DESTINATION AQUITAINE

In Roman times, the province of Gallia Aquitania originally comprised the region of Gaul between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River, but Augustus Caesar added to it the land between the Garonne and the Loire River. At this stage the province extended inland as far as the Cevennes and covered an area about one third of the size of modern France.

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DESTINATION DORDOGNE In addition to its castles, chateaux, churches, bastides and cave fortresses, the Dordogne region has preserved from centuries past, a number of wonderful villages which still have their market halls, dovecotes, tories, churches, abbeys and castles. Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere, Connezac, Saint-Jean-de-Côle, La Roque-Gageac and many others are real jewels of architecture ...

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DESTINATION GIRONDE Gironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne. From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the revolutionary party, the Girondists ...

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DESTINATION PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE Pyrenees-Atlantiques is part of the Aquitaine region of Southwest France. It is bordered by the Landes, Hautes-Pyrenees , Gers departments and the Bay of Biscay. Principal settlements include Pau, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Orthez, Biarritz, Bayonne, Anglet, Urrugne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye ...

PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE: Bayonne, Biarritz, Hendaye, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Orthez, Pau, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, ... see all

Discover BORDEAUX Bordeaux is a port city in the southwest of France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais. Bordeaux wine draws its name from the city around which it has been produced since the 8th century ...

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