The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'They treated me like a son' - The secrets of integrating in a Pyrenees community They're popular with tourists for both their beauty and their wilderness - but what's it like to actually live in the Pyrenees? Author Stephen Cracknell spoke to residents on both the French and the Spanish side of the mountains about what brought them to the area and why they remain. https://www.thelocal.es/20240506/they-treated-me-like-a-son-the-secrets-of-integrating-in-a-pyrenees-community Mon, 06 May 2024 14:33:57 +0200 they-treated-me-like-a-son-the-secrets-of-integrating-in-a-pyrenees-community The tiny island that is Spanish for half the year, and French the other half Did you know that there's an island that is French for half the year and Spanish the other half? Not only that, it has a particularly bizarre history involving princess-swaps and hostage-handovers. Welcome to 'Pheasant Island'. https://www.thelocal.es/20230522/the-tiny-island-that-is-spanish-for-half-the-year-and-french-the-other-half Mon, 22 May 2023 10:57:06 +0200 the-tiny-island-that-is-spanish-for-half-the-year-and-french-the-other-half