9 March 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Noyers (sometimes referred to as
Noyers-sur-Serein ) is a commune in the
Yonne department in
Burgundy in north-central France. There are half-timbered houses, ashlars, pillars and pinnacles. There are a lot of lanes and small squares made of chalky and granitic pavements. There are towers surrounded by the
river Serein loops.
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26 February 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Les Arcs © Dmitry A. Mottl
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a commune in the
Savoie department in the
Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the last large town along the
Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.
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19 February 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Nyons is a commune in the
Drôme department in southeastern France.
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8 February 2013 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Sport , Events
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Vendee Globe Race Route © NASA
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The Vendée Globe is a round-the-world
single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by
Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. The 2012-2013 edition started Saturday, November 10, 2012.
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29 January 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Royan is a commune in the
Charente-Maritime department , along the
Atlantic Ocean , in southwestern France.
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19 January 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , EU blog post series , European Union
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Sculpture of Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle by Chantal de la Chauvinière-Riant outside the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin © Adam Carr
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Élysée Treaty also known as the
Treaty of Friendship , was concluded by
Charles de Gaulle and
Konrad Adenauer in the
Élysée Palace on January 22 1963. It set the seal on reconciliation between the two countries. With it, Germany and France established a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry between them.
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8 January 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Chambéry and Lake of Bourget © Semnoz
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Chambéry is a city in the
department of Savoie , located in the
Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the
Savoy region since the 13th century, when
Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power. Chambéry was the
Alpine Town of the Year in 2006.
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13 December 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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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 .
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12 December 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Porto-Vecchio is a commune in the
Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of
Corsica .
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