12 October 2025 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Scallops are characterized by offering two flavors and textures in one shell: the meat, called “scallop”, which is firm and white, and the roe, called “coral”, which is soft and often brightly coloured reddish-orange. Sometimes, markets sell scallops already prepared in the shell, with only the meat remaining. Outside the U.S., the scallop is often sold whole. They are available both with and without coral in the UK and Australia.
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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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25 April 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally “Saint John [at the] Foot of [the] Pass”;
Basque : Donibane Garazi;
Spanish : San Juan Pie de Puerto) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills. The town is also the old capital of the traditional
Basque province of
Lower Navarre . Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is also a starting point for the
French Way Camino Francés , the most popular option for travelling the
Camino de Santiago . In 1998, the
Porte St-Jacques (city gate) was added to the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the sites along the
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France .
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5 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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Einsiedeln is a
municipality and
district in the
canton of Schwyz in
Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine
Einsiedeln Abbey , established in the 10th century.
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29 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Le Puy-en-Velay (literally
Le Puy in Velay ;
Occitan : Lo Puèi de Velai) is the
prefecture of the
Haute-Loire department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river
Loire , the city is famous for its
cathedral , for a
kind of lentil , for its lace-making, as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage
route of Santiago de Compostela in France . In 2017, the
commune had a population of 18,995.
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19 April 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Conques (
Languedocien :
Concas ) is a former
commune in the
Aveyron department in
Southern France , in the
Occitania region . On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of
Conques-en-Rouergue .
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24 November 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Estella (
Spanish ) or Lizarra (
Basque ) is a town located in the
autonomous community of
Navarre , in northern
Spain . It lies south west of
Pamplona , close to the border with
La Rioja and
Álava . In 1927,
Club Deportivo Izarra was formed who currently play in the
Segunda División B . The town regularly hosts the
GP Miguel Induráin .
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22 November 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Villava (
Basque : Atarrabia) is a town and
municipality located in the province and autonomous community of
Navarre , northern
Spain . The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from
Pamplona , the capital of Navarre.
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26 January 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Pola de Siero (in
Asturian and as official name La Pola Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the
autonomous community of
Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of
Spain . It is the administrative capital of the
municipality (concejo) of
Siero . Pola de Siero is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately 16 km east of the regional Capital
Oviedo and 16 km south of
Gijón .
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