St-Paul de Vence in the south of France
St-Paul de Vence in the South of France is one of the best preserved and prettiest medieval villages in all of Europe. We're going to take you on a walk straight through the middle of St-Paul on the main pedestrian lane from one end of town to the other and later working to show you all the little side streets. Located on the Cote d'Azur along the French Riviera in Provence, this village is one of the prettiest in Europe. The cobblestone lanes here are among the finest that you will ever see.
When you reach the far end of the main lane you exit through another gateway arch and then there's a staircase that leads your right up onto the wall with a lovely viewing platform where you can see across the distant landscape.
The walks round the walls are in part wider, and the small gardens of the houses sloping down to them, with the dark foliage and golden fruit of their orange groves, form a beautiful foreground to the lovely views that are visible off in the distance in every direction.
Saint-Paul de Vence's town wall dates from the 16th century as we see it today and it hugs the contours of the rocky spur on which the village stands, forming a 1 km perimeter that has undergone only slight modifications since the 16th century.
We have created many more movies about this area, the Côte d'Azur, the French Riviera that you can find on our channel, so have a look. You'll see programs about Cannes and Monaco, Monte Carlo, St-Paul, Vence, Villefrance, all around through the region including Antibes, and we really enjoy using Nice as our home base to explore this entire region.
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La Perla de Torrenueva 4* - Apartamentos baratos en Mijas - Alquiler Apartamento Costa 2017
Apartamentos La Perla de Torrenueva 4* - Apartamentos baratos en Mijas. Info + Reservas
Avenida de Rota, 183-1 Urb. Torrenueva, 29649 La Cala de Mijas, España
Situada en la hermosa Costa del Sol, esta propiedad de casas y bungalows está rodeada de jardines con vistas al mar Mediterráneo.
La Perla de Torrenueva se encuentra a pocos metros de la playa, en una zona muy apacible. Sus verdes jardines, donde podrá relajarse, están llenos de plantas tropicales.
Por la noche, visite los bares y discotecas de la cercana ciudad de Marbella.
Las unidades cuentan con cocina y balcón o terraza privada, donde podrá tomar el sol y disfrutar del aire fresco.
Apartamentos: 15
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Exteriores Barbacoa Piscina al aire libre Jardín Terraza
Mascotas, Perros, Gatos ¡Gratis! Se admiten bajo petición (Hotel Pet Friendly). Gratis.
Actividades Pista de tenis Campo de golf (a menos de 3 km) Ping pong Mini golf
Internet ¡Gratis! Hay conexión a internet Wi-Fi disponible en las zonas comunes. Gratis.
Aparcamiento ¡Gratis! Hay parking gratis privado en el establecimiento. Es necesario reservar.
Servicios Alquiler de coches Traslado aeropuerto (de pago) Recepción 24 horas Registro de entrada y salida exprés Guardaequipaje Salas de reuniones / banquetes Fax / fotocopiadora
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Entrada
De 15:00 a 00:00
Salida
De 07:00 a 13:00
Mascotas
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Nice, France, along the Côte d'Azur - the complete movie
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We are taking you to Nice along the beautiful shores of the French Riviera. We will walk the little lanes and look at some shops, we will show you the beach, the open market Cours Saleya and bring you on a walking tour through the old town. We will be spending three days in Nice, because there is so much to see in the city and also in the nearby towns along the Côte d'Azur. This is a longer version of three previously uploaded movies.
The south coast of France along the sunny Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most beautiful destinations dotted with colorful seaside towns and inland villages. You'll find that Nice makes the perfect home base from which you can easily reach those other destinations like Cannes and Monaco. Nice has got the biggest collection of hotels, it's got a wonderful old town, a very attractive new town, great transportation with the tram and the major train station and just a beautiful place to be.
One of the great street markets of France is located here in the wide Cours Saleya. This plaza features fresh produce and flowers throughout the day and many the stalls are open right into the early evening, except on Mondays when it becomes an antique market and some other used goods peddled by colorful vendors.
Just inland from the Cours Saleya you'll find the Old Town of Nice. For many visitors it will be the highlight of the city, wandering through these narrow pedestrian lanes lined with historic buildings and shops, lots of restaurants, bars, town squares with fountains and statues, a church here and there. It's just a great spot to explore and hang out. The old town consists of narrow labyrinths, not really streets, more of a maze with blocks of shops of every kind along these narrow twisting lanes.
