From the book Andorra Revealed.
On the evening of 5th January, seven trios of Kings, or Reis, ride into their seven respective towns, clad in regal finery: gold crowns, velvet cloaks, flowing locks and splendid false beards. They progress down the main streets of Andorra La Vella and Escaldes on theme-decorated floats sometimes accompanied …
MoreLa Baule-Escoublac (Fr. La Baule-Escoublac) is a town in the west of France, in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region. Located on the Atlantic coast, it is part of the Côte d’Amour, between Le Pouliguen and Pornichet resorts.
La Baule-Escoublac can be included in the TOP 5 best Atlantic resorts of France …
MoreSoulac-sur-Mer (Fr. Soulac-sur-Mer) is a town in the southwest of France, in the department of Gironde, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
An integral part of the former province of Guyenne (north of Gascony), in the northern part of the Medoc peninsula, it falls within the perimeter of the Landes de Gascogne, the Landes woods, and in the …
MoreNoirmoutier-en-l’Île (Fr. Noirmoutier-en-l’Île), commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The town extends over the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, formed by a rocky islet …
MoreLes Sables-d’Olonne is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d’Olonne and Les Sables-d’Olonne merged together, retaining the latter name.
It is also one of the major French seaside resorts on …
MoreFouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains, (Fr. Fouras-les-Bains) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle and 20 km west of Rochefort.
Facing the Charente archipelago and having an almost central geographical location on the coast of Charente-Maritime, Fouras extends over a peninsula. It …
MoreChâtelaillon-Plage is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Today this Atlantic resort combines the retro charm of a « Belle Epoque » and a XXI century modernity.
It is located between the city of Rochefort and the city of La Rochelle.
From the history prior to the nineteenth century, there are still a few …
MoreRonce-les-Bains (Fr. Ronce-les-Bains) is a residential area of the town of La Tremblade, in the department of Charente-Maritime and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This small seaside resort is located in the far north of Royannais, in the western part of the Arvert peninsula, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean (Mer des Pertuis) and the Seudre …
MoreSaint-Palais-sur-Mer (Fr. Saint-Palais-sur-Mer) is a commune in the southwest of France, located in the department of Charente-Maritime, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are called the Saint-Palaisiens and the Saint-Palaisiennes. The city borders with Royan resort.
A seaside resort that took off at the end of the nineteenth century, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer is a residential town in the …
MoreRoyan (fr. Royan) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Being capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns. It has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats and an active fishing port.
Royan …
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