The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is a magical triangle of land in southeastern France composed of 6 departments: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritime, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, and the Vaucluse. French departments were created in 1790 to give each part of the country relatively equal significance in government affairs. They were designed to be more or less the same size, […]
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“In 2009, The New Yorker’s Elizabeth Kolbert surveyed notable books about meat consumption and pointed out the paradox. ‘Americans love animals,’ she wrote, but they also love eating them, spending tens of billions of dollars annually on household animals while simultaneously consuming more than thirty-five million cows and nine billion birds each year. How we
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Moissac A mecca of Romanesque art in France, this UNESCO World Heritage site also has one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco style buildings in southwest France. Admire the spectacular 19th-century Cacor canal bridge, a true work of art. http://www.tourisme-occitanie Auvillar Auvillar began as a watchtower to keep an eye on the English on
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When it comes to road trips, the French countryside is hard to beat. And Gascony in particular seems to offer a carefree experience for those looking for an off-the-beaten-path adventure away from the crowds. These two inviting itineraries will take you to the heart of historic Gascony and its irresistible douceur de vivre, so let
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The Other South of France is a hidden gem of a region known historically as Gascony. Most guide books and travel agents ignore this corner of the hexagon, preferring instead to designate the south of France as either the Dordogne, or the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. But to those in the know, this unspoiled paradise is a
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