Le Castellet in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
29 April 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time: 5 minutes Le Castellet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is mostly a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge. read more…Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Côte d’Azur
6 February 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time: 4 minutes Cavalaire-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. Cavalaire has a marina with 1200 berths. read more…Sanary-sur-Mer on the southern French Mediterranean coast
13 December 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time: 7 minutes Sanary-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in coastal Provence on the Mediterranean Sea 13 km (8.1 mi) from Toulon and 49 km (30 mi) from Marseille. It can be reached from Paris by TGV train in less than 4 hours. In high season there are direct flights to nearby Toulon from London, Oslo, Brussels and Rotterdam. read more…Cassis in southern France
29 November 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time: 7 minutes Cassis is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southern France. It is a popular tourist destination, famous for its cliffs (falaises) and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème de cassis, a specialty of Burgundy which takes its name from blackcurrants (cassis), not the commune. read more…Theme Week Marseille – Košice and Marseille, European Capitals of Culture 2013
14 November 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time: 6 minutesKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 240,000, Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural center of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, the Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theaters. Košice is an important industrial center of Slovakia. The town has good railway connections and an international airport. read more…