E-bikes are economical, ecological and accessible to all fitness levels, allowing you to put in as much, or as little, effort as you wish – and such fun on the many safe and dedicated bike tracks around the P-O
The Dossier Medical Partagé (DMP) is a free, confidential and secure health record that stores your information in one centralised, digital location.
The Pyrénées-Orientales are a wonderful place to spend your retirement but as you get older, you may need to consider additional support. Here’s our guide to some of the key considerations for growing old in France.
Follow in the footsteps of the Retirada on this day out through Las Illas, La Vajol and along the Chemin de l’Exil.
Covid and flu lurk in the wings. It is easy to make an appointment on line and even to consult some doctors and specialists via video call, which could be more practical and reassuring for some.
The small town of Toulouges was chosen by the church in 1027 for the signing of the ‘Truce of God’ (Treuga Dei), an attempt to limit violence in a feudal society where the smallest disputes between lords and knights, and even whole counties were regularly settled by war and violence.
The guillotine continued to be used long after the French Revolution and was the only official and legal form of execution in France until capital punishment was banned in 1981.
Departments with a notable fall in sales were Charente Maritime (-22%), Gironde (-23%) and Pyrénées-Orientales (-23%).
The British Ambassador to France, Menna Rawlings, shares her festive thoughts on French-British relations in the December Embassy newsletter, Voisins Voices.
Since Monday 2nd December, foreign tourists must provide operators of hotels, campsites and car rental services with information such as their identity, gender, home address, telephone number and means of payment, including expiry date of the card.