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Snow in October
Wikipedia map I recently traveled to the Pyrénées-Orientales departmentof France, which is the most southeast department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, bordering Spain. The weather was...
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Chambre d’Hôte – A B&B somewhere
I was meeting a friend near Perpignan, and had booked a room at the same place she had chosen, just 15 km. She had rented a car at the Perpignan train station, but we arrived on a Sunday, and so, the...
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THUIR, BYRRH, and SOHO
(prounounced “to-ear” and “beear”) I recently visited the town of Thuir, not far from Perpignan and in the most southern area of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The sidewalks in this town are marble;...
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Escargot Thuirinois: A Snail Farm
While I was in Thuir, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, I visited a snail farm: not something I really had planned on doing, but thought it would be interesting and oh so, French. The reception area was a...
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Médiéval Château de Castelnou
I recently visited this 10th-century castle, built around 988-990, to serve as a military center and principal town of the Vicomte of Vallespir. Castelnou castle is the best example of a medieval...
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Olive Oil Tasting near Perpignan
On my way from Perpignan to Thuir in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, I stopped at “Moulin Saint Pierre,” (link in English) an olive oil production mill, with 30,000 trees in their grove, and a...
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Restaurants in THUIR
While in this charming town, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, I ate at a local neighborhood café for lunch and at a more upscale restaurant for dinner: good food and excellent service at...
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