Did you know that most of us probably haven’t been eating ‘real’ pukka paella on our Spanish sorties?
It’s 1946. War is over. On the sandy tracks of the Racou beach village, amidst fishermen’s huts and makeshift shelters thrown together in darker days by Spanish refugees, people, laugh, drink, share a pastis….
The Ukranian artist Mykola Tolmachev has created a remarkable body of work on display at the Musée Maillol, Banyuls.
This circular walk of 31/4 hrs includes time to enjoy the scenery and visit the Chateau d’Evol.
Les Lacs de Camporells from Formiguères. Popular walk from Ski Station above Formiguères
Heading from Le Boulou towards Argelès, turn off first towards Montesquieu-des-Albères and look out for Mas Rous on the left. Michel Bizern produced fortified wine and olives and was known as Miquelo Ros (Michel the blonde) due to his mop of blonde hair.
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.
Walk Les Balcons de Laroque, a 3hrs- 3hrs.30 circular walk up the hills with 450 metres of ascent, which is all in the first half of the walk. Well signed route with yellow waymarks.
If you happen to be in Perpignan at the end of the summer and notice an unusually large number of people wandering around with large cameras dangling from their torsos, it is because you have stumbled across « Visa Pour L’Image ».
Les Inédits d’Amélie takes place this Friday and Saturday, with something for everyone, even the grumpiest among us.