The old town of Nice is something very special - not so much because of historic monuments or great churches or important single buildings that are inside the old town, but just the total atmosphere, the environment, the simple walking lanes, the shops and the people. There are actual locals living here, there are kids out playing, the residents are upstairs looking down from their windows and you really get a feeling of community here, of authenticity, especially in the off-season when it's not too crowded with tourists walking through the lanes - that helps quite a bit.
You'll find souvenir shops with the typical Provençal items especially the colorful fabrics and the pottery. There's also lots of food in the stores, go for the cookies maybe. We’re just rolling along together, this is part of our visit to the south of France a small group of us traveling together and sharing in the sites.
We especially enjoyed the local cuisine of this casual restaurant. They specialize in crepes and socca and salads and that's really all you need for a very nice lunch. Creperie Breton.
We're also going to have a look at the very attractive downtown of Nice. We'll take you down the main shopping street, show you some of the side lanes and do a little winetasting.
You'll obviously take time to explore Nice’ s main commercial Street, Avenue Jean Medicin, stretching about 10 blocks from Place Massena north to the train station and packed with many boutiques and anchored at the lower end by the large department store, Galleries Lafayette.
This is the kind of really local and authentic neighborhood that's often overlooked by typical guidebooks and video tours, but this is really part of the heart and soul of Nice. This is where locals hang out, where they go shopping, where they get a bite to eat, go to the café, have a beer, which makes it a good place for shopping and for people-watching.
It's so amazing how these pedestrian streets have transformed the cities of Europe. Just a decade ago these kinds of streets would've been filled with cars and trucks in pollution and noise, and the movement swept through the continent to convert these little streets in the heart of the town into pedestrian malls.
Then we're taking you to an evening viewpoint to watch the sunset along the shore, and then up to the top of Castle Hill for a spectacular view looking down over the town.
To get this view you walk along the east end of the waterfront promenade on the Quais des Etats Unit, and to the end you'll have this rocky outcrop with a terrace, with a commanding view looking back along the pebbly beach of Nice.
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French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur (French pronunciation: [kot daˈzyʁ]; Occitan: Còsta d'Azur; literally: Azure Coast), often known in English as the French Riviera, is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend from the Italian border in the east to Saint-Tropez, Hyères, Toulon, or Cassis in the west.
This coastline was one of the first modern resort areas. It began as a winter health resort for the British upper class at the end of the 18th century. With the arrival of the railway in the mid-19th century, it became the playground and vacation spot of British, Russian, and other aristocrats, such as Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, when he was Prince of Wales. In the summer, it also played home to many members of the Rothschild family. In the first half of the 20th century, it was frequented by artists and writers, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edith Wharton, Somerset Maugham, and Aldous Huxley, as well as wealthy Americans and Europeans. After World War II, it became a popular tourist destination and convention site. Many celebrities, such as Elton John and Brigitte Bardot, have homes in the region. Officially, the Côte d'Azur is home to 163 nationalities with 83,962 foreign residents, although estimates of the number of non-French nationals living in the area are often much higher.
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La Turbie Turbillon
Turbillon means whirlwind in French.
It was quite warm, but sudden weather changes here, coming off the mountains over the warm Mediterranean sea are not unusual. The French Riviera enjoys two dry seasons per year -- one in Summer, one in Winter -- so gets two Springs. Since September, 2012, the weather has been unusual, however. We had no major problems with it on our great 16-day trip to this wonderful part of France near Italy, however.
La Turbie has a huge Roman monument on it, known as the Trophy of Augustus. There is a gorgeous park around it. Since we visited on the first Sunday of the month, a heritage day in France, there was no admission charge. The Medieval village quarter of La Turbie is not to be missed, and their restrained style (!) Baroque church is a thrill. One chapel is full of gorgeous silver ex votos, and an altar is in onyx and agate. It's spellbinding.
We drove here from Paris, staying one night in Tournon in the Ardèche region (but fast on the Drôme region, on the river Rhône), rented a terrific house with four terraced gardens in Roquebrune Cap-Martin for a week, rented a wonderful flat in an ancient stone house in the Medieval village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup for another week, and then spent a night in Tournus on the river Saône on the way back -- we'd already stayed there once before, and can recommend it easily as a tourist destination.
