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Details |
Photo |
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| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
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If Island is famous for its prison which was the setting of "The Count of Monte Christo" by Alexander Dumas.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Castle If was built in 1529 as a fortress. It later became a prison.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Well in the middle of the courtyard with the prisoner cells above.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Prisoner cells.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Prisoners were jammed into cells unless they could afford to rent one.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Door and passageway.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Memorial to 3500 Huguenots (Protestants) who died in the prison during the religious wars.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Posters from the movie, "The Count of Monte Christo".
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Cell for condemned prisoners.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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View from a cell window.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
District : Castle If
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Marseille is nearly 2km away.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
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View of Marseille from the island.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
|
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The battlements.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
|
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The uninhabited Riou Island.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : If Island
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View across to Ratonneau Island.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : Ratonneau Island
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Ratonneau Island was used as a quarantine centre.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : Ratonneau Island
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The harbour.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : Ratonneau Island
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The island is used as a holiday resort.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
City / Town : Ratonneau Island
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Sailing boat.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
|
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View of Marseille.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Frioul Archipelago
|
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View of the Cathedral in Marseille.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Cassis is a picturesque fishing village overlooked by a castle.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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The village is dominated by a 13th century castle.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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The port area.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Buildings surrounding the port.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
|
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The beach at Cassis.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Cape Canaille shelters the village.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Reds, green and blues of Cape Canaille, one of Europe's highest sea cliffs.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Hillside terracing above the village.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Cafes on the quay.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Houses overlooking the port.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Cassis is set in a natural harbour.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
|
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Ice cream shop.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Ice cream.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Narrow streets with shops.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Pastel coloured houses.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
|
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Sweet and biscuit shop.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
|
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Pastel pink house.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Cassis
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Shaded square.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Near Cassis are a series of limestone formations and creeks called the Calanques.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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The Calanques are a unique biological and geological environment.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Port Miou Calanques is 1.5 km long.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Port Miou Calanques shelters boats.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Natural cave formation.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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The entrance to Port Pin Calanque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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The Pine trees growing in the Calenques require very little soil.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Weathered rocks.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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The 90m high God's Finger in En Vau Calanque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Spectacular landscape in En Vau Calanque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Trees perched on top of the cliffs.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Tilted layers.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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One of the many isolated beaches in the Calanques.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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150m high cliffs near Devenson Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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The cliffs near Devenson Calenque are used by nesting sea birds.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Dramatic scenery.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Eroded rock formations.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Pinacles.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Dramatic landscape.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Isolated tree.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Unique plants inhabit the Calanques.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Tree dwarfed by a pinnacle.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Sugiton Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Morgiou Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Dramatic scenery at Morgiou Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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House at Morgiou Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Cliffs overlooking Morgiou Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Village at the end of Morgiou Calenque.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
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Geological processes have shaped the landscape.
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2012 |
| France |
Region : Calanques National Park
|
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Uninhabited Riou island near Marseille.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
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Aix is a university town founded by the Romans in 123 BCE.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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The Rotonde Fountain is the centre of the city.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Statue of Aix-born painter, Paul Cezanne.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
Site / Event : Atelier Paul Cezanne
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The Atelier Paul Cezanne is the artist's studio set in the outskirts of Aix.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
Site / Event : Atelier Paul Cezanne
|
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The studio with Cezanne's personal effects.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
Site / Event : Atelier Paul Cezanne
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One side of the studio has a single large window to let in light.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
Site / Event : Garden of the Painters
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The Garden of the Painters was a popular spot for Paul Cezanne.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
Site / Event : Garden of the Painters
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The Mountain of Sainte-Victoire was painted fifteen times by Paul Cezanne.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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The Mazarin district is the old city.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Mansions in the old city.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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The Church of St Jean de Malte.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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The Granet Museum is an old art school where Cezanne studied.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Narrow street.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Quiet square.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Flower shop.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Street with cafes and restaurants.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Street scene in the city centre.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Tree-lined Cours Mirabeau.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Small church on Cours Mirabeau.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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The Hot Water Fountain dates from 1734 and its water has a temperature of 34 degrees.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Aix-en-Provence
|
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Old woman.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
|
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Arles is an ancient Roman settlement now famous because Vincent Van Gogh lived and painted in the city.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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Plaques showing paintings by Vincent Van Gogh at the locations where they were painted.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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The courtyard where Van Gogh painted "Courtyard of a Hospital at Arles" in April 1889.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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The interior of the amphitheatre is the subject of a Van Gogh painting called "The Amphitheatre" (October 1888).
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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The place in Ete Gardens where Van Gogh painted "Public Park in Arles" in October 1888.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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Site of the Van Gogh painting "The Yellow House" (September 1888).
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
|
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View from the site of the Van Gogh painting, "Starry Night Over The Rhone", completed in September 1888.
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
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Location of the Van Gogh painting "The Trinquetaille Bridge" (October 1888).
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
District : Van Gogh Trail
|
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The scene in Place du Forum from the Van Gogh painting "Cafe Terrace at Night" (September 1888).
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2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Arles
|
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The narrow streets of the old city.
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2012 |
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