along the EV8 from Argelès sur Mer to Laroque des Albères
Whether whispered murmurs or thundering tor- rents, our local waterways have stories to tell. The crumbling remains of one of the earliest canals snake along the cliffs of the magnificent Gorges de la Guillera.
Who to contact in case of emergency
Want to give your sun tan a final blast before handing over your hire car and catching your plane in Barcelona? Why not wait on the beach?
Merry, Leigh and the three (Cap) Béars: You can do the whole thing in one go (8km, allow 3-4 hours, about 500m ascent/descent), but we found there’s so much beautiful scenery to see on each section we were happy to spread it over a few days.