A trompe l’oeil, or ‘trick of the eye’, is the art of illusion, a technique using realistic imagery to create an optical illusion of depth. Some of them are mind blowing.
Wonderful walk with views of Le Massif de Canigou and its summit and very interesting industrial remains at Les Mines de Salver, near Taurinya.
Ille sur Têt was an important religious centre in Medieval times.
WALK THE REGION WITH TED AND KATE HISCOCK La Phare de Cap Bear & Anse de Ste. Catherine (10k 6 ½ miles ) – 3 hours This bracing walk takes in the marina, the commercial…
Notaire’s fees are payable on all property purchases in France. What are they and how can you work out how much they will be?
The 11th September, the Diada de Catalunya, is a national holiday throughout Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
Around the end of September Barcelona holds an enormous street party, La Mercè Festival.
Many are the stories of ‘encantades’ or ‘bruixas’, (witches) in the history of the P-O..
Perched high on their unbelievable mountainous rocky outcrops, the castles of Queribus and Peyrepertuse dominate the beautiful rolling vineyards of Maury and Cucugnan.
With Polly Cannie Arles-sur-Tech used to be our home…….and we loved it! Glimpses of the Tres Vents and the Haut Vallespir as I approach the village still make my heart sing. The ’real’ village isn’t what…