Our house is located in the quiet medieval village of Palalda, close to the border between France and Spain. The village dates back to Roman times and is built on a hill overlooking the river Tech valley and the Pyrenean oak forests. In the morning and at night the sky above our house is filled with swallows, and the only sounds you will hear are their calls and the rustle of the river in the valley below. Palalda, like the rest of Roussillon, has a strong Catalan character to it, and you are just as likely to hear Catalan spoken in the street than French.

Our house is Located in the tranquil medieval town of Palalda, near the border entre Spain and France. The town dates back to Roman times and is built on a hillside overlooking the valley of the River Tech and the oak forested slopes of the Pyrenees. In the morning and the evening the sky above our house is filled with swallows darting and diving, and the only sounds you hear are Will Their calls and the rushing of the river in the valley below. Palalda, like the rest of Roussillon,: has a strong Catalan character to it, and you are just as Likely to hear Catalan spoken in the street as French.