The Garonne (Garona in Occitan, Catalan and Spanish), a (mainly) French river originating in Spain (Vielha, Aran Valley, Catalonia, Pyrenees), flows over 529 km2 before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean (Gironde estuary, Bordeaux, France). It gave its name…

The Baïse is a river in the south of France that flows in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne, in the Occitania and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. It is a direct left tributary of the Garonne. It flows north through the following departments…

Vielha e Mijaran, or Vielha, (traditional Catalan name: Viella i Mitjaran; until 1984 Viella – Mitg-Aran) is a municipality in the Aran Valley (Spain), formed in 1970 with the annexation of six Aranese municipalities with Viella. The latter is the Aranese…

The Aran Valley (cat. Val D’Aran) is a valley in the central Pyrenees located in the historical region of Occitania, province of Lleida. Administratively, this is a single territorial entity of Catalonia (Spain). With its capital in Vielha, it has an autonomous…

The Château de Gramont is a castle in the South-West of France (Occitania). Located in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne on the edge of the department of Gers in the commune of Gramont (Gascony). The Château de Gramont dominates the small river Arratz, which…

La Romieu (L’Arromiu in Gascon) is a commune in the north of the Gers department in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is part of the Condomois, a former county of the province of Gascony. Exposed to an altered oceanic…

Drawings by Joan Mañe Moscow (Russian: Москва) is the capital of Russia, a city of federal significance, the administrative center of the Central Federal District and the center of the Moscow Region, which does not include. It is the largest city in Russia…

France, known since 1875 as the French Republic, is a transcontinental sovereign state whose metropolitan territory extends into Western Europe and whose overseas territory extends into the Indian, Atlantic, Pacific oceans, as well as in Antarctica and South…

Madrid is a municipality and city in Spain on the river Manzanares with the historical category of a town. It is the capital of the State and of the Community of Madrid. In its municipal area, the most populated in Spain, there are about 3,330,000 inhabitants…

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The Pyrenees (endonyms: els Pirineus or el Pirineu in Catalan, Pyrénées in French, Pirenèus in Occitan, Pireneu in Aragonese, Pirinioak in Basque and Pirineos in Spanish) are a set of ranges (forming one mountain range) at the north of the Iberian Peninsula…

Pyrenees best travel spots: the most interesting tourist attractions in the Pyrenean mountains of France, Spain, Andorra. Discriptions and photos.

As the capital city of France, Paris is divided into twenty districts as the capital of the Île-de-France region and the seat of the Greater Paris metropolis. It is established in the center of the Paris Basin on a loop of the Seine, between the confluences…

Barcelona (cat. Barcelona) is a city and metropolis located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain. It is the capital of Catalonia, the region of Barcelonès and the province of Barcelona, as well as the second most populous and economically…

Tourism in Catalonia is one of the most important sectors of the Catalan economy. It is the main tourist destination in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. One of the main destinations is the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Catalonia is one of…

Cars of the world with Jordi Vilaro: history, types, classifications, technical characteristics. Leading and unknown brands. Photos and descriptions.

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Munich is a Spanish sports shoe manufacturer with headquarters in the province of Barcelona. Munich produces more than 850,000 pairs a year; half, fashion shoes, half sports shoes. The X symbol, a distinctive ornament, makes these shoes recognisable. The…

Palaces and most historic buildings in St. Petersburg. TOP 65 (in alphabetical order) Adamini House is a building in St. Petersburg (Central District) on the corner of the Field of Mars and the embankment of the Moyka River (where Griboyedov Canal originates…

The NIH Federal Credit Union (NIHFCU) has been an NIH mainstay since 1940. Founded by 9 employees who pooled together $75, the credit union was born to help give their co-workers and families affordable choices for their money financial goals. Since then…

Мирпуа (Mirepoix) – коммуна в департаменте Арьеж (Ariège), Окситания, Франция, Пиренеи. Город известен своей аркадной рыночной площадью – Les Couverts – одной из самых хорошо сохранившихся во Франции. Площадь окружают фахверковые дома тринадцатого-пятнадцатого…