 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Camping at Tête de l'Estrop in the French Alps
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a region in southeastern France. It is bordered by Rhône-Alpes to the north and Languedoc-Rousillon to the west. To the east is the international border with Italy, to the south the Mediterranean Sea and to the southeast the Ligurian Sea.
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Château de la Barben in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Often written simply as PACA or referred to simply as Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur covers 31,400 sq km (12,123.6 sq mi) and has a population of close to five million people. Its main city is Marseille. Other major cities include Nice, Toulon and Aix-en-Provence. It observes the Central European Time, which is an hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1) and two hours ahead during Daylight Saving Time in summer.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the third most important region in France. It enjoyed a GDP of €130,178 million in 2006, and a per capita GDP of €27,095. The region comprises six departments namely Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse.
Lac Noire in the French Alps
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Visiting Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
You can fly to the Marseille-Provence International Airport (MRS), which receives flights from major cities in Europe. From the airport, you can take a bus, a train or taxi to downtown Marseille, in 30 minutes.
High-speed TGV trains connect Paris with Marseille in 3 hours. There are also trains from Brussels in 5 hours. Lyon is an hour away while Nice is two hours away.
Train passing under the Roquefavour Aqueduct
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Cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Marseille - biggest city
- Aix-en-Provence
- Arles
- Avignon
- Briançon
- Cannes
- Nice
- Saint-Tropez
- Toulon
Destinations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- French Alps
- French Riviera
- Mont Ventoux
Members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
- Ansouis
- Bargème
- Coaraze
- Gassin
- Gordes
- Gourdon
- La Grave-la-Meije
- Les Baux-de-Provence
- Lourmarin
- Ménerbes
- Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
- Roussillon
- Saint-Véran
- Sainte-Agn`s
- Séguret
- Seillans
- Tourtour
- Venasque
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