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Tramontane (/ t r ə ˈ m ɒ n t eɪ n / trə-MON-tayn) [a] is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to country. The word came to English from Italian tramontana, which developed from Latin trānsmontānus (trāns-+ montānus), "beyond/across the mountains", [1] [2] [3] referring to the Alps in the North of Italy.
Mistral wind blowing near Marseille. In the center is the Chateau d'If. The winds of Provence, the region of southeast France along the Mediterranean from the Alps to the mouth of the Rhone River, are an important feature of Provençal life, and each one has a traditional local name, in the Provençal language.
The Petite France (French pronunciation: [pətit fʁɑ̃s]), in Alsatian dialect: Französel (also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs; German: Gerberviertel; "Tanner's Quarter") is the south-western part of the Grande Île of Strasbourg in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic island of the city that forms the historic center.
Allemagne-en-Provence is located about 50 km northeast of Aix-en-Provence and 25 km west of Castellane. Access to the commune is by road D952 east from Saint-Martin-de-Bromes to the town then continuing northeast to Riez. There is also road D111 starting from the town and going east to Montagnac-Montpezat.
The Festival du Vent (English: Festival of the Wind) is an annual arts festival taking place since 1992 in Calvi, Haute-Corse, a town of Corsica, in France. The Festival du Vent takes place since 1992 between October and November. [1] It is regarded as one of the main festivals of Calvi.
The border between the modern states of France and Germany has a length of 450 km (280 mi). The southern portion of the border, between Saint-Louis at the border with Switzerland and Lauterbourg , follows the River Rhine ( Upper Rhine ) in a south-to-north direction through the Upper Rhine Plain .
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Allemagne is the French name for Germany. It may also refer to: Communes in France. Allemagne-en-Provence, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence;