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Provence Côte d'Azur
Die Provence ist eine Region im sonnigen Südosten von Frankreich. Die "wahre Provence" erstreckt sich von Grasse im Osten, das Zentrum der französischen Herstellung von Parfum bis zum Rhonetal im Westen; und von den alpinen Alpen im Norden bis zum Mittelmeer im Süden. Die Departements Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, Var und Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gehören zur historischen Region Provence. Zusammen mit den Departements Hautes-Alpes und Alpes Maritimes bilden sie die heutige Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur. Darüberhinaus haben wir gewählt, die Departements Drôme und Ardèche mit in unserer Beschreibung der Provence zu nehmen, da viele unserer Ferienhäuser nahe an der natürlichen Grenze von Provence-Côte d’Azur liegen. Zeige weniger -
Languedoc-Roussillon
Ferienhäuser und Ferienwohnungen Languedoc-Roussillon Im Süden Frankreichs, westlich der Rhone bis zur spanischen Grenze und den Pyrenäen erstreckt sich die Region Languedoc-Roussillon. Der Languedoc-Roussillon umfasst die fünf Departements Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère und Pyrénées-Orientales. Im Süden grenzt die Region an Spanien und Andorra und im Norden an die Auvergne. Die nordöstliche Nachbarregion ist Rhône-Alpes. Das Spektrum landschaftlicher Schönheiten ist weit gefächert. Breite feinsandige Strände, vom Weinanbau geprägte Hügellandschaften, tief eingeschnittene Schluchten zwischen den fast menschenleeren verkarsteten Hochebenen der Cevennen bis hin zur Hochgebirgslandschaft der Pyrenäen ist alles vertreten. Provacances bietet Ferienhäuser und Ferienwohnungen in den Departements Aude, Gard, Hérault und Pyrénées-Orientales. Zeige weniger -
Toskana - Umbrien
Ferienhäuser und Ferienwohnungen in der Toskana - Umbrien Das zentrale Italien mit der Toskana und Umbrien wird oft als das „wahre Italien“ aufgefasst. Die Schönheit der Landschaft und die vielen interessanten Städten, die so reich an Kultur und Geschichte sind, werden wohl kaum die Faszination der Bewohner von dem nördlichen Europa verlieren. Zeige weniger -
Ligurien
Ferieboliger Ligurien Ligurien eller Liguria er en region i det nordvestlige Italien, grænsende til Frankrig i vest, Piemonte i nord samt Emilia-Romagna og Toscana i øst. Ligurien er Italiens tredje mindste region og omfatter provinserne: Imperia, Savona, Genova og La Specia. Lugurien har et areal på ca. 5.418 km2 og knap 1,6 millioner indbyggere. 80% af Liguriens befolkning er koncentreret i byerne langs den vestlige kyststrækning, Riviera di Ponente, bedre kendt som den italienske riviera. Hovedstaden er Genova, som ligger lige midt i regionen. Zeige weniger
Marseille
Marseille is France’s second largest city and most important port. Marseille is beautifully situated in a natural harbour in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, 32 km south of Provence’s old royal city and former capital of the department, Aix-en-Provence. Provacances offers holiday houses in the nearby coastal towns, Sanary-sur-Mer, La Seyne-sur-Mer and St-Cyr-sur-Mer and the little medieval village, Roquevaire.The Marseille coast offers fine sandy beaches with all sorts of water sports available, and the fantastic wild inlets, les Calanques, stretching east all the way to Cassis.
Veranstaltungen in Marseille
- Shopping
- Walking and hiking tours - along the coast or in the hinter land.
- All sorts of water sports
- Tennis
- Cycling
- Climbing: Climbers from all over Europe come to this place to climb in les Calenques at Cassis. You can either start from places of easy access (by walking or driving) or you can start directly from the water. At several places the cliffs rise vertically up to 240 metres above the sea level. Climbers who start from the seaside can either sail in small boats or tourist boats - les navettes - from the harbour of Cassis.
- Golf - There are lots of courses in the area of Bouches-du-Rhône and several in the neighbouring departments Gard and Vaucluse. Most of the courses can be found on the French golf union’s website. Unfortunately the website is in French. Seek under Guide de golfs and then under the region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: www.ffgolf.org
Sehenswürdigkeiten in Marseille
- Musée Grobet-Labadié: The most dignified house in Marseille with one of the area’s most exquisite interiors. The museum houses a fine furniture collection, goblins, paintings from the period between 1600 and 1800 etc.
- Musée d’Histoire de Marseille: Museum of local history. Reconstructions of the city at the height of the Greek period.
- Cité Radieuse: Le Corbusiers’ Cité Radieuse with its vertical concrete constructions, housing apartments, shops, social clubs and schools.
