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Gourdon - a small mountain village close to French Rivie
Gourdon on pieni vuoristokylä Etelä-Ranskassa.
From the A8 motorway take the Cagnes sur Mer, exit on the RD 2085, then the D3. 31 km from Cannes and 14 km from Grasse.
Gourdon village. Just getting to Gourdon is an adventure in itself.
Take the road through the vertiginous Gorges du Loup, with 700 m high cliffs towering above you, and take the time to stop at the Saut du Loup waterfall for a refreshing breather in the summer. Then you'll passing through the hamlet of Pont du Loup, with its climate ideal for growing orange trees, olive trees and perfume plants, which is part of the Gourdon municipality.
From there you might choose to walk up to Gourdon, taking the old Chemin du Paradis which used to be a mule track. Beware, it's a climb of more than 500 metres, but at the end of the road is paradise!
Alternatively the less energetic visitor may prefer to stay in their car and simply drive up to one of the most beautiful villages in the whole of France... which certainly also attracts more visitors than most villages on the Riviera.
Gourdon is the archetype of a perched village, sitting like an eagle's nest at the end of a rocky spur, enjoying a truly exceptional panoramic view over more than 80 kilometres of coastline from Theoule sur mer and Nice.
It also forms a remarkably harmonious ensemble of white stone-built medieval houses, nestling around the feudal castle, all of which are beautifully restored and maintained.
Without a doubt, Gourdon has been the fortunate recipient of attentions from all the good fairies of Creation! The good fairies of commerce have been at work too, to judge by the number of craft shops that await the tourists: perfumes and soaps, honey, nougat, gingerbread, craft glassware and painting on silk, etc !
But the highlight of your visit to Gourdon will be castle. Originally owned by the Counts of Provence until the 13th century, the castle was then passed on to the Grasse-Bar, the Villeneuve-Flayosc and the Borriglione families in succession, almost all of whom where great noble families. Traces of each are still to be seen in this wonderfully preserved building.
You'll admire its imposing round and square towers, its arrow slits and Renaissance entrance gate, its cobbled inner courtyard and well, its gargoyles and vaulted hallways, not forgetting its monumental 14th century fireplace.
Inside, you can visit superb gardens laid out by Le Nôtre, Versailles' landscape gardener. The gardensare a true Eden, with their main terraces shaded by centuries' old limetrees. You will admire an Italian style garden and rock garden, as well as the apothecary's garden with its intermingling fragrances of angelicas, columbine, balsam and comfrey, lemon balm, old mints and roses, sage and tansy … medicinal plants used in the Middle Ages.
After this wonderful journey into the past, you'll enjoy a return to reality, having lunch on the terrace with a breath-taking view of the entire Riviera. Then you'll understand why Gourdon is one of the villages that attracts the most visitors on the whole of the Riviera!
Pieni nyanssi Porvoolaisille on se, että tuolta löytyy samanlainen merkki monesta parfyymipannusta kuin löytyy Porvoon vaakunasta. Liekö joskus ollut jotain kaupallista yhteyttä?
Kitchen Tour in Gene Ciccolo's Provence Tours and Relaxed American in Provence vacation
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Marche market of Cannes, France
Cannes is a city located in the French Riviera. It is a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a commune of France located in the Alpes-Maritimes department.
The Forville Market (Marché Forville) is most certainly the most renowned market in the entire Cannes, being at the same time an opportunity, on the one hand, for buyers to sample the freshest locally produced or even homemade or homegrown fruit, vegetables and flowers, and, on the other hand, for sellers to market the results of their work. The Forville Market is located in the famous Le Suquet, between the town hall and the railway station, on Rue Félix Faure. Besides the fruit of the earth proper, the market also hosts a good trade of fresh fish, cheese and eggs. Visitors should know that the Market is opened from Tuesday to Sunday, Monday being reserved for the so called Marché Brocante, or flea market, when a different kind of items are being displayed, ranging from paintings and books to vintage jewelry. Source: Cannes-tourism.com
The city is also famous for its luxury shops, restaurants, and hotels. On 3 November 2011 it played host to the G20 organisation of industrialised nations.
By the 2nd century BC the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as Aegitna. Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands.
In 69 AD it became the scene of violent conflict between the troops of Othos and Vitellius.
n the 10th century the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from canna, a reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower which overlooked swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins islands and the history of Cannes is the history of the islands.
