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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25 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General, Bon appétit, Shopping
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Bouillabaisse fishes © flickr.com – smallkaa/cc-by-2.0
The fish market in the
Old Port of
Marseille is a small
fish market made up of around ten stands located in the middle of the
Quai de la Fraternité, at the exit of the “Vieux-Port” stop of the
M1 metro line. Since
Marseille-Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture, the fish market is partially covered by the
Ombrière du Vieux-Port de Marseille, an immense mirror ceiling reflecting the activity of the quay.
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30 March 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General
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The Old Port of Montreal (
Vieux-Port de Montréal) is the historic
port of
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. Located in
Old Montreal, it stretches for over 2 km (1.2 mi) along the
Saint Lawrence River. It was used as early as 1611, when French
fur traders used it as a
trading post. In 1976, Montreal’s Port activities were moved east to the present
Port of Montreal in the borough of
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
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