7 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Fos-sur-Mer (literally: Fos on Sea;
Provençal : Fòs) is a port town and
commune in the
Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern
France . It is one of the busiest ports in Europe despite its small size.
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17 October 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Tarascon (
Occitan : Tarascon), sometimes referred to as
Tarascon-sur-Rhône , is a
commune situated at the extreme west of the
Bouches-du-Rhône department of
France in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Tarasconnaises. The patron saint of the city is
Martha of Bethany , whose motto is “Concordia Felix”.
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6 October 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The Palais du Pharo (
Occitan : Palais del Pharo) is a palace in
Marseille ,
southern France , overlooking the
Mediterranean Sea , west of the
Old Port (Vieux-Port). It was built in
Second Empire style by Emperor
Napoleon III for
Empress Eugénie , starting in 1858.
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4 September 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , French Riviera
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The Nice Observatory (
French : Observatoire de Nice) is an
astronomical observatory located in
Nice ,
France on the summit of Mount Gros. The
observatory was founded in 1879, by the banker
Raphaël Bischoffsheim . The architect was
Charles Garnier , and
Gustave Eiffel designed the main
dome .
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2 August 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Great Synagogue of Marseille (
French : Grande synagogue de Marseille) is a
Jewish congregation and
synagogue , located on Rue Breteuil in the
6th arrondissement of
Marseille ,
France . The building was listed as a
monument historique in 2007. The congregation worships in the
Sephardi rite .
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18 July 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Notre-Dame de la Garde (lit.:
Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as
la Bonne Mère (French for ‘the Good Mother’), is a
Catholic basilica in
Marseille and the city’s best-known symbol. The site of a popular
Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille. It was built on the foundations of an ancient fort at the highest natural point in Marseille, a 149 m (489 ft) limestone outcropping on the south side of the
Old Port of Marseille .
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16 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Bouillabaisse (
Provençal : bolhabaissa) is a traditional
Provençal fish
soup originating in the port city of
Marseille . The word is originally a compound of the two Provençal verbs
bolhir (‘to
boil ‘) and
abaissar (‘to reduce heat’, i.e. ‘
simmer ‘).
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28 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , French Riviera
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Mougins (
Occitan : Mogins;
Latin : Muginum) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur , Southeastern France. It is located on the heights of
Cannes , in the
arrondissement of
Grasse . Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes. The town is surrounded by forests, most notably the Valmasque forest. In the town there are pines, olives and cypress trees.
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21 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Saorge (
Royasc : Sauèrge;
Brigasc : Savurgë; standard
Ligurian : Savurgiu;
Italian : Saorgio;
Occitan : Saorj) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern
France . It is a member of
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (
The Most Beautiful Villages of France ) Association. Highway E74 which runs north from
Menton , passes through Saorge on its way to the
Col de Tende (Italian: Colle di Tenda) where it crosses into Italy. The local spoken
regiolect is a form of the
Royasc dialect.
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