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Affordable travel to Barcelona

Laura McLellan 01/08/2024 0 Comments

Fancy a trip over the border to Barcelona? Well now it’s easier and more affordable than ever before with buses from Flixbus and trains from Renfe

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Walk the Region: Vineyards of Terrats Circular

Laura McLellan 31/07/2024 0 Comments

This circular walk through terraced vineyards in the foothills of Mount Canigou is the region’s one and only ‘Oenorandonnée’, (wine walk) awarded by the Fédération Française de Randonnée (French hiking federation) to circular walks that set off and arrive back at a wine cellar.

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The meaning of Argelès

Kate 27/07/2024 0 Comments

Do you know the meaning of Argelès?

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Over the Border: Contemporary Catalan Art, Ventallo

Kate 26/07/2024 0 Comments

Just across the border in Ventallo, the Fundacio Perramon is a jewel of a museum displaying over 150 works by contemporary Catalan artists.

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PO PICNIC AT ERMITAGE DE DOMANOVA

Kate 25/07/2024 1 Comment

From the moment you turn-off the N116, hand-painted signs and simple crosses show you where to go.

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Spanish slipup – trains too tall for tunnels

Laura McLellan 18/07/2024 1 Comment

Oops! Our neighbours over the border made a serious miscalculation in the design of their new trains, meaning that they would no longer fit through the tunnels!

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Osmose: Agnes Bogaert and Christelle Romulus

Kate 15/07/2024 0 Comments

Osmose  represents the interaction between the two artistic universes of  sculptor Agnes Bogaert  and painter Christelle Romulus, currently  at the Domaine Claire Mayol in Port Vendres.

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Cussac at the Chateau de Jau

Kate 03/07/2024 0 Comments

In the sumptuous surroundings of the Chateau de Jau and its former silk-factory turned exhibition space, Nicolas Cussac’s  art has found a  home for the summer.

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Chateau d’Aubiry, Céret & Les Splendeurs de Chine

Kate 01/07/2024 4 Comments

This winter, 2024, Chateau d’Aubiry will host ‘Les Splendeurs de Chine’, a theme park dedicated to Chinese culture, with 2,600 lanterns.

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Did you know…?

Laura McLellan 30/06/2024 0 Comments

A whole host of interesting facts about the region and further afield for your reading pleasure. So, did you know…?

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