19 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (
Occitan : Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a
commune in the
Hérault department in the
Occitania region in
Southern France . Situated where the Gellone river’s narrow valley meets the steep-sided gorge of the river
Hérault , Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is essentially a medieval village located on the Chemin de Saint-Jacques (
Way of St James ) pilgrim route to
Santiago de Compostella .
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14 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Le Grau-du-Roi (
Occitan : Lo Grau dau Rei) is a
commune in the
Gard department in southern
France . It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the
Mediterranean . To the west is the
Herault department and
La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the
Bouches-du-Rhone department.
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3 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in
southern France . The food writer
Elizabeth David described it as “that sumptuous amalgamation of
haricot beans , sausage, pork,
mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs”. It originated in the town of
Castelnaudary in the
Aude department in the
Occitanie region . Variants of the dish are local to other towns and cities in the Aude.
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26 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Banyuls-sur-Mer (
Catalan : Banyuls de la Marenda) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern
France . It was first
settled by Greeks starting in 400 BCE. Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in the
canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the
arrondissement of Céret .
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22 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (
Occitan : Ròcafòrt) is a
commune in the
Aveyron department , in the
region of
Occitania , southern France.
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31 August 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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La Grande-Motte (
Occitan : La Mota Granda) is a
commune in the
Hérault département in
Occitanie in southern
France . It is a popular seaside resort and port near
Montpellier , built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French.
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13 June 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Castres (Castras in the
Languedocian dialect of
Occitan ) is the sole
subprefecture of the
Tarn department in the
Occitanie region in
Southern France . It lies in the former
province of
Languedoc , although not in the former region of
Languedoc-Roussillon . In 2018, the
commune had a population of 41,795.
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23 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: 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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24 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Argelès-sur-Mer (literally Argelès on Sea;
Catalan : Argelers de la Marenda or Argelers;
Occitan : Argelers de Mar), commonly known as Argelès, is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Orientales department in the
administrative region of
Occitania ,
France . It is about 25 km from
Perpignan .
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