The Procession of the Sanch – Good Friday The Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech is the see of the venerable Brotherhood of the Sanch, founded in 1416 by Saint Vincent Ferrer. Every Good Friday The Black Penitents organise a night procession through the streets of the village carrying artifacts from the Abbey representing scenes from the Passion …
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Bains de Saint Thomas One of the special features of this area of France is the proliferation of Spas and Springs. One of our favourites is Bains de Saint Thomas. This is in the Tet Valley on the N116 road to the ski resorts around Mont Louis. One of our joys is to drive to …
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La Paloma is in the medieval village of Arles sur Tech in the Pyrenees Oriental in Languedoc in south West France. In 1956 Mousier Boix, a local chiropractor, chose this site with spectacular views of the Pyrenees and close to the village to build a villa to live in and a separate suite of rooms …
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Rue Jean Bart 1 66190 Collioure Tel: +33 4 68823600 The Amphitryon is one of our favourite seafood restaurants in Collioure. With stunning views across the harbour to the famous Collioure church this is a perfect place for a leisurely lunch or dinner. View Larger Map
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We managed to time our April 2007 trip to coincide with the annual goat Fair in Arles. Always a spectacle, this event is dedicated to all things goat. Pretty much anything you can think of doing with a goat or it’s bye products is demonstrated here. Great fun to watch – until you see the …
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Click the link to enlarge the map and find many of the places mentioned in this blog. View Larger Map Finding La Paloma from the UK is easy. * Go to France * Go South ‘till you get to the Mediterranean * Turn right and keep going until just before you run out of France …
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In 2003 we bought La Paloma in South West France. Our plan was to try to spend time living there and some time in our house in the UK moving backwards and forwards and continuing to run Thinking Corner, our training business, from wherever we are by email and telephone. This is working – almost. …
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