Situated in the Cerdagne area of the Pyrénées Orientales, Porté Puymorens is just a fifteen minute drive from Pas de la Case, tax free ‘haven’.
Between the two World Wars a painter called Rudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) produced more than 200 paintings of the P-O.
All that eggnog must have gone to our heads ‘cos we decided to write a book! Don’t worry, we haven’t gone all Shakespeare on you… it’s the same cheeky style and P-O content that we’re known for, just available on your Kindle in one neat little package, youpi!
The Red Box: This expo is over but the photos on the page are sadly reminiscent of what is going on in the world today.
If you’re like us and you adore singing – in the car or in the shower perhaps where no one can hear you – then we’re sure you would also love to sing in a choir.
You may already know that the donkey is the symbol of Catalonia, French and Spanish, whilst the bull is the unofficial national symbol of Spain, but do you know how it all started?
You can now send first class mail via a red ‘e-letter scheme’ (1€49).
Ironically, despite its French origins, Britain is also the only European country to measure distance in miles instead of kilometres.
Update on preparations to minimise queues at the border ahead of Border Force strike action at the end of the week:
With Christmas just around the corner, the British Embassy in France has issued a communiqué about potential impacts to travel between the two countries.