Frescoes in the Chartreuse Monastery in Villeneuve les Avigon
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These frescoes were painted by Matteo Giovanetti in the 14th century. They are part of the visit of the Chartreuse Monastery built in 1536, that really is worth a visit on its own. You go through a maze of corridors, rooms, strairs, old stone and gardens. Nearby is an impressive medieval castle from which you get a very nice view of the Monastery and the Palais des Papes beyond the Rhone river, in the city of Avignon.
The "Palais des Papes" at the city of Avignon, on the UNESCO list and one of the most visited place i...
place in front of the Palai des Papes in Avignon
Languedoc-Roussillon is a French region which is composed of five departments. It is bounded by Spain, Andorra in the south and along the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lions). Other French region limit the regions of Languedoc-Roussillon: Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrenees. The natural boundaries are the Pyrenees and the so-called threshold Lauragais, the Cévennes and the Rhône.
In 2004, the Regional Council chose a joint new logo symbolizes the sun, which has the motto: "Living in Septimania. In fact, the current president of the Regional Council, Georges Freche wanted to rename the area "Septimania", but then it has to do so. Septimania is an old name, used since the fifth century for the region, but the Department of Lozère was not yet among them. Above all, the Catalans rejected by an overwhelming majority of this amendment. After numerous protests, including a demonstration of about 8,000 people on the 8th October 2005 in Perpignan, Georges Freche was the project of Bezeichnugsänderung in "Septimania" and the name of the region Languedoc-Roussillon "is introduced as an official designation for the Regon.
The languages of the region along with French, Occitan (Languedoc, Auvergne, Provence), and Catalan. The name of the region favors Lengadòc-Rosselhon Occitan and Catalan Rosselló-Llenguadoc.