- Musée Cantini: Situated in Hôtel de Montgrand from the 17th century. The collection of art from the 20th century, a testamentary present from the sculptor Jules Cantini, includes works of fauvist, cubist and surrealistic artists.
- Opéra (1787).
- Musée de Vieux-Marseille (Quartier Panier): This small museum offers a fine introduction to life in Provence. Exhibits of drawings (plans) and models of Marseille over the years.
- Palais du Phoro. Situated at Plateau du Phora. Originally a present from the city of Marseille to Louis Napoléon Bonaparte. The building, which was started in 1857, was not completed until 1870, and has therefore never been used as an Imperial House. It was in 1904 transformed into École de Médecine. (Medical faculty)
- Basilique Notre dame de la Garde: Neo-Byzantine basilica from the 19th century, rising 155 metres above the southern part of the city. On top of its 46metres high bell tower is a golden Madonna. From here, there is an outstanding view over the city and the old port.
- Maison Diamantée (Quartier du Vieux-Port): One of the oldest buildings in Marseille from the end of the 16th century.
- Jardin des Vestiges: In this park by Centre Bourse recent excavations have revealed remains of the old ramparts and quays and a part of a road, dating back to the period between the 3rd and the 4th century B.C.
- Fort Saint Nicolas: Situated at an elevated position south of the entrance to the old port. Louis XIV built this fortress in 1669 to protect Marseille’s port, but also to control a city which for a long time had been hostile to him.
- Musée des Docks: Displays the remains of the Roman docks at the place where they were found. The small museum also exhibits the finds of big containers for wine, corn and oil.
- Vieux Port: The old harbour
- Cathédrale de la Major fra 1893. In the crypt Marseille’s bishops are buried. Next door is the old cathedral from the 11th century which has a relic altar from 1073.
- Pavillon Daviel: Marseille’s old court building.
- Château d’If: Fortress situated on a little island in the bay of Marseille. The fortress, which was finished in 1528, was built by François I as a protection against the Spanish. It was made a prison for political prisoners in 1580. Among the famous captives was Alexandre Dumas’ hero The Duke of Monte Cristo, the legendary Man with the Iron mask and the real Comte de Mirabeau. At the moment the fortress is empty.
- Basilique St-Victor: The finest religious monument in Marseille. The fortress once belonged to one of the most powerful monasteries in Provence. It was founded in the 5th century. The fortress was extended between 1000 and 1300. There are crypts with sarcophagus and St. Victors cave.
- Palais de la Bourse: First building which was raised under the second empire between 1852 and 1854.
- Château Borély: A very fine example of 18th century architecture in Provence. Built by Louis Borély, one of the finest families in Marseille in the 18th century.
- Vielle Charité (Quartier du Panier): The city’s finest building, a well restored doss house, designed by Louis XIV’s architect Pierre Puget (1620-94). It was started in 1671 and completed in 1749. The original purpose of the building was to give shelter to itinerant peasants. Home for a small, but very fine collection of antique Egyptian things.
- Hôtel de Ville (1653).
- Manufacture des Tabacs was built in 1868 in the popular district, Belle-de-Mai. The city of Marseille bought the house in 1994 in order to create a centre of local history. Here you can find Marseille’s archives of local history.
- Hôtel Dieu: Commune hospital, dating back to 1166.
- Eglise Notre Dame des Accoules: This church was torn down in 1794, due to its role under the religious wars, housing political assemblies. All that remains is the courtyard, the chapel and the bell tower from the 14th century, built on top of the old one from the 10th century.
- Les Palais Longchamps (1862): Realisation of an old canal project in Marseille (provided with water from the Durance river).
- Palais de Justice: Court building, raised between 1856 and 1862.
- Préfecture (1867).
Marseille is the oldest city in France.
It was founded by Greek merchants from the Middle East in the year 600 B.C. under the name of Massilia. The Greeks made a big success, constructing this city. It became an important commercial centre and the Greeks’ harbour was quite exceptional. They were also the first in Western Europe to build a well functioning sewerage. For centuries the city grew in importance and the inhabitants developed a strong feeling of independence which still today is characteristic of them.
Marseille is built around the old port, Vieux Port, where the fishing boats sail in between the two fortifications, St.
Jean and St. Nicolas. The old port is unbelievably charming with its buzzing life, numerous restaurants and cafés. Here, you can see the lively fish market every morning on the quays or you can enjoy Marseille’s culinary speciality, the famous bouillabaisse, a fish soup, served with its fish and various shellfish.
A little out of the port is the little rocky island of If with its fortress Château d’If, built in 1528 as a protection against the Spanish.
The island is especially well known from Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Duke of Monte Cristo, where the duke was imprisoned on the island until he succeeded in escaping. The fortress has also been used as a prison in real life. Today it is empty, but the municipality plans to transform it into a museum. There are boats to the island from the port.
