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Walk: l’Hermitage de Notre Dame de la Consolation

Kate 16/02/2025 0 Comments

The track steadily rises and the full impact of nature’s realm becomes apparent as every conceivable moth and butterfly species from blue to swallow tail flit freely in abundance.

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Over the border…Puigcerdà

Kate 16/02/2025 0 Comments

If you arrive like I did, on a winter’s night iduring, you are in for quite a surprise.

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La Retirada – a memorial walk

Laura McLellan 15/02/2025 0 Comments

Following our recent articles on la Retirada, a P-O Life reader very kindly contacted us with photos and memories of a hike that they undertook back in 2017.

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Walk: La garrigue de Caves

Kate 15/02/2025 0 Comments

Exploring the rocky plateaux of the Corbières at Caves, a circular walk at low level with 200m of gentle ascent on rocky paths.

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Celebrating Spring, it’s Carnaval!

Laura McLellan 15/02/2025 2 Comments

Shake off the cold dark winter and welcome in spring with the bright, colourful, topsy turvy world of carnaval in the Pyrénées-Orientales

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La Retirada and the exodus of Spanish art

Laura McLellan 15/02/2025 0 Comments

During the Retirada, Spanish Republicans fleeing the Franco regime poured over the border into the P-O. But it wasn’t just people, many important pieces of artwork joined the exodus.

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THE HISTORY OF CASA CARRÈRE, BAGES

Kate 15/02/2025 0 Comments

Originally designed as a home, then a musée d’art, check out the latest exhibition at the Case Carrère, Bages

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Picnic: Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes

Kate 13/02/2025 0 Comments

Any time is a good time to pack a picnic and head for the majestic Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes that overlooks Port de la Selva in Spain.

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Chimney fires, fire damage and Insurance

Kate 12/02/2025 0 Comments

Fire damage resulting from a chimney fire is one of the most common insurance claims in France.

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Calçots & Calçotadas

Kate 12/02/2025 0 Comments

Traditional Calçotadas take place in March (occasionally late Feb too!).

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