This winter, 2024, Chateau d’Aubiry will host ‘Les Splendeurs de Chine’, a theme park dedicated to Chinese culture, with 2,600 lanterns.
A whole host of interesting facts about the region and further afield for your reading pleasure. So, did you know…?
A 2 hour straightforward walk over the hills from Le Perthus, with lots of historical interest. Some footpaths and a lot of forest road. One for a day when you fancy a nice walk but not a big climb!
Enjoy a silent slow amble through this local treasure, keeping your eyes and ears open, your nostrils alert for the scents of antiquity and your minds open to the wonder of unspoiled nature.
Marie-Thérèse Figueur was one of the few French female soldiers to enlist in the French Revolutionary Army and fight in the Napoleonic Wars.
Empúries, (coming from the Greek “Emporion” meaning market place or shopping centre) lies midway between the Costa Brava town of L’Escala and the tiny village of Sant Martí. Archeology fans will be in ruins heaven!
Prayer and working the land went hand-in-hand for the Augustine monks living at the Serrabone Priory in the 11th century.
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La Fête du Travailleur Catalan is a family-friendly festival that has taken place every year since 1937!
If you are resident in France, the chances are you are part of the excellent French health care system, accessed via the trusty carte vitale. But what if you’re travelling abroad this summer? Or any other time, for that matter!