I'd feared the whirlwinds here would cause a lot of interference with my digital camera, but it doesn't seem to have been a huge problem. The total cost of our 16-day adventure, and this includes quite everything, was 2,600 euros. We enjoy travel a bit early or late in the season, for milder weather, better prices, and fewer people. This trip did not disappoint.
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Geneva
Geneva (/dʒɨˈniːvə/; French: Genève, IPA: [ʒə.nɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva, IPA: [dzəˈnɛva] and German: Genf; IPA: [ɡɛnf]) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of August 2013) of 194,458, and the canton (which is essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 474,169 residents. In 2011, the compact agglomération franco-valdo-genevoise (Greater Geneva or Grand Genève) had 915,000 inhabitants in both -- Switzerland and France (less than 30mins distance). Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.25 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud (less than 60mins distance).
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MUSICAL JOURNEY OF SO. FRANCE – TOULOUSE (The Joy of Music with Diane Bish)
2101 MUSICAL JOURNEY OF SO. FRANCE – TOULOUSE Diane tours the ancient city of Toulouse with music from the Basilica of St. Sernin where she explains the workings of the organ. She also visits Eze, and the dungeon of the capital. Music includes: “Heavenly Sunshine”, arr. Bish, “Grand Choeur”, T. Salome, “Rock of Ages”, arr. Bish, Allegro from “Sonata on The Lord’s Prayer”, F. Mendelssohn, “Rondeau”, J. Mouret, “Tu es Petra – Thou Art the Rock”, H. Mulet.
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Provence (, US: ; French: [pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm, pronounced [pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and includes the départements of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The largest city of the region is Marseille.
The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it Provincia Romana, which evolved into the present name. Until 1481 it was ruled by the Counts of Provence from their capital in Aix-en-Provence, then became a province of the Kings of France. While it has been part of France for more than five hundred years, it still retains a distinct cultural and linguistic identity, particularly in the interior of the region.
Algiers | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:51 1 Names
00:02:02 2 History
00:02:11 2.1 Early history
00:04:17 2.2 Ottoman rule
00:08:12 2.3 French rule
00:10:29 2.4 Algerian War
00:11:33 2.5 Independence
00:12:28 2.6 Crisis of the 1990s
00:13:53 3 Geography
00:14:02 3.1 Districts of Algiers
00:17:06 3.2 Climate
00:18:01 4 Government
00:18:16 5 Local architecture
00:23:38 6 Monuments
00:25:56 7 Demographics
00:26:36 8 Economy
00:30:28 9 Tourist installations
00:31:15 10 Education
00:31:51 11 Public transport
00:33:08 12 Sports
00:33:54 12.1 Football clubs
00:34:07 13 International relations
00:34:17 13.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
00:34:29 13.2 Cooperation agreements
00:34:53 14 Films about Algiers
00:36:01 15 See also
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Algiers ( al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized: Al-Jazāʾir; French: Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. In 2011, the city's population was estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria.Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle.
Los Amigos Beach Club 2* - Apartamentos Hotel baratos en Mijas - Alquiler Apartamento 2017
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Urbanizacion Playamarina, s/n - Carretera de Cádiz, Km. 204, 29647 La Cala de Mijas, España
El establecimiento Los Amigos Beach Club está situado en la costa de Mijas, a 300 metros de la playa. Este complejo cuenta con piscina al aire libre y restaurante.
El Club cuenta con alojamientos amplios y bien equipados, con una decoración moderna y sencilla. Los apartamentos y estudios disponen de zona de estar con TV vía satélite y cocina con microondas, nevera y fogones.
Algunos apartamentos incluyen un balcón privado. Hay conexión Wifi en todas las instalaciones por un suplemento.
El restaurante Las Casitas (abierto en temporada) ofrece una gran variedad de platos mediterráneos y el bar del complejo sirve bebidas.
Habitaciones del hotel: 140
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Exteriores Piscina al aire libre
Mascotas No se admiten perros, gatos ni otros animales.
Actividades Pista de tenis Campo de golf (a menos de 3 km) Ping pong Bolos Submarinismo Snorkel Mini golf Sauna Gimnasio Spa y centro de bienestar Masajes Bañera de hidromasaje Piscina cubierta Sala de juegos Biblioteca Zona de juegos infantil
Comida & bebida Restaurante Bar
Internet Hay conexión a internet Wi-Fi disponible en todo el establecimiento. De pago.
