Want to know what is happening in the Var department of Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur? All latest cultural events, concerts, festivals and fetes updated daily for your pleasure! What’s On Fréjus Saint-Raphael Draguignan Brignoles Hyères Departments: Alpes-Maritimes
Want to know what is happening in the Alpes-Maritimes department? All latest events, concerts, festivals and fetes updated daily for your pleasure! Whats on Also links for details of events in: Cannes Nice Antibes
When in France – enjoy the food, landscapes, culture, weather and wine! Provence Drinks The region is most famous for her rosé wines (Bandol, Cassis, Coteaux de Provence), and for its Pastis. This aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink is served with water – measurements vary, from very light ( usually teasingly called “the touristic measure” by the [...]
Introduction: Cuisine on the French Riviera When we go on holiday, one of the delights of a foreign vacation is the local food. Even the Brits will try foreign food (although tradition says we just fish ‘n chips or curries!). So will we like the Cuisine on the French Riviera? WikiTravel has an interesting article [...]
The largest cities in the region are Marseille, Nice, Toulon, and Aix-en-Provence, each with a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants as of the 1999 census. The richest part of the Region is Nice’s metropolitan area.
France is divided up into regions, then sub-divided into departments. There are smaller sub-divisions into prefectures, cantons etc.
Check out the weather in Provence for the next 4 days. Here is the weather on the coast at Cannes: forecast weather Further inland at Digne: the weather in Digne
Fallen in love with the Provence region of France? What to find out more about the region before planning a visit, vacation or re-location? Here is our selection from Amazon of the Top Selling Books about Provence. Enjoy! You can choose from Guides, Maps, How to or perhaps you want to read Peter Mayle’s latest [...]
The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Population 144;809; area: 6925 km² This is a departement is well know for its fields of lavender and its protected natural sites. To the north of the departement stand high mountains which form the valley of Ubaye near Barcelonnette. West of Haut Verdon is the Val d’Allos. To the south, the famous canyons [...]
The Vaucluse Population: 499,695 Area 3,450 km² Within Provence: Vaucluse is surrounded by: To west: the valley of the Rhône, which provides water for this land of fruit vegetables and reputed vinyards. To north : the Drome, the Pope’s Enclave just above Vaison la Romaine To east: the Mount Ventoux, near the Luberon. Le Luberon This [...]
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