You can find the following articles in this section : A tale of Saint-Nazaire A tale of Saint-Nazaire en Roussillon (Photos to follow) All boroughs, towns, cities and conurbations have their symbols, usually a tall erection of stones, concrete or steel reaching for the sky. Rome boasted the Capitol perched on the edge of the ominous Tarpeian Rock, New York is now left (...) read more... Coustouges Coustouges by Charlotte Lomax Coustouges is the epitome of the kind of sleepy, southern village that lies at the heart of every Francophile’s perception of rural France; the land of men walking home from the village shop with their bread baguettes every morning; of heated (...) read more... Les deux Corbères Les deux Corbères Corbère les Cabanes, near Millas, officially came about in 1856 when the families on the plain and on the heights of the Chateau had a war. Talking to local people they will recount tales passed on by ancestors, of stones being thrown (Les "pedregades") from the village (...) read more... Town and villages of the Pyrenees-Orientales There are guide books in every language and easly accessible web guides to give you the historical, geographical and cultural details of the towns and villages in the Pyrenees-Orientales, with far more authority than I ever could. However, nothing beats hearing about a place ’straight (...) read more... Towns of the P-O Add a sprinkling of Spain, mix it with a generous amount of France and stir it all together with a strong touch of Catalonia and you have the Pyrenées Orientales.............. Below you will find some basic information on some of the region’s towns and tourist resorts with links to their (...) read more...

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