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Archive for the keyword ‘Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur’

29/12/09

Let’s move in the ski resorts !

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Below is our selection of the activities offered in the ski resorts… [ Read more ]

By : Toorismag team
19/08/09

In the footsteps of Picasso in Provence Côte d’Azur

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Painters and writers celebrated Provence, in the South of France, the brightness of its light, its mild climate, the diversity of its landscapes and the beauty of its Mediterranean coastline… In 2009, follow the cultural and tourist route starting from Avignon to Antibes Juan-les-Pins, and go off to explore Picasso in the area of Provence Côte d’Azur. [ Read more ]

By : Toorismag team
9/07/09

The Town of Orange’s Heritage

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Located in the Rhone alluvial plain and crossed by two rivers, the Meyne in the town centre and the Aigues in the north, the town of Orange always developped around the Saint-Eutrope hill. Due to its location near the Rhone and on the Agrippa road, since the Antiquity Orange has remained an important transit area.

Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, 2 Roman monuments dating back to 1st century AD reflect today the town of Orange’s cultural heritage : the Antique theatre and the Triumphal Arch. [ Read more ]

By : Toorismag team
9/07/09

The Provençal market of Vaison-la-Romaine

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Land of flavours and smells, Vaison-la-Romaine offers a coloured symphony. Fruits of a high quality and diversified agriculture, regional produce enrich local gastronomy. All year long, local markets liven up this town and offer a large choice of products, which all reflect an ancestral know-how.

The great provençal market, with colours and smells typicals from the South of France, is a place of interest that cannot be ignored in your trip to Vaison-la-Romaine. Indeed, it has been existing for several cenduries and dates back to 1483. [ Read more ]

By : Toorismag team