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Vieux Lyon ([vjø ljɔ̃], English: Old Lyon) is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites.
The town was the site of various associated trades, including fishing, cork, wine and wood. The town had a school of hydrography . In 1860, the flagship of the merchant navy , named The Queen of the Angels ( La Reine des Anges , a three-masted ship of 740 barrels capacity), was built at Saint-Tropez.
The town has about 2,500 years of history and has been occupied in different ages by Romans, Visigoths, and Crusaders. At the beginning of its history it was a Gaulish settlement; in the 3rd century CE, the Romans decided to transform it into a fortified town. [4] The Roman defences were in place by 333 CE, when the town is described as a ...
Aerial view of the old town of Saint-Tropez, France; Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical resolution: 240 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.1 (Macintosh) File change date and time: 20:13, 3 March 2023: Exposure Program: Normal program: Exif version: 2.31: Date and time of digitizing: 19:00, 4 July 2022: Shutter speed ...
The Old Town of Toulon is known for its fountains, found in many of the small squares, each with a different character. The original system of fountains was built in the late 17th century; most were rebuilt in the 18th or early 19th century and have recently been restored.
The town is the seat of a diocese (bishopric), a prefecture, and a cour d'assises. It has a Tribunal de grande instance, a Tribunal d'instance, a Chamber of commerce and a branch of the Banque de France. Public and religious schooling from kindergarten through high school and vocational schools is given in mixed (boys and girls) establishments.
Old town. Originally Ucetia or Eutica in Latin, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Alzon river, at Fontaine d'Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first century AD, to supply water to the city of Nîmes, 50 kilometres (31 miles) away.
St. Victor's Abbey, on the south side of the Old Port, one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in France. the Phare de Sainte Marie, a lighthouse. the Canebière, situated at the far end of the Old Port on the Quai des Belges. the Hôtel de Ville (town hall). the historic ferry, plying between opposite sides of the Old Port. the Roman Dock ...