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Pyrénées-Orientales (French: [piʁene ɔʁjɑ̃tal] ⓘ; Catalan: Pirineus Orientals [piɾiˈnɛwz uɾiənˈtals]; Occitan: Pirenèus Orientals [piɾeˈnɛwz uɾjenˈtals]; lit. ' Eastern Pyrenees ' ), also known as Northern Catalonia , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] are a department of the region of Occitania , Southern France , adjacent to the northern ...
Pau is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean and 50 km (31 miles) from the border with Spain on the Pyrenees. The frontier is crossed by the col du Somport (1,631 metres (5,351 feet)) and the col du Pourtalet (1,794 m (5,886 ft)). Access to the crossings partly accounts for Pau's strategic importance.
Pyrénées National Park (French: Parc national des Pyrénées) is a French national park located within the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. [1] [2] The park is located along the border of France and Spain along the Pyrenees Mountains, with a scenic landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife.
Hautes-Pyrénées ( French pronunciation: [ot piʁene] ⓘ; Gascon / Occitan: Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus ['awts piɾeˈnɛʊs]; Spanish: Altos Pirineos; Catalan: Alts Pirineus ['alts piɾiˈneʊs]; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the west, Gers to ...
The Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site (also known as UNESCO Patrimonio Mundial Pirineos – Monte Perdido in Spanish [ 1]) is a World Heritage Site straddling the border between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountain chain. The summit of Monte Perdido ( French: Mont Perdu) is on the Spanish side of the border.
Musée du Vin. / 48.857473; 2.284686. The Musée du Vin (in English: Wine Museum of Paris) is a cultural venue in the 16th arrondissement located at 5, square Charles Dickens, Paris, France next to the Trocadéro and the Eiffel Tower. [ 1] The nearest métro station is Passy. The museum opened in 1984.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques(French pronunciation:[pi.ʁe.nez‿at.lɑ̃.tik]ⓘ; GasconOccitan: Pirenèus Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio Atlantiarrakor Pirinio Atlantikoak) is a departmentin the southwest corner of France and of the regionof Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyreneesmountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque ...
Château de Piquecos in Piquecos. Chateau de Pompignan on the D820 at Pompignan, about 25 km northwest of Toulouse. Château de Reyniès in Reyniès. Château de Saint-Clair in Saint-Clair. Château Souloumiac in Saint-Nauphary. Château de Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave.