Marseille (Marseille in French) is the second largest city in France. Situated in the old French province of Provence and the Mediterranean coast, is the largest trading port in the country. Marseille is the Prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhone department and the capital of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.
It has a population of 820,900 inhabitants (2004), which reaches more than 1.55 million in urban agglomeration of Marseille-Aix-en-Provence.
It was founded by Greeks in the seventh century BC It has been subordinated to the Romans in 49 îi.Hr.
Founded in 123 BC For the Romans, Aix-en-Provence has its origins, name and, in some degree, and reputation because of its thermal springs. Until today, the city boasts no fewer than 23 such wells.
Aix Provence's capital was successively led the Celts, Romans and monarchs account until 1790, at which point it was considered only major city in the area.
Today you can spend whole days and intricate cobbled streets of beating or exploring the numerous markets in line and watching the buildings bordered by beautiful architecture, the legacy of wealthy merchants and local officials who helped transform the city's Provence in Florence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries .
Grasse is recognized as the city of perfumes since the seventeenth century, and today it is the world capital of perfumes, its reputation speaks for itself.
Valloire is located right in between the 2 mountain passes Col du Galibier and Col du Télégraphe in the Savoyard Alps. The picturesque village is dominated by old, stone buildings, and right in between those runs the Valloirette stream - providing the village with a very unique mountain village charm. But this place is so much more than only a place of French Alpine tradition. Leisure time activities, such as ice skating and paragliding, but also more extraordinary sports, e.g. speedriding on skis or a tandem jump from a propeller jet on skates can be tried here.The resort organises an attractive winter season programme for all it's visitors every year. The New Year's Eve event "SnowBall" on the main street and the "Big Air Festival" with DJ and mulled wine stands are only two of a number of cultural events that take place here.In January 2015 for example, there is an event you won't want to miss: Valloire host the annual ice and snow sculpture championships, in which international artists carve and display their frozen works.
Avignon is a city located in southern France, prefecture of Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. It is located on the left bank of the river Rhone, 85 km from Marseille.
Numerous remains testify to one of Avignon's employment since 3000 years BC The capital was historically Celtic-Ligurian and Roman city. Ancient Avenio covers 46 ha and exhumed the remains give evidence of a boomtown. Known as one of the 80 cities of Gaul under Augustus, Latin colony under Claudius, Avignon, is promoted to the rank of a Roman city in the Second Century by the Emperor Adrian.
Valbonne is a community in the Alps-Maritime department of south-eastern France. In 2009 we had a population of 12114 inhabitants.
Valbona is located in a basin, at the distant half of a Brague River Purge.
Arles is one of the oldest settlements in France, important agricultural and industrial center with a population of over 50,000 inhabitants. Romanian dates from its beginnings, ruins and monuments and then show that for hundreds of years Arles is one of the most important cities of the region.
But Arles made history thanks to a painter who has failed to sell in a lifetime than one canvas, and that for a modest price: Vincent van Gogh. He lived in Arles price over one year, one of the most prolific period in the life of the controversial artist, the year he managed to paint 200 canvases, many of them depicting moments and shots of city life, as he saw.