An attack by the Saracens in 891, who remained until the end of the 10th century, devastated the country around Canua. The insecurity of the Lérins islands forced the monks to settle on the mainland, at the Suquet. Construction of a castle in 1035 fortified the city by then known as Cannes, and at the end of the 11th century construction was started on two towers on the Lérins islands. One took a century to build; the other, three.
Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for hundreds of years and became independent.
During the 18th century, the Spanish and British both tried to gain control of the Lérins Islands, but were chased away by the French. The islands were later controlled by many, such as Jean-Honoré Alziary, and the Bishop of Fréjus. The islands had many different purposes; at the end of the 19th century, one was a hospital for soldiers in the Crimean War.
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux bought land at the Croix des Gardes and constructed the villa Eleonore-Louise. His work to improve living conditions attracted the English aristocracy, who also built winter residences.
At the end of the 19th century, several railways were completed. This prompted the arrival of streetcars. In Cannes, projects such as the Boulevard Carnot, the rue d'Antibes and the Carlton Hotel on the Promenade de la Croisette were carried out. After the closure of the Casino des Fleurs (hôtel Gallia), a luxury establishment was built for the rich winter clientele, the Casino Municipal next to the pier Albert-Edouard. This casino was demolished and replaced by the new Palace in 1979.
With the 20th century came new luxury hotels such as the Miramar and the Martinez. The city was modernised with a sports centre, street cars, a post office, and schools.
The city was modernised with a sports centre, street cars, a post office, and schools.
Source: Wikipedia
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Vakantiehuis met privé zwembad voor vakantie in de Dordogne, Périgord Noir. Voor 8 personen
Vakantiehuis met zwembad in landelijke omgeving voor vakantie in de Dordogne, Périgord Noir.
Het recent gebouwde vakantiehuis biedt plaats aan 2 gezinnen en ligt vrij afgelegen niet ver van het plaatsje Saint Amand de Coly.
Ref: PER-1959-1367
Vakantiehuis met privé zwembad bij Saint Paul en Forêt, Provence. Villa met zwembad in de Var.
Vakantiehuis met privé zwembad in de Provence, bij Saint Paul en Forêt. Ref. 83400 voor 6 personen. Vakantiehuis met privé zwembad bij het dorpje Saint-Paul-en-Forêt in de Provence, niet ver van Fayence. De smaakvol ingerichte, geschakelde villa is rustig gelegen en heeft een grote, schaduwrijke tuin en meerdere terrasjes. Het royale overdekte terras en de omheining in de tuin zorgen voor een goede afscheiding van de kleine, naastgelegen woning. Het centrum van het pittoreske dorpje ligt op nog geen kilometer van uw vakantiehuis. Er zijn enkele restaurantjes, een slager en een kruidenier annex bakker. Alle overige voorzieningen vindt u in het gezellige Fayence op 7 km. In de nabije omgeving liggen karakteristieke dorpjes als Callian, Bagnols-en-Forêt, Montauroux en Seillans, maar ook bekende kustplaatsen als Fréjus, Cannes en Antibes zijn goed te bereiken.
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Nuit dans une bulle avec Attrap-Rêves - Marseille
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Celle de dormir une nuit dans une bulle transparante. Un moment super romantique à vivre à deux. Le tout en admirant les étoiles.
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Rome sous la neige le 3 février 2012. Place Navone.
Roma sotto la neve il 3 febbraio 2012, Piazza Navona.
Louis Audibert peintre provençal
Après des études au pensionnat du Sacré-Cœur, il entre à l'école des Beaux-Arts. Il va à Paris où il séjourne de 1906 à 1912 où il découvre les impressionnistes. Après la guerre il se lie à Louis-Mathieu Verdilhan et travaille avec lui à Cassis. Il devient le professeur de Winston Churchill. Il est lié à de nombreux artistes : Albert Marquet, Moïse Kisling, Marcel Leprin etc. Il fait sa première exposition en 1920 et fonde en 1948 l'Union des arts plastiques. Son atelier se trouve au N° 30 du cours d'Estienne d'Orves à Marseille.
Il meurt à 103 ans.
Vakantiehuis met privé zwembad Provence bij Tourves. Villa in de Var, uitzicht op wijngaard.
Vrijstaand vakantiehuis met privé zwembad, bij Tourves, in de Var, Provence. basic-travel.com, ref. F83352, vakantiewoning, voor 7-8 personen. Villa met zwembad Provence, prachtig uitzicht over de wijngaard en de heuvels. Mooie omgeving tussen de fraaie plaatsen Brignoles en Saint-Maximin la Sainte Baume, zee bij Hyères.
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