Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy

8 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

© Raimond Spekking & Elke Wetzig/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Raimond Spekking & Elke Wetzig/cc-by-sa-4.0

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is part of the canton of Val-de-Saire and the arrondissement of Cherbourg. The town had a population of 1,712 in 2019. The island of Tatihou forms part of the Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue commune.   read more…

Neuf-Brisach in Alsace

8 May 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

Town hall © Psu973/cc-by-sa-3.0

Town hall © Psu973/cc-by-sa-3.0

Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states. It was built after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that resulted in France losing the town of Breisach, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The town’s name means New Breisach. In 2008, the ville neuve of Neuf-Brisach was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Fortifications of Vauban group.   read more…

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