OPENING SATURDAY 8TH MAY Ecozonia, a brand new wildlife park dedicated to the conservation of predators in Cases-de-Pène.
We all know that the P-O is a wine haven with bottles to suit all palettes and budgets…. but did you know, one of our local wine domains, les Vignobles de Terrassous, is breaking new ground, having been awarded the very first “oenorandonnée” (wine walking) label in the département.
WALK THE REGION Le Coronat from Jujols with Mike Rhodes The spectacular walled town of Villefranche de Conflent is well known to residents of the P-O but above the crags that tower over this…
Painted in the Catalan colours of ‘sang et or’ (blood red and gold), le petit train jaune was built at the beginning of the century in order to link the towns and villages high up in the mountains with Perpignan and Prades, the principal administrative towns. It links Villefranche-de-Conflent with La Tour de Carol, is 63 km long, and made up of wooden compartments with bench seating.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish painter and architect, known around the world for his architectural designs—finished his life in near poverty.
The ‘contribution à l’audiovisuel public’ (TV Licence!), is to be abolished permanently from 2022,
There’s nowhere like the Vallespir!
Look out for the Spring P-O Life Mag around the region from 30th March.
During our regular visits to our place in Collioure I have always wanted to take a scenic flight in an ultralight from Torreilles, especially as I am an aviation freak, and former Air Traffic Controller.
As the days get longer, the temperatures rise and nature starts to bloom across the P-O, there’s never been a better time to shake bad lockdown habits and give a little thought to your health.