The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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.fr/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 Why does France give a gift of three cows to Spain every year? Every year on the 13th of July in a small enclave of the Pyrenees, an ancient ceremony takes place in which a village in France gives three cows to its neighbours in Spain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230519/the-ancient-treaty-which-sees-france-gift-three-cows-to-spain-every-year Fri, 19 May 2023 14:34:17 +0200 the-ancient-treaty-which-sees-france-gift-three-cows-to-spain-every-year