Rocamadour is a beautiful medieval village in southwestern France. Only home to 600 people it attracts over 1 million visitors every year and is, therefore, one of France’s most important tourist destinations. The reasons for this are mainly the marvellous setting, climbing up a cliffside overlooking the Alzou canyon, and […]
Places
Collonges-la-Rouge
Collonges-la-Rouge is a commune in southwestern France that is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. When the monks of Charroux Abbey founded a priory in the 8th century it attracted many peasants, craftsmen and tradesman because of its fortified walls. Many pilgrims visited Collonges-la-Rouge on their way to Santiago de Compostela […]
Château de Marqueyssac
The Château de Marqueyssac is a château in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France, that was built in the 17th century. The reason why it is so famous and visited by many tourists every year is not the château itself, but its overwhelming gardens. In the 1860s the lord […]
Beynac-et-Cazenac
Beynac-et-Cazenac is a village that is located in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. It is home to a beautiful château and over 500 people. Situated next to the Dordogne river it is also part of the Tour de France, one of the most cycling races in the world, […]
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil is known as the world capital of prehistory. The reason, therefore, is that several prehistoric sites were found there. Many of them are listed as UNESCO world heritage sites. Examples for the sites in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil are the “Abri de Cor-Magnon” – the site where the Cro-Magnon was […]
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city in southwestern France and is home to over 250.000 people. It is also the centre of the region where the famous Bordeaux wine is produced, though, there is no wine production within the city boundaries. Most of the wine produced in the area is red, […]
Rochefort-en-Terre
Rochefort-en-Terre is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in northwestern France. The commune that is located high above the river Arz is home to approximately 700 people who are called Rochefortais in French. However, one of its greatest pioneers was an American painter called Alfred […]
Phare du Petit Minou
The Phare du Petit Minou is a lighthouse in the commune of Plouzané in the region of Brittany in northwestern France. Built in 1848 west of the city of Brest it shows the safe route for ships through the Strait of Brest. It furthermore has a red signal that indicates […]
Plougrescant
Plougrescant is a commune in the region of Brittany, France. It is Brittany’s northernmost point and home to over 1.300 people. Its most famous building is called “Castel Meur”. Castel Meur is also known as “La Maison du Gouffre” which translates as the house of maw. The house between the […]