Archive for April 2018
Why do we call Toulouse the Pink City?
The historical capital of Languedoc is nicknamed Toulouse the Pink City because of its red-pink bricks and tiles produced with the local clay, a construction material introduced by the Romans 2000 years ago
Read MoreCastel Merle prehistoric site in Sergeac – Dordogne
Castel Merle prehistoric site in Dordogne has been continuously inhabited for 83,000 years and boasts the highest concentration of prehistoric habitats in Europe
Read MoreColline de Fourvière – Lyon – Lugdunum
La Colline de Fourvière in Lyon, a hill that overlooks the Saône and Rhône rivers and the site where the Romans founded the antic city of Lugdunum in 43BC
Read MoreSaujac – Saut de la Mounine – Lot Valley
Saut de la Mounine in Saujac, a spectacular viewpoint along the Lot and the origin of a legend involving a hermit, a monkey and the local lord’s daughter
Read MoreA visit to the Maeght Foundation – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
The Maeght Foundation, a contemporary art museum founded in 1964 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence with the collaboration of some of the most talented artists of the 20th century
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