1 January 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera
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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: General, French Riviera, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment
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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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