Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a commune located in the department of Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France). Tourism and main attractions Saint-Jean Church (first cathedral), rebuilt in the 12th century by the Templars. Old cathedral (12th century: cul-de-four…

Tautavel is a commune located in the northeast of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitania region (France). As part of local Catalan geography, the village is in the comarca or natural region of Roussillon. Historically and culturally, the commune…

Canigou (Fr. Canigou; Cat. Canigó) is the mountain located in the Pyrenees in the South of France (Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitania region), less than 50 kilometers from the Mediterranean sea. They considered it to be the highest mountain…

The Vinça lake or Vinça reservoir is an artificial lake, located in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the municipalities of Vinça, Marquixanes, Arboussols and Rodès, on the Têt river in the Occitania region (Pyrenees, France). It is formed by the…

The abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa (also spelled Cuixà, from the Catalan name Sant Miquel de Cuixà) is a Benedictine monastery located at the foot of Canigou, in the commune of Codalet in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitania region (Pyrenees…

Amethyst Coast (Côte d’Améthyste) (Mediterranean resorts of France) The Côte d’Améthyste, or Amethyst Coast (in Catalan Costa ametista, in French Côte d’Améthyste), is the name given to a stretch of the Mediterranean coastline of France between the Vermillion…

Окситания (Occitanie) — административный регион на юге Франции, образовавшийся в результате слияния бывших регионов Лангедок-Руссильон и Юг-Пиренеи. Созданный в результате территориальной реформы 2014 года, он имеет 13 департаментов. Его столица — Тулуза.…

Аметистовый берег (Кот-Аметист) (Средиземноморские курорты Франции) Аметистовый берег (по-каталонски Costa ametista, по-французски Côte d’Améthyste), — это название, данное участку средиземноморского побережья Франции между Красным берегом (Кот-Вермей) и…

Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (meaning “the most beautiful villages of France”) is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage. The association asks candidate…

Самые Красивые Деревни Франции (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France)  — независимая ассоциация, созданная в 1982 году для продвижения туристической привлекательности небольших сельских деревень Франции с богатым культурным наследием. Принцип ассоциации: Населенный…

Toulon (Fr. Toulon) is a city and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, Toulon is the capital of the Var department. It’s a popular part of the French Riviera of the Mediterranean…

Cavalaire-sur-Mer (Fr. Cavalaire-sur-Mer) 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. The seaside location of Cavalaire on the shores…

Saint-Tropez (Fr. Saint-Tropez) is a city on the TOP French Riviera, 68 km (42 miles) west of Nice and 100 km (62 miles) east of Marseille in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. It’s a popular part of the French Riviera of…

Sainte-Maxime (Fr. Sainte-Maxime) is a commune and city in the Var departmentin the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, 90 km west from Nice and 130 km east from Marseille. It is the most important city of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. It’s a popular part…

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…

Saint-Raphaël (fr. Saint-Raphaël) 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. The town was classified as a health resort on 15 September…

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…

Mougins (Fr. Mougins) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. It’s a popular part of the inland French Riviera of the Mediterranean resorts of France. It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the…

Cannes (Fr. Cannes) is a commune in the Cannes Pays de Lérins agglomeration community located in the Alpes-Maritimes 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.…

Antibes (fr. Antibes) is a coastal city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, between Cannes and Nice. It’s a popular part of the French Riviera of the Mediterranean resorts of France. Antibes gave its ancient…