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A Catalan Christmas
Air conditioning installation - a photo guide
ALL THE T’s
Anglo-french societies
Children’s area
Faces of the PO
Fire safety and prevention in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Gardens in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Local Legends
Mushroom season
Sign Language
The TGV
The THT
TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre)
Who to call in a medical emergency
"Profiles of P-O Personailities" by Ellen Hall
’Beyond the Hedge’ by Mairi Craw
’Lest we forget’
ArtLife
Building an extension
Business opportunities in the PO
Cours d’anglais
More Life in the P-O
My life in the PO
P-O Pets
Renovating a house
Sport - past , present and future
Swimming pool installation
To your health!
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You can find the following articles in this section :
  • A Catalan Christmas
    Bon Nadal i Feliç any Nou Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Catalan Some Catalan Christmas traditions El Pessebre El Pessebre is a representation of the Nativity Story. As in several countries, the Catalans have a Christmas tradition of creating a Crib Scene with the (...) read more...


  • Air conditioning installation - a photo guide
    Advantages of air conditioning Air conditioning is the system of controlling the temperature, humidity, cleanliness and movement of the air. It has been proven in hot countries that it has a positive effect on performance, achievement and health. Most modern air conditioners are equipped with (...) read more...


  • ALL THE T’s
    ALL THE T’s THT, TGV, TNT T42 OK, I made the last one up but it can be very confusing living in the PO ‘amongst the Ts’ so here are a few reminders of what they all mean. THT (Très Haute Tension) A project to install a double extra-high voltage line (400,000 volts each way) (...) read more...


  • Anglo-french societies
    Making contact Everybody talks about integration, but moving to a new country is not easy if you have no contacts. It is not simply about speaking or not speaking the language. Even fluent French speakers moving to the region are bound to have initial problems meeting people. You (...) read more...


  • Children’s area
    Arty links Step-by-step instructions and encouragement on painting and drawing on-line from simple pencilled shapes to finished full-colour drawings. Lively, colourful borders add visual appeal. Great fun for all age groups. www.drawbooks.com A site that gives you the chance to paint (...) read more...


  • Faces of the PO
    Meet the people who live and work in the PO We talk of sea and mountain, sardanes and music, art, wine, exhibitions, street processions, blue skies and sunshine, dancing and singing - but what of the people who live and work in the Roussillon? Well, let’s meet some of those who stoke (...) read more...


  • Fire safety and prevention in the Pyrénées-Orientales
    Fire prevention in the PO Free emergency numbers Fire service (sapeurs-pompiers) - 18 European emergency service - 112 Samu (medics) - 15 Fire precautions and reglementation in the Pyrenees-Orientales according to the ‘code forestier’ and ‘arrêté prefectoral’ of (...) read more...


  • Gardens in the Pyrénées-Orientales
    Meet Xavier Those of you who live or have holiday homes in the Pyrénées-Orientales will have found out by now that looking after your garden over here requires a completely different approach from our traditional english gardens. Some trees or plants need watering twice a day in Summer if they (...) read more...


  • Local Legends
    The Legend of the Pont du Diable - Céret This 14th century bridge, named after the devil, has its own story attached. In the fourteenth century, the two banks of the River Tech were joined by a wooden bridge which was regularly washed away by the wind and rain. The people of Céret decided (...) read more...


  • Mushroom season
    Mushrooms So mushroom in the mountains Autumn is mushroom season in the mountains of the Languedoc-Roussillon. Expensive to buy in the shops but free of charge and readily available to the initiated* , Species such as cèpe and girole mushrooms are traditionally sliced into small strips, (...) read more...


  • Sign Language
    SIGNS OF THE REGION Signs that you might see on your travels around the region. Have you seen a sign that you think we should include on this page? Send it to info@anglophone-direct.com No tipping Dogs not allowed Vehicle exit - no parking Disabled (...) read more...


  • The TGV
    Perpignan - Barcelona in 50 mins 2005 The creation of a new TGV (train à grande vitesse) line between Perpignan and Barcelona via le Perthus will make the journey so much faster and easier between France and Spain for both tourists and freight. At the moment, the journey time between the (...) read more...


  • The THT
    THT - très haute tension This is a project, first proposed in the 1980s, to install a double extra-high voltage line (400,000 volts each way) in the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, leading into Spain. In 1984, when Spain began taking steps to integrate into the European Community, (...) read more...


  • TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre)
    TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre) Known as "La Télévision Numérique pour Tous" (*digital television for all) TNT has been available in the Pyrenees-Orientales Since October 2006, for those within reception distance of the Pic Neoulous. As a result of a joint venture between public (...) read more...


  • Who to call in a medical emergency
    Who to call in medical emergency Dial 15 for the SAMU (Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente) The SAMU is the French hospital based emergency medical service, providing around the clock phone support, and swift and appropriate emergency call out. Dial 15 at any time if an emergency medical (...) read more...



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