The town of Figueres is probably best known for that cathedral of wackiness – the Dali museum, but a bit of exploration will soon take you off the beaten track and provide an authentic fix of Spanish street culture.
A Perfect Day Out by John Frazer-Robinson Friends Jane and Robbie invited us to spend the day with them in Cadaqués. It was sunny, mild, and almost wind-free. If you decide…
La Coûme by Courtney O’Brien-Brown La Coûme: in Catalan, is a valley with no exit at the upper end. In English, a coomb or combe. The heartwarming story of La Coûme begins in one…
Why not take an afternoon off from the beach to vist the exotic garden between Ponteilla and Nyls? The Jardin exotique is a flamboyant display of plants and flowers from the five continents of the…
Man has been out and about in Roussillon for at least 450,000 years. The Anglophones of today are only the latest of a long…
Port Vendres fish market (Criée aux poissons) with Michael Brady Oyster and wine bar, fish market ‘extraordinaire’ It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no…
BIP! Bicyclette Perpignan What is BIP! If you‘ve wandered around Perpignan recently, you may have noticed strategically placed groups of red and white bicycles bearing the name BIP. This is BIP, providing a form…
“Molló Parc” – new park for nature lovers After several years of work, 12 hectares of la Berneda, in the valley of Camprodon, 7km from *Prats de Mollo, has been transformed into an animal…
(2009 prices – to be reviewed!) Drive up the D915 towards Arles sur Tech, and turn left on the D3 towards St Laurent de Cerdans. Branch off right after St Laurent on the road to…