Paris

Overview and HistoryWelcome to Paris, the City Of Lights, La Ville-Lumiere! We're going to depart from the standard timeline here and just start looking at pictures. You can put the history together in your mind along the way, or live contentedly with an abstract expression of images, whichever you prefer.For lesson...

France

France is affectionately referred to as "the Hexagon" for its overall shape.French history goes back to the Gauls, a Celtic tribe which inhabited the area circa 300BC until being conquered by Julius Caesar.The Franks were the first tribe to adopt Catholic Christianity after the Roman Empire collapsed. France became ...

Rocky Mountains - Alberta

The Rocky Mountains (or Rockies) are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometres (2,980 mi) from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States. The range's highest peak is Mount Elbert in Colorado at 14,440 feet (...

Scottsdale Waterfront

This downtown Scottsdale district stretches along the south side of the revamped Arizona Canal on west Stetson?Drive. The creation of developer Fred Unger, Southbridge is a $41 million urban, pedestrian-friendly development notable?because it only has independently-owned boutiques and restaurants; there are no chain...

Lagrasse

Lagrasse is a medieval village in the South of France, overlooking the Orbieu river. A bridge was originally built over the river in the 12th century. The Benedictine Abbey in the town was founded in 880AD. Many of the houses in Lagrasse date back to the 11th century.

Finistere

Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed en breton) Administration Région Bretagne Préfecture Quimper Préfet de département Pascal Mailhos Président du conseil général Pierre Maille (PS) Sous-préfecture(s) Brest Châteaulin Morlaix Statistiques Population totale 883 001 hab. (2006) Densité 131 hab./km2 Superficie 6 733 km2 Subdivision...

Cornouaille

Cornouaille Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Capitale historique Quimper Langue(s) Français - Breton Religion Catholique Superficie 5 979 Km² Population 456 307 (1999) Gwenn ha du.svg Portail de la Bretagne La Cornouaille (Kernev, Bro Gernev en breton) est un pays de Bretagne (à ne pas confondre avec l...

Alsace

Située au coeur de l'Europe occidentale, l'Alsace est la plus petite région française mais a la plus forte densité. Très active économiquement, elle a sue préserver sa culture unique face à la mondialisation. Les alsaciens sont très attachés à leur région et veulent la préserver. L'Alsace est une des régions les plu...

Pays de Léon

Pays de Léon Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Capitale historique Saint-Pol-de-Léon Langue(s) Français - Breton léonard Religion Catholique Superficie 2 019 Km² Population 405 082 (1999) Le Léon ou Léonais, appelé autrefois Loonois (bro Leon en breton), est une région de Bretagne, ancienne vicomté, évê...

Beziers

Béziers is a town in Languedoc in the southwest of France. It is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. The town is located on a small bluff above the river Orb, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. At Béziers the Canal du Midi spans the river Orb as an aqueduct called the Pont-canal d...

Maurienne valley, Savoy Alps

Une multitude de prise de vue sur toute la Haute Maurienne et quelques sommets ! Bientot toute la Maurienne

Las Vegas

Overview and HistoryIn Spanish the word "vega" means fertile plain or valley, a fruitful ground, or a meadow. In Cuba it means specifically a tobacco field, usually by the bank of a river. Both sound like places where you can make a lot of money, right? You can see why they chose it for the name of this gambling hea...