A trip on the ‘Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes’ (TPCF) with its bright red and white carriages is not just recommended for train enthusiasts. Along the way, there are magnificent views, oceans of…
When ex fighter pilot (pilote de chasse) Charles Noetinger purchased Mas Palégry and its surrounding vineyard, situated between Perpignan and Villeneuve de la Raho, he did not give up on his passion for aviation. Instead,…
May – throughout the region May heralds the opening of the fishing season in many of the lakes and dams in the Cerdagne and Capcir. Keen anglers are expected to arrive in their thousands for…
By Ellen Turner Hall With green dragons, flying killing machines and underground palaces, you might imagine you are looking at the latest James Bond extravaganza. Instead these images are part of the “Festival Grandeur Nature”,…
CLICK HERE FOR LOADS MORE EVENTS IN MARCH WHEN & WHERE? WHAT? Tuesday 1st 3pm Theatre Jean Piat, Canet en Roussillon Children’s Show ‘Il était une fois 3 princesses’ Tuesday 1st – 12th Médiathèque Intercommunale…
Horsing Around OK, so you have at least one ‘horse addict’ in the family who needs her horse riding fix, but what about the rest of you? ‘Rando et Chariot’ near Argelès-sur-Mer has the solution for…
LOCALIFE Kids’ Stuff …..billies, nannies & cheese With Louise Sayers The giant larder that we live in, otherwise known as the Pyrénées-Orientales, is full of passionate people producing local delicacies from the land and…
About diving in France Qualifications For deep wreck diving (40m and plus) you will have to have a qualification of at least CMAS 3 star equivalent. If you haven’t been diving recently to these sorts…
Water Sport – Saint Jean Pla de Corts Love water sport but tired of sand in every orifice? Simples. Follow the wild screams of excitement (and the sign for the Plan d’Eau) to the ‘téléski’…
Natural History Museum, Perpignan In 1770 the University of Perpignan set up a natural history cabinet, for teaching purposes. The collections were partly preserved and in 1840 became the Municipal Museum The collection was…