Coustouges. Marker pen drawings by Joan Mañé
Coustouges is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Marker pen drawings by Joan Mañé
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Arcangues castle and its library containing more than 10,000 volumes
Arcangues Castle (Château d’Arcangues in French) is located in the Basque lands of France, near Arcangues town (or Arrangoitze in Basque). It is located near Biarritz, in the Atlantic Pyrenees region (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).
The castle rises on a small hill in the middle of a park planted with three-hundred-year-old oaks, overlooking Bayonne on one side and the …
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Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda. Marker pen drawing by Joan Mañé
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Marker pen drawing by Joan Mañé
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Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans. Marker pen drawings by Joan Mañé
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Marker pen drawings by Joan Mañé
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Cultural events, urban planning and tourism are the main engines of our city’s economy, said Mayor of Carcassonne, Gérard Larrat
Carcassonne is a fortified city in the Aude department, Occitania, France. The city is one of the most important historical places in France: not so much because of the age of the fortress, but its scale – a picturesque medieval town with streets, houses and churches hidden behind three lines of fortified walls. The Mayor …
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Andorra and France discuss the promotion of nature tourism
The Minister of Tourism, Veronica Canals, met on Wednesday with the newly appointed General Director of Atout France, Caroline Leboucher, to promote collaboration with the French Tourism Development Agency.
During the meeting, also attended by the Tourism Director, Sergi Nadal, the ambassador of Andorra to France, Eva Descarrega and the Marketing Director of Atout France, Sophie …
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Andorra participates in the second edition of the Paris Peace Forum
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The Head of Government, Xavier Espot, participates in the Paris Peace Forum, convened by the President of the French Republic and co-prince of Andorra, Emmanuel Macron. The second edition of the Forum has brought together more than 6,000 participants, including senior executives, international organizations, companies, associations, NGO’s, foundations and groups of experts.
The …
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ALAT museum in Dax (France) – Europe’s largest helicopter museum
There is an airbase in southern France, in the department of Les Landes, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, part of the historic province of Gascogne, close to the town of Dax. This is a military airfield, which is also used by civic clubs. You can also find the Ecole d’Application de l’ALAT flight school which provides …
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Dax is a “Happy City”, which received such a name due to a large number of healing sources
Dax (fr. Dax) is a commune in the south of France in the Landes department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This region is part of the Gascogne historic province.
The region is known for a large number of hot springs. However, not all of them are open to the public. The Dax sources are not spa resorts, but …
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Sorde – an abbey in France that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sorde Abbey (fr. Abbaye de Sorde) is located in a small village of the same name (Sorde-l’Abbaye), located at the intersection of Landes and the Basque Country. It was built in the eleventh century, on the banks of the Gave d’Orlon.
The abbey consists of three architectural objects:
– The Abbey Church (L’abbatiale Saint Jean-Baptiste de Sorde), …
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