Visit this wonderful museum which was a beacon of hope for expectant mothers exiled during the Retirada.
Motorbiking the region: Orgues, Gorges, Cathars, Romans and Dams- with Leigh and Merry Foster. This is one of our favourite rides, as it includes some spectacular scenery, lovely winding mountain roads, and lots of fascinating places to stop and explore. You could equally do it by car, but we find the motorbike more fun and easier to pull off the road to look at the beautiful views in safety.
Be prepared for company when you hike up the loaf-shaped hill overlooking Oms for a sunset apero or picnic, because friendly goats with Vogue hair will gladly share their paradise with you. The path up La Calcine is steep in parts but the spectacular 360° views are more than worth the effort.
If you’re looking for an exciting winter or spring drive, why not take the stunning coast road across the border to El Port de la Selva, and return to France via Figueres?
Perpignan, cultural capital of Catalonia North owes much of its heritage and culture to the kings of Majorca, whose palace still dominates the town.
with Henry Shaftoe An architectural tour around the railway station neighbourhood in Perpignan….. Doesn’t sound very promising, does it? Yet “Le Quartier de la Gare” ( the neighbourhood between Perpignan Station and Place Catalogne –…
Three pilgrimages take place every year to the Ermitage Notre Dame du Coral, in the commune of Prats-de-Mollo
This winter, 2024, Chateau d’Aubiry will host ‘Les Splendeurs de Chine’, a theme park dedicated to Chinese culture, with 2,600 lanterns.
Lest we forget, Ellen Turner Halls takes us on a visit of the exhibition at Rivesaltes’ Camp Joffre
For 2021, Amélie les Bains Palalda Montalba is putting heart and soul into culture in all its forms – Covid permitting, of course!