Sunday, October 11, 2009

St Firmin

Saint Fermin of Amiens
(also Firmin, from Latin, Firminus; in Spanish, Fermín; in Basque, Fermin) is one of many locally venerated Catholic saints. Fermin is the co-patron of Navarra, where his feast, the 'San Fermín' in the capital Pamplona, is forever associated with the Encierro or 'Running of the Bulls' made famous by Ernest Hemingway. Fermin was long venerated also at Amiens, where he met martyrdom.........Read More

Glad to say that the sun is back and the temperature is due to reach the heady hights of 24 Degs. Not bad for the middle of October. we have been keeping an eye on the Pic de Canigou but as yet there is no snow. If we get a year like last year then The Pyrenees will be a great place to visit for your skiing holiday. We went up for a short break last season and had some of the best snow that we have every skied on.


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