Aparcamiento ¡Gratis! Hay parking gratis público en el establecimiento. No es necesario reservar.
Servicios Alquiler de coches Recepción 24 horas Cambio de moneda Cajero automático en el hotel Servicio de conserjería Fax / fotocopiadora
General WiFi de pago Caja fuerte Tiendas (en el establecimiento) Adaptado personas de movilidad reducida Habitaciones familiares Prohibido fumar en todo el establecimiento
Entrada
A partir de las 16:00
Salida
Hasta las 10:00
Mascotas
No se admiten.
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Al hacer el registro de entrada, deberá presentar una copia impresa de la reserva.
A la llegada, deberá abonar un depósito reembolsable de 100 euros por apartamento. Dicho depósito es obligatorio y debe abonarse mediante tarjeta de crédito o de débito. El establecimiento no admite pagos en efectivo.
El registro de salida está sujeto a disponibilidad y comporta un suplemento.
El acceso al centro de ocio y a otras instalaciones del complejo comporta un suplemento. Si desea más información, póngase en contacto directamente con el establecimiento.
Las peticiones de alojamiento adaptado para silla de ruedas deberán ser confirmadas por el complejo con antelación.
Las visitas no pueden hacer uso de las instalaciones del establecimiento.
La capacidad máxima de cada apartamento incluye a los niños.
El sofá cama no está hecho a la llegada. Si desea solicitar este servicio, deberá ponerse en contacto con el establecimiento de antemano.
Los apartamentos no se limpian a diario. La frecuencia del servicio de limpieza depende de la duración de la estancia. Por un suplemento, se proporciona servicio de limpieza adicional.
La conexión WiFi comporta un suplemento.
Todas las peticiones están sujetas a disponibilidad y no están garantizadas.
Del 11 de enero al 19 de marzo de 2016 se realizarán trabajos de reforma en el establecimiento. Durante este período, podrían producirse ruidos o pequeñas molestias y algunos servicios e instalaciones del hotel podrían no estar disponibles.
El establecimiento realizará obras de reforma desde el lun, 03 oct 2016 hasta el vie, 16 dic 2016. Durante este periodo, los clientes pueden sufrir ruidos y algunas molestias, y es posible que algunas instalaciones y servicios no estén disponibles.
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Algiers | Wikipedia audio article
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Algiers (Arabic: الجزائر al-Jazā’er; French: Alger [al.ʒe]) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. In 2011, the city's population was estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria.Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja (البهجة) or alternatively Alger la Blanche (Algiers the White) for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle.
Geneva | Wikipedia audio article
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Geneva
00:02:16 1 Name
00:03:16 2 History
00:05:05 3 Geography and climate
00:05:15 3.1 Topography
00:08:10 3.2 Climate
00:10:05 4 Politics
00:10:14 4.1 Coat of arms
00:10:22 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:10:55 4.3 Government
00:12:34 4.4 Municipal Council
00:14:05 4.5 Elections
00:14:13 4.5.1 National Council
00:14:55 4.6 International relations
00:15:13 5 Demographics
00:15:22 5.1 Population
00:24:47 5.2 Historical population
00:25:10 5.3 Religion
00:28:12 5.3.1 Protestant Rome
00:30:29 5.4 Crime
00:30:59 6 Cityscape
00:31:08 7 Heritage sites of national significance
00:34:51 8 Society and culture
00:35:01 8.1 Media
00:36:20 8.2 Traditions and customs
00:38:20 8.3 Music and festivals
00:39:22 9 Education
00:43:23 10 Economy
00:48:14 11 Sport
00:49:20 12 Infrastructure
00:49:29 12.1 Transportation
00:52:12 12.2 Utilities
00:53:42 13 International organisations
00:55:54 14 Notable people
00:56:04 14.1 A–G
00:56:12 14.2 H–R
00:56:43 14.3 S–Z
00:56:53 15 See also
00:57:24 16 Notes and references
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Geneva (; French: Genève [ʒənɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva]; German: Genf [ɡɛnf]; Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.
