Mèze (fr. Mèze, in occitan Mesa) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France (Occitania). Lake de Thau or basin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons (étangs) that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône River to the foothills…

Fréjus (fr. Fréjus) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. It’s a popular part of the French Riviera of the Mediterranean resorts of France. Located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, at the mouth of the Argens…

Menton (fr. Menton) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, close to the Italian border, about 30 km from Nice city. It’s a popular part of the French Riviera of the Mediterranean resorts of France.…

Aix-en-Provence (fr. Aix-en-Provence) it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. The city of Aix-en-Provence has a remarkable architectural heritage within…

Nîmes (fr. Nîmes) is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitania region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes. Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when…

Terrassa (cat. Terrassa, sp. Tarrasa) is a city in Spain, the east central region of Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the cocapital along with Sabadell. Economy Terrassa with a nominal GDP of more than…

Sabadell (cat. Sabadell) is the fifth-largest city in Spain, Catalonia. It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, 20 km north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located 190 m above sea level. History…

Mataró (cat. Mataró) is the capital and largest town (resort) of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It’s a popular part of the Costa del Maresme of the Mediterranean resorts of Spain. It is located to the south of…

Mandelieu-La Napoule (Fr. Mandelieu-La Napoule) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. The resort is known for the Château de la Napoule, a fortified castle of the fourteenth century. In the twentieth…

San Sebastián (or Donostia in Basque) is a coastal city and municipality, the capital of the Gipuzkoa province, and is located in the Basque Autonomous Community, in northern Spain. The city is located on the southern coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km from…

Fanjeaux (Occitan: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France, Pyrenees (Occitania). Fanjeaux is located at the point where the road from Castelnaudary to Limoux crosses the road from Bram to Mirepoix. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux…

Montélimar (Fr. Montélimar) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence. In 1701, when they were coming back from Spain on horseback, Louis,…

Bilbao is a city and a municipality in Spain, Basque Community, capital of the Biscay province. Located near the northern edge of the Iberian Peninsula, about 16 kilometers south of the Bay of Biscay, near the mouth of several rivers. The city is located…

Dax (fr. Dax) is a commune in the south of France in the Landes department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This region is a part of the Gascony historic province. The region is known for a large number of hot springs. However, not all of them are open…

Bayonne (fr. Bayonne) is a city in the Atlantic Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the south-west of France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The city location is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees massive foothills, at the confluence of the Nive and Adour …

Pau is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Pau is a city with a rich history. It is called a city with a “magnificent terrace overlooking the Pyrenees” (fr. splendide…

Biarritz (fr. Biarritz) – a luxury resort town belonging to the Atlantic Pyrenees Department (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Its current Basque name is Biarritz (or Miarritze), and its current Gascon name is…

Lourdes (French: Lourdes) is a municipality located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). Being the center of the Catholic pilgrimage since 1858 (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes), the city annually receives 6 million…

Tarascon-sur-Ariège (fr. Tarascon-sur-Ariège) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, Occitania, Pyrenees. The city is located about 100 km from Toulouse to the south. Historians believe that Tarascon-sur-Ariège is one of the world capitals.…

Limoux is a commune and sub-prefecture in the Aude department, Occitania, southern Pyrenees, France, named after the river of the same name, and also known as the “Cathars country”. The town is located about 30 km south of Carcassonne. Limoux’s history They…

Pézenas (fr. Pézenas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitania region in southern France. Pézenas is a town steeped in history as evidenced by its historic centre, a setting for late Middle Ages residences and numerous mansions from the seventeenth…