FROGBUS Fridays !

We are delighted to announce Frogbus.com Friday Fares on our Girona Airport - Le Boulou - Perpignan line. Snap up discounted one way fares at ONLY €1, €3 and €5 each way for travel any Friday in March !

Book online here. Offer applies to one way journeys for online bookings made until midnight Friday 5th March. (Promotional tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged).

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Carnaval 2010 at Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales

27 Feb - 6 March 2010

Argelès-sur-Mer holds one of the biggest Carnavals in the Pyrénées-Orientales. This year's week long festival kicks off on Saturday 27th February with the selection of Miss & Miss Baby Carnaval.

Don't miss the spectacularly colourful main parade which takes place in the centre of Argelès on Sunday 28th Feb at 15.00, while the nighttime version is held at 21.00 on Saturday 6th March.

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Barcelona Restaurant Week, eat for charity!

20th Feb 2010 - 28th Feb 2010

Barcelona restaurant week combines the experience of enjoying Barcelona's top restaurants with a charity donation. Barcelona's top restaurants have prepared specific menus for €25 total, with €1 going to charity.

The nominated charities are the Spanish Heart Foundation and the Once Guide Dog Foundation.

For further details click here, for a list of participating restaurants click here

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Argelès-sur-Mer : Déferlantes 2010

9 - 12 July 2010

The dates and headline acts for Déferlantes 2010 at Argelès-sur-Mer have been confirmed. Iggy Pop, Deep Purple, Suzanne Vega and Patti Smith are among the many acts performing over the weekend festival.

Held in a natural amphitheatre at Chateau Valmy overlooking Argelès-sur-Mer and the Mediterranean, Les Déferlantes has become one of the premier events of the Pyrenees Orientales summer season.

Ticket details, etc on the Déferlantes website (French only) I'm reading: Argelès-sur-Mer : Déferlantes 2010Tweet this!

Remembering "La Retirada" in the Pyrénées-Orientales

19th - 21st February 2010

In 1939, over 500,000 republican refugees escaping the brutality of the Spanish Civil war arrived in the Pyrénées-Orientales, and were housed in temporary camps at Argelès-sur-Mer and St Cyprien.

This weekend sees a continuation of a series of commemorations for the 60th anniversary of 'La Retirada' with events being held at Argelès-sur-Mer, St Cyprien and Collioure.

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New French Route for Girona Airport

Ryanair have announced a new route between Girona-Costa Brava airport (GRO) and the French city of Poitiers, starting from June 2010.

Girona airport now has 3 direct French routes - to Paris Beavais (BVA), Lille (LIL) and Poitiers (PIS).

Only 80km from the French/Spanish border, Girona airport is also extensively used as an entry/exit point to the Pyrénées-Orientales area of France. I'm reading: New French Route for Girona AirportTweet this!

Contemporary Dance festival in Toulouse

C'est de la Danse Contemporaine !

This is the last weekend of the contemporary dance festival in Toulouse which has been running since the 21st January to critical acclaim.

International dance artistes will perform their final shows across many of Toulouse's famous theatre venues.

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King Tutankhamon in Perpignan!

Where : Dominican Church of Perpignan, France (map here)

When : February 6 to 21 2010, 10am-7pm

An exhibition of life-size reconstructions of Tutankhamun's tomb and more than 1,000 replicas of treasures from within it is on display in Perpignan for the next 2 weeks.

For further information click on "Les Tresors des Pharaons" (French only website) or .......READ MORE at ANGLOPHONE-DIRECT.com I'm reading: King Tutankhamon in Perpignan!Tweet this!

New route between Girona airport & Poland

As part of further European expansion plans, Ryanair have announced a new route linking Barcelona Girona (GRO) with Gdansk (GDN) in Poland.

Scheduled to start on the 3rd May 2010, Girona now has direct flights to 3 Polish airports. (Poznan [POZ] & Wroclaw [WRO] also available)

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Hot baths in the snow in the Pyrénées-Orientales!

Hot thermal spring baths, famed for their therapeutic & healing qualities have long been associated with the Pyrénées mountains.

Check out the open air thermal baths at St. Thomas les bains & the newly opened thermal resort at Matemal (beside Les Angles ski resort).

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SNCF Train Strike - FROGBUS.com helps stranded travellers on the French/Spanish border

NEWSFLASH : We're not on strike ! €1 fares instead for stranded SNCF train users !

French railway services will grind to a halt on Wednesday 3rd February with yet another strike.

Beat the strike by using FROGBUS.com services to travel between France and Spain as described on this page.

To help stranded rail users, FROGBUS.com have slashed fares for travel all day on Wednesday 3rd February to ONLY €1 e/w on its Girona airport - Perpignan line ! (Valid for online bookings made before 5pm Tuesday 2nd february) – click here to book your €1 fare now !

Bon voyage!

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Guided tours in Girona & Costa Brava

Girona city and province has all the charm and history of its more famous Catalan neighbours, Barcelona and Perpignan, but is perhaps less discovered.

In an effort to welcome tourists to the Girona/Costa Brava area, the tourist offices in the region offer guided tours to sites of historic and cultural interest.

For details on tours available in English click on this page of the Girona/Costa Brava tourism website. I'm reading: Guided tours in Girona & Costa BravaTweet this!