Geneva
Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
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Provencal cuisine | Wikipedia audio article
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Provencal cuisine
00:01:02 1 Gallery of Provence
00:01:12 2 History
00:01:21 2.1 Prehistoric Provence
00:04:32 2.2 Ligures and Celts in Provence
00:07:23 2.3 Greeks in Provence
00:10:15 2.4 Roman Provence (2nd century BC to 5th century AD)
00:13:02 2.5 Arrival of Christianity (3rd–6th centuries)
00:14:14 2.6 Germanic invasions, Merovingians and Carolingians (5th–9th centuries)
00:15:58 2.7 The Counts of Provence (9th–13th centuries)
00:20:05 2.8 The Popes in Avignon (14th century)
00:22:02 2.9 Good King René, the last ruler of Provence
00:23:24 2.10 1486 to 1789
00:26:46 2.11 During the French Revolution
00:29:47 2.12 Under Napoleon
00:30:26 2.13 19th century
00:32:54 2.14 20th century
00:36:42 3 Extent and geography
00:37:09 3.1 Borders
00:38:15 3.2 Rivers
00:40:30 3.3 The Camargue
00:41:23 3.4 Mountains
00:44:59 3.5 The Calanques
00:46:19 3.6 Landscapes
00:46:59 4 Climate
00:47:40 4.1 Bouches-du-Rhône
00:48:25 4.2 The Var
00:49:24 4.3 Alpes-Maritimes
00:51:04 4.4 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
00:53:53 4.5 The Vaucluse
00:54:50 5 Language and literature
00:54:59 5.1 Scientists, scholars and prophets
00:56:01 5.2 Occitan literature
00:57:01 5.3 Writers and poets in the Occitan language
00:58:23 5.4 French authors
00:59:55 5.5 Emigrés, exiles, and expatriates
01:01:37 6 Music
01:02:28 7 Painters
01:09:39 8 Film
01:11:00 9 Parks and gardens in Provence
01:11:10 10 Cuisine
01:16:19 11 Wines
01:23:11 12 Pastis
01:23:54 13 Pétanque or boules
01:25:59 14 Genetics
01:26:55 15 See also
01:27:03 16 Sources and references
01:27:13 17 Bibliography
01:27:22 18 External links
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- Socrates
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Provence (, US: ; French: [pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm, pronounced [pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and includes the départements of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The largest city of the region is Marseille.
The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it Provincia Romana, which evolved into the present name. Until 1481 it was ruled by the Counts of Provence from their capital in Aix-en-Provence, then became a province of the Kings of France. While it has been part of France for more than five hundred years, it still retains a distinct cultural and linguistic identity, particularly in the interior of the region.
Geneva | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:16 1 Name
00:03:16 2 History
00:05:05 3 Geography and climate
00:05:15 3.1 Topography
00:08:10 3.2 Climate
00:10:05 4 Politics
00:10:14 4.1 Coat of arms
00:10:22 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:10:55 4.3 Government
00:12:34 4.4 Municipal Council
00:14:05 4.5 Elections
00:14:13 4.5.1 National Council
00:14:55 4.6 International relations
00:15:13 5 Demographics
00:15:22 5.1 Population
00:24:47 5.2 Historical population
00:25:10 5.3 Religion
00:28:12 5.3.1 Protestant Rome
00:30:29 5.4 Crime
00:30:59 6 Cityscape
00:31:08 7 Heritage sites of national significance
00:34:51 8 Society and culture
00:35:01 8.1 Media
00:36:20 8.2 Traditions and customs
00:38:20 8.3 Music and festivals
00:39:22 9 Education
00:43:23 10 Economy
00:48:14 11 Sport
00:49:19 12 Infrastructure
00:49:28 12.1 Transportation
00:52:11 12.2 Utilities
00:53:41 13 International organisations
00:55:54 14 Notable people
00:56:03 14.1 A–C
00:58:56 14.2 D–G
01:01:38 14.3 H–M
01:04:24 14.4 N-R
01:06:25 14.5 S–Z
01:09:17 15 See also
01:09:48 16 Notes and references
01:09:58 17 Bibliography
01:10:29 18 External links
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
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Geneva (; French: Genève [ʒənɛv]; Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva]; German: Genf [ɡɛnf]; Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Geneva (, French: Genève [ʒənɛv], Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva], German: Genf [ɡɛnf], Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named Métropole lémanique contains a population of 1.26 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. A 2009 survey by Mercer found that Geneva has the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (behind Vienna and Zürich for expatriates; it is narrowly outranked by Zürich). The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the Peace Capital. In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world. Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.