The Cathar religion flourished greatly in Southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries.
How do you feel about open air peeing next time you attend a festival or event ladies?
A (very brief) HISTORY OF THE PYRENEES-ORIENTALES Finding out a little about the history of the region can teach us where many of the towns and villages of the Pyrénées Orientales got their names. Architectural…
An initial climb of a craggy path followed by an ancient undulating GR10 track to the Col de Llagoste at 255m.
P-O Life reader and contributor, James Trollope, bought an old photo album at auction and discovered a treasure trove…
Thuir, lively little town in the Aspres, is probably most famous for the Caves Byrrh.
A delightful and very interesting circuit of 3 hours, with 460 metres of ascent. Most of the route is in forest and offers good protection from the sun.
We often have springtime rain here in the P-O, but none to match the 20th May 1868 in Molitg les Bains when 313 mm fell in one hour.
Useful info to stay safe on the roads in Spain.
Who invented the Rousquille? Was it Touron in Arles sur Tech or pastry chef Marius Séguela of Amelie?