So, what’s a paraje/paratge? Well, whether it’s in Castilian (*) or Catalan (respectively), it’s like, you know, a lieux dit or climat. This explanation is of course only useful if you a) speak French and b) are aware of terms used in Burgundian parcel demarcation, which is why I never explain anything using these. The easiest way to understand a paraje, is that it’s a “zone”. I realize that’s not very sexy, but it’s the most accurate. If however you’d like something a touch more poetic, imagine you’re standing outside […]