4. Lac de Sainte-CroixSainte Croix Du Verdon The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a man-made lake that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 of a reinforced-concrete arch dam by the name of Dam of Sainte-Croix. The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest. The village that can be seen adjacent to the lake, however, is not the eponymous village of Sainte-Croix-de-Verdon but Les Salles-sur-Verdon. The original village is now completely underwater. The other villages around the lake are: Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon Bauduen Les Salles-sur-Verdon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Pont du GardVers Pont Du Gard The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance. The aqueduct bridge is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, a 50-kilometre system built in the first century AD to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus . Because of the uneven terrain between the two points, the mostly underground aqueduct followed a long, winding route that called for a bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River. The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Chateau de LourmarinLourmarin The Château de Lourmarin is a converted castle located in the town of Lourmarin which is situated in the Vaucluse département, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of France. Originally a 12th-century fortress, it was transformed in the 15th century by Foulques d'Agoult, chamberlain of King Rene I. of Anjou. After 1526 the castle belonged to Louis d’Agoult-Montauban and his wife Blanche de Lévis-Ventadour and the new annex made the building the first Renaissance building in the Provence Region. Afterwards the castle became the residence of the Créqui-Lesdiguières family, who were the lords of Château de La Tour d'Aigues. Despite owning the castle, they never took residence in it, and this state of affairs continued until the beginning of the French Revolution. After the Revo... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Villages of the Luberon, France 2013
Our daytrips to the villages of Apt, Fort Buoux, Bonnieux, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Gordes, Roussillon, Pont du Gard, Uzes, Menerbes, Oppede le Vieux in the Luberon.
Arles
Der Ausflug in Arles zeigte uns diese Stadt als ehemalige römische Hauptstadt und religiöses Zentrum des frühen Mittelalters.Durch seine Sehenswürdigkeiten ( römische und romanische Bauwerke) wurden die vergangenen Epochen lebendig, so z.B. durch das grandiose Amphitheater.Leider finden dort Stierkämpfe statt, die wir ablehnen.Damit sind nicht die Kämpfe gemeint,bei denen den Stieren eine zwischen die Hörner gebundene Kokarde entfernt werden muss,sondern die blutige Variante des Stierkampfes. Sehenswert war wiederum der Van-Gogh-Weg.
Colorado der Provence bei Rustrel Reisetipp von adventurer.de
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Hungry Cyclist Lodge 2015
A cycling tour through the wine vineyards of Burgundy, France.
Cyclists: Whitney Chicoine, David Chicoine, Adam Chicoine and our gracious host/guide The Hungry Cyclist aka Tom Kevill-Davies
Lodging: The Hungry Cyclist Lodge in Auxey-Duresses, Burgundy, France