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Get the French Riviera, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The French Riviera, known in French as the Côte d'Azur (IPA: [kot dazyʁ]; Provençal: Còsta d'Azur, IPA: [ˈkwɔstɔ daˈzyʀ]; lit.'. Azure Coast'), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending from ...
Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it has been on the border between the County of Nice, held by the Duke of Savoy, and the Republic of Genoa. It was an exclave of the Principality of Monaco until the disputed French plebiscite of 1860 when it was added to France.
Nice[ a ] (/ niːs / NEESS; French pronunciation: [nis] ⓘ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million [ 4 ][ 3 ] on an area of 744 km 2 (287 sq mi). [ 3 ] Located on the French Riviera, the ...
Arab and Muslim Americans overwhelmingly backed President Joe Biden in 2020 but have been vocal opponents of U.S. support for Israel, which has eroded their backing of Democrats.
Hyères(French pronunciation:[jɛʁ]ⓘ), ProvençalOccitan: Ierasin classical norm, or Ieroin Mistralian norm) is a communein the Vardepartmentin the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregionin southeastern France. The old town lies 4 km (2.5 mi) from the sea clustered around the Castle of Saint Bernard, which is set on a hill.
The Fête du Citron is the second largest public winter event on the French Riviera after the Nice Carnival. The celebration did not take place during the war years between 1940 and 1946, in 1991 due to the Gulf War , and in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Biarritz is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is part of the arrondissement of Bayonne, [ 6 ] adjacent to Bayonne and Anglet and 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the border with Spain. The city is also in the traditional province of Labourd in the French Basque Country.