15 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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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.
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1 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , House of the Month , Hotels
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The Hôtel du Palais Biarritz is a historic luxury hotel beside the
Atlantic beach in the resort town of
Biarritz , on the Côte Basque in the
French department of
Pyrénées-Atlantiques . It was originally built for the
Empress Eugénie around 1855 as a summer villa. It was due to the visits of the imperial couple that the village of Biarritz developed into a fashionable resort. In 1880, the villa was sold and converted into a hotel casino. It was devastated by fire in 1903, but was lavishly rebuilt and enlarged within the original walls. For many years the hotel attracted the international elite, including members of the European royalty such as King
Edward VII , who paid several extended visits. Although the hotel later fell into disrepair, and closed for a period in the 1950s, it has since been refurbished and is again a luxury hotel. The hotel is managed by
Hyatt .
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26 December 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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La Ferté Abbey (
French : Abbaye de la Ferté;
Latin : Firmitas) was a
Cistercian monastery founded in 1113 in La Ferté-sur-Grosne in the present commune of
Saint-Ambreuil ,
Saône-et-Loire ,
France , the first of the four great daughter-houses of
Cîteaux Abbey . It was dissolved in 1791.
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25 December 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Clairvaux Abbey (
Latin : Clara Vallis, “bright valley”) was a
Cistercian monastery in
Ville-sous-la-Ferté , 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from
Bar-sur-Aube . The original building, founded in 1115 by
Bernard of Clairvaux , is now in ruins; the present structure dates from 1708. Clairvaux Abbey was a good example of the general layout of a Cistercian monastery. The abbey has been listed since 1926 as a
historical monument by the
French Ministry of Culture . From 1808 until 2022, the grounds were occupied and used by
Clairvaux Prison , a high-security
prison .
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14 December 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (
Occitan : L’Illa de Sòrga or L’Illa de Venissa) is a town and
commune on the
Sorgue river in Southeastern
France . Politically, the commune is in the
arrondissement of Avignon within the
department of
Vaucluse , in the
région of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur .
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30 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Beaulieu-sur-Mer (
Occitan : Bèuluec de Mar;
Italian : Belluogo; lit. “Beautiful Place on the Sea”), commonly referred to simply as
Beaulieu , is a seaside
commune on the
French Riviera between
Nice and the
Principality of Monaco . Located in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region , it borders the communes of
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and
Villefranche-sur-Mer , not far from
Èze to the northeast. In 2018, Beaulieu-sur-Mer had a population of 3,731. Its inhabitants are called
Berlugans (masculine) and
Berluganes (feminine).
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28 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Marseille Cathedral (
French :
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille or
Cathédrale de la Major ) is a
Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of
France , located in
Marseille . It has been a
basilica minor since 1896. It is the seat of the
Archdiocese of Marseille (formerly the Diocese of Marseille until its elevation in 1948).
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25 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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The central halls of Dijon are
market halls in
cast-iron architecture built from 1873 to 1875 in
Dijon ,
Côte-d’Or , in
Burgundy-Franche-Comté ,
France . They have been listed as
historic monuments since 1975. The halls of Dijon are surrounded by numerous
restaurants and
cafés .
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23 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Najac is a
commune in the
Aveyron department in southern
France .
Najac station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac.
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