Mediterranean Region

29 July 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera, European Union, Living, Working, Building, Sport, UNESCO World Heritage, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  28 minutes

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Monaco © Tobi 87/cc-by-sa-3.0

In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin, also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea, is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.   read more…

Ramatuelle on the French Riviera

5 July 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  4 minutes

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Ramatuelle (Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France on the French Riviera. In 2016, it had a population of 2,077.   read more…

Le Cannet on the French Riviera

30 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  4 minutes

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Rue Saint-Sauveur © Jpchevreau/cc-by-sa-3.0

Le Cannet is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.   read more…

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

13 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera, Museums, Exhibitions, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  7 minutes

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Central room © Spike/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Oceanographic Museum (Musée océanographique) is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco-Ville, Monaco. This building is part of the Institut océanographique, which is committed to sharing its knowledge of the oceans.   read more…

Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

23 March 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© panoramio.com – qwesy qwesy/cc-by-3.0

Cagnes-sur-Mer (literally Cagnes on Sea) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern France located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, between Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Villeneuve-Loubet. It stretches along a cove offering nearly four kilometers (2.5 miles) of beach and is surrounded by hills, including that of the castle which rises to 300 feet (91 meters) above sea level.   read more…

Porquerolles on the French Riviera

23 December 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Porquerolles, also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d’Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. Its land area is 1,254 hectares (12.54 km²; 4.84 sq mi) and in 2004 its population was about 200. Since 2010, the island also hosts a jazz festival each summer (“Jazz à Porquerolles”).   read more…

Tende in France

22 April 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© panoramio.com – villlamania/cc-by-3.0

Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries. This line of mountain tops contains more than 20 summits exceeding 2,000 meters (6,600 feet).   read more…

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the French Riviera

5 March 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  8 minutes

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© Myosotismail/cc-by-sa-3.0

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France between Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune to differentiate the town from Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the neighboring Var department.   read more…

Le Lavandou on the Côte d’Azur Varoise

1 January 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  5 minutes

Cavaliere Beach © Ladislaus Hoffner/cc-by-sa-4.0

Cavaliere Beach © Ladislaus Hoffner/cc-by-sa-4.0

Le Lavandou (Occitan: Lo Lavandor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It derives its name either from the flower lavender (lavanda in Provençal) that is prevalent in the area, or more prosaically from the local form of the Occitan name for lavoir, lavandor (for lavador, a public place for washing clothes).   read more…

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