Martigues on the Côte Bleue

15 January 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Martigues (Occitan: Lo Martegue in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.   read more…

Étang de Berre in Southern France

6 January 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Étang de Berre is a brackish water lagoon on the Mediterranean coast of France, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Marseille. The Marseille Provence Airport is located in the southeast portion of the Étang de Berre, with its main runway extending into the water on reclaimed land.   read more…

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