Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by France to the north, east…

French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) (Mediterranean resorts of France) The French Riviera (fr. Côte d’Azur) is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France (Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments). The Côte d’Azur…

Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, is the largest city in Turkey and serves as the country’s economic, cultural, and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus Strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents…

Céret is a commune of around 8,000 inhabitants located in the south of Occitania (France, Pyrenees). It is one of the sub-prefectures of the Pyrénées-Orientales department. Historically and culturally, the commune is in Vallespir, a former viscounty (included…

Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is a commune created in 1942 and located in the southeast of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitania region (Pyrenees, France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Vallespir, a former viscounty (included in…

The abbey of Saint Mary of Arles-sur-Tech was a Benedictine monastery in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Arles-sur-Tech (Occitania, France, Pyrenees) in the Vallespir between the 9th century and the 18th. It was dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, and…

The Aude is a river in southern France, whose 223.6 kilometer course runs through the Occitania region, from the Catalan Pyrenees to the Mediterranean Sea. It gives its name to the Aude department. In ancient times, the Roman’s called Aude “Atax.” Some ancient…

Arles-sur-Tech is a commune located in the south of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the arrondissement of Céret, in the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Vallespir, a former viscounty (included in the…

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is a commune, located in Occitania, in the arrondissement of Céret (France, Pyrenees), department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Surrounded by ramparts, its old medieval town with cobbled streets is dominated by Fort Lagarde. The latter…

Drawings by Joan Mañe Moscow (Russian: Москва) is the capital of Russia, a city of federal significance, the administrative center of the Central Federal District and the center of the Moscow Region, which does not include. It is the largest city in Russia…

As the capital city of France, Paris is divided into twenty districts as the capital of the Île-de-France region and the seat of the Greater Paris metropolis. It is established in the center of the Paris Basin on a loop of the Seine, between the confluences…

Madrid is a municipality and city in Spain on the river Manzanares with the historical category of a town. It is the capital of the State and of the Community of Madrid. In its municipal area, the most populated in Spain, there are about 3,330,000 inhabitants…

 Arreau is a commune located in the south-east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). Historically and culturally, the commune is in the Pays d’Aure, made up of the Neste valley (downstream of Sarrancolin), the Aure…

The French Atlantic Coast, or Atlantic facade, is bordered in mainland France by the Iroise Sea, the Bay of Audierne and the Bay of Biscay, extending from Conquet to Hendaye. It is made up of municipalities in the departments of Finistère, Morbihan, Loire…

Château de Soum (Hautes-Pyrénées department, Lourdes, Occitania, France), originally called Villa Fourneau then Château de Soum, the building was designed by Jules Fourneau (owner of the Hôtel d’Italie), according to plans by architect Jean-Marie Lacrampe.…

Lourdes (French: Lourdes) is a municipality located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). Being the center of the Catholic pilgrimage since 1858 (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes), the city annually receives 6 million…

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, or Sanctuary of Lourdes, is a Catholic shrine and Marian pilgrimage site located in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France (Pyrenees). It is comprised of several buildings and places of prayer on the site of the…

Saint-Lary-Soulan is a commune located in the south-east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitania region (Pyrenees, France). The commune, in the Pays d’Aure, is made up of the Neste valley (downstream of Sarrancolin), the Aure valley (upstream…