Category: Europe

The medieval village of Les Baux-de-Provence is located in the heart of the Alpilles, a group of rocky hills 245 meters high, located in the center of Provence, just 15 km from Arles and 25 km from Avignon. This medieval village is located on a rocky outcrop in the Alpilles in a panoramic position between […]

Orange is an ancient city of Roman origin in the Vaucluse in Provence, just 20 km north of Avignon, located along the Rhone valley, between the plain and the hills, it is crossed by the small river Meyne. Orange was founded in 35 BC. by the Romans with the name of Arausio (Colonia Julia Secundanorum […]

Nice (about 345,000 inhabitants, 970,000 inhabitants in the urban area), is located in a wonderful position along the Mediterranean Sea on the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges), 30 km from the border with Italy, the city is the capital of the department of Alpes-Maritimes. Nice originated from a settlement founded by the inhabitants of […]

Nice has a Mediterranean climate, very mild thanks to its position, protected from the winds and the surrounding hills, and sheltered by the Esterel and Mercantour massifs and the Alps. The city has pleasant temperatures throughout the year and rainfall moderate temperatures that fall mostly in autumn and winter, generally between October and January. The […]

Alsace is the easternmost region of France. Due to its position, the region has two types of climate: in the flat central areas of the Rhine valley the climate is semi-continental, while in the heights of the Vosges the climate is typically mountain. The Vosges mountain range which is located to the west of the plain […]

Alsace is the smallest region of metropolitan France, located along the border with Germany, to the south it also borders for a short distance with Switzerland. The capital of the region is Strasbourg which is the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, and is also the main tourist destination in Alsace, […]

France is the most visited country by tourists in the world and its capital Paris is the most visited city in the world. There are countless tourist attractions in France, the country has historical and archaeological sites unique in the world: ranging from prehistoric sites (Carnac, Vézère), to the remains of the ancient cities of the […]

France is one of the main states in Europe and, from a tourist point of view, it is the most visited nation in the world, rich in artistic, natural and landscape attractions. The most popular destination is the capital Paris, with museums such as the Louvre and the Orsay Museum, attractions such as the Eiffel […]

Provence is favored by a Mediterranean climate, with mild temperatures throughout the year, and particularly with hot, dry and sunny summers, the region is in fact the area of France with the most hours of sunshine per year, the annual average is 2,700-2,900 hours, the sunniest areas are those of the Var and Vaucluse departments. […]

Corsica – with an area of 8,680 km², 180 km long and 80 km wide – is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest island in metropolitan France. The island is located north of Sardinia and west of Tuscany, and is surrounded by the waters of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas, […]

France is located in the heart of Western Europe, a land of contact between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. At the edge of French territory there are rugged mountain ranges, to the south the Pyrenees and to the south-east the Alps, in the heart of the country are the volcanic peaks of the […]

The French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) extends along the Mediterranean Sea, from the border with Italy to the town of Cassis, on the eastern outskirts of Marseille. Thanks to its position, the climate of the French Riviera is Mediterranean, mild and sunny with hot, dry summers and mild winters. The French Riviera is famous for its […]

The climate of Corsica is Mediterranean, characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, but this is due to the mountainous conformation of the island, which in several points exceeds two thousand meters in height. The Mediterranean climate characterizes the coastal strip of the island, while inland the climate varies with increasing altitude, up […]

Brittany has a humid oceanic climate characterized by small variations in temperature, considerable rainfall, cool and mild summers and rainy winters. The climate of Brittany is often very variable with sudden changes, it goes from rain to sun in a few hours. The influence of the Gulf Stream and the winds coming from the Atlantic […]

The Esterel massif is a relief of volcanic origin located near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between the towns of Saint-Raphaël and Mandelieu-la-Napoule, near Cannes. Mount Vinaigre, 618 meters high, is the culminating point of the massif, the Esterel is formed by porphyry, volcanic rocks, which give it its typical and suggestive reddish colour. […]