UPDATE: RyanAir announced today on 24th September they have delayed this until 12th November not the 3rd as originally reported. If you’re planning to fly with Ryanair after 12th November 2025, you can leave your…
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La suette miliaire was a mysterious and contagious disease which caused intense sweating, often-fatal fever, with death often occurring within hours.
The introduction of the new “free-flow tolling system” on several French motorways has caused confusion for many drivers. Unlike traditional toll booths, there are no barriers. Cameras record vehicle number plates, and motorists then have…
Around the end of September Barcelona holds an enormous street party, La Mercè Festival.
With quaint, cobbled streets, pretty squares, lively shops, restaurants, and bars, and art and music museums, there is certainly enough temptation to hang around the town, but there is plenty going on around and about too.
Did you know that the word ‘-aise’ means “native to” or “originating in ?
An anonymous 12th century sculptor, the Master of Cabestany was not recognised until the 1930s when a Romanesque-style tympanum was unearthed during renovation work at the parish church of Cabestany.
Situated in the north of the Corbieres, between Narbonne and Carcassone, the medieval village of Lagrasse offers a feast for the eyes and is full of historical and cultural interest.
A french classic and must-read for french learners.