Cannes is a French commune located in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur. Its inhabitants are called Cannes. A resort of the Côte d’Azur, Cannes is world famous for its Film Festival and the Promenade de la Croisette. By population, it is the third city of the department, after Nice and Antibes; it developed in the margins of the tourist and festival season. Like most coastal resorts of the Cote d’Azur and Riviera, Read More ...
The Grand Theatre of Bordeaux, commanded by Marshal de Richelieu, governor of Guyenne, was built by architect Victor Louis, opened on April 7, 1780. An historic monument, the neo-classical building is reminiscent of ancient times. Its peristyle structure is eighty-eight meters by forty-seven meters, and is part of urban Bordeaux’s rich legacy of the Enlightenment. The building houses an auditorium with one thousand seats, and is a perfect example of Italian theatre. Read More ...
The Church Sainte-Croix is in Bordeaux, its abbey is an ancient Benedictine monastery. Although the abbey was founded in the seventh century, the present church was built towards the end of the eleventh century and in the early twelfth century. With a Romanesque facade, it has the shape of a Latin cross. The building consists of a nave of five bays with aisles, a transept with a large apse on each arm, Read More ...
Terra Amata is an archaeological site located on the slopes of Mont Boron in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). Located twenty-six meters above the present level of the sea, it has yielded remains of the Lower Paleolithic (Acheulian) period, and one of the oldest human habitats in Europe. Discovered during 1966, early salvage excavations were conducted by a team led by Henry de Lumley. The interpretations of archaeological data from Terra Amata are Read More ...
The Cotes-to-Gascoigne is a Vin de Pays zone occurring in the same soil as the Armagnac region in the Southwest of France. This was the decree of September 13th 1968 which gave birth to the wine country, distinguishing them from table wines. A decree of specific wines of Cotes de Gascoigne was published in the Official Journal on January 25th 1982. It defines the production conditions for obtaining approval. This soil is characterized Read More ...
