You can find the following articles in this section :
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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