Vermillion (Côte Vermeille) and Amethyst (Côte d’Améthyste) Coast
The length of the Mediterranean coast in Occitan is approximately 250 kilometers. There are many good beaches and marinas on the coast. This part of the coast is not as famous among tourists as the eastern part of the Mediterranean coast of France. Montpellier, …
MoreArgelès-sur-Mer [fr. Argelès-sur-Mer, cat. Argelers de la Marenda], or simply, Argelers is a village and a community of about 10 000 inhabitants, in the region of Roussillon, in North Catalonia.
Currently, together with the towns of Collioure and Port-Vendres and the villages of Banyuls de la Marenda, Cervera, Palau del Vidre and Sant Andreu de Sureda, …
MorePeople had already realized at the beginning of the 20th century that submarines were becoming the most dangerous weapon in the world. Marine technology has evolved and improved with each decade. It is terrible to imagine what modern submarines are capable of doing. This is what my post today is about.
Germany began to use this …
MoreThe town of Port-Vendres (fr. Port-Vendres, cat. Portvendres) is located in the extreme northwest of the district, near the town of Collioure. Port-Vendres is one of the few deep-water ports in this part of the French Mediterranean coast. It takes freighters and cruise ships, as well as large and small fishing boats which may be …
MoreL’Estartit is a coastal town that belongs administratively to the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, incorporated to a decentralized municipal entity. Located south of the last hills of the Montgrí massif, it is a town that is inextricably linked to the Mediterranean Sea. It is just over a kilometre from the archipelago of the …
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Mediterranean resorts of France
The western part of the Mediterranean coast of France (fr. Côte d’Vermillion, Côte d’Améthyste) is located in the region of Occitania. The Occitania region was formed in 2016, after the unification of the Languedoc-Roussillon and South-Pyrenees regions. Despite changes in the administrative structure, the name Languedoc – Roussillon for …
MoreClassic construction technology of Norway. Houses on wooden stilts in Bergen, 2005
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