Did You Know: Amélie special. Are you an Amélie aficionado? Here’s a miscellaneous selection of Amélie-related facts that may (or may not) help you win a local quiz.
The war is nearing it’s end. The Germans occupying France are on edge and expecting the Allied Invasion at any time.
This walk, very close to the town of Port Vendres, is a gentle exploration of 2 beautiful, wild and exposed headlands, separated by a deep but charming rocky creek; Anse de la Mauresque and combines a historical realisation with the ruggedness of the rocky coast and wonderful panoramic views.
Airport News. List of flights between the UK and Ireland to Perpignan, Beziers, Carcassonne, Nimes, Toulouse, Montpellier in Occitania, and South Catalonia – Girona and Barcelona’s El Prat Airport.
Potential treasures around the region, just waiting to be found by an enterprising treasure hunter
We’ve all heard of the great love affair between Napoleon and his Josephine, but did you know that their marriage was actually annulled?
The latest exhibition in Céret Museum is devoted to the modern tapestries of an eclectic artist.
Gaudy or Gaudi? By Henry Shaftoe Antoni Gaudi (1852 – 1926) ranks among the world’s most innovative architects and his masterpiece – the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, is arguably Europe’s most spectacular…
We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?
I’m assuming you’ve already gasped at the Parc Güell, gazed at Gaudi, stared at the Sagrada Familia, and marvelled at Miró.
For me the charm of Barcelona is to be found in its more homely treasures, on foot or by its efficient public transport system.