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 France. The population of San Sebastian’s municipality is 186,665 people …
MoreDax (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 …
MoreBiarritz (fr. Biarritz) – a luxury resort town belonging to the Atlantic Pyrenees Department (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), the New Aquitaine Region in southwestern France. Its current Basque name is Biarritz (or Miarritze), and its current Gascon name is Biàrrits.
The name Biarritz probably comes from the berarr Basque root, replacing belharr, “grass” with the suffix -itz addition and …
MoreVilanova i la Geltrú (cat. Vilanova i la Geltrú) is a city and municipality, it is also the capital of the Garraf region. Historically, it is the result of the aggregation of the town of Geltrú, formerly an independent municipality within Vilanova de Cubelles, which used to belong to the municipality of Cubelles, a municipality …
MoreLloret de Mar (cat. Lloret de Mar) is a Catalan city of the Selva region, in the Selva Marítima, south of the Costa Brava. Judicially, it is part of Blanes and its electoral demarcation is Santa Coloma de Farners. A pioneer of European tourism in the 1950s, Lloret has become one of the most important …
MoreVieux-Boucau-les-Bains (in Gascon language “Lo Bocau Vielh”) is a quiet little resort town in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in the southwest of France. Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains’ exact location is in the Landes de Gascogne area, which is adjacent to the Silver Coast of France.
Vieux-Boucau means “old mouth”. This name is easy to explain. Landes de Gascogne, a vast …
MoreTossa de Mar (cat. Tossa de Mar) is a town and municipality in the region of La Selva, simply called Tossa until 1985. It is part of the so-called Selva Marítima and borders with the counties of the Baix Empordà and Gironès, by the municipalities of Lloret de Mar, Vidreres, Caldes de Malavella, Llagostera and …
MorePals (cat. Pals) is a town and municipality of the comarca Baix Empordà (Spain, Catalonia). It borders with the municipalities of Torroella de Montgrí, Fontanilles, Palau-sator, Torrent, Regencós and Begur. The name of the town comes from the Latin “palus”, which means wetland and refers to the nearby wetlands.
It is part of the Montgrí, Medes …
MoreThe Rennes-les-Bains spa resort is located in the Aude Upper Valley (Haute Vallée de l’Aude), Occitania region, just 13 km from Rennes-le-Château town.
The resort recognized therapeutic properties, mild climate, a large number of sunny days a year, the local residents’ hospitality – all this creates the right atmosphere for a relaxing holiday with the whole …
MoreBegur (cat. Begur) is a town and municipality of the Baix Empordà region and an important tourist centre of the Costa Brava (mainly 3-5 stars hotels). It limits to the south with Palafrugell, to the southwest with Regencós, to the west and north with Pals.
Also written as Bagur from the 14th century by the variation …
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