1 January 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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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).
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15 November 2019 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: French Riviera , Environment , General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Port-Cros National Park (French:
Parc national de Port-Cros ) is a
French national park established on the
Mediterranean island of
Port-Cros , east of
Toulon and
Hyères . The area around the islands of
Porquerolles ,
Port-Cros ,
Île du Levant and others, is located ten kilometers off the
French Riviera . It also administers natural areas in some surrounding locales.
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11 September 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: French Riviera , General
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Hyères is a commune in the
Var department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. Its position facing the Mediterranean to the south makes it a popular location for tourism in the winter, and facilitates the cultivation of palm trees; about 100,000 trees are exported from the area each year. As a result, the town is frequently referred to as Hyères-les-Palmiers (
palmiers meaning palm trees).
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