1- To visit the City of Princes Today classified as a Town and Country of Art and History, Montbéliard was for four centuries a German principality. The city, nicknamed the City of Princes, has preserved an identity shaped by Protestant culture and a rich architectural heritage. In particula ...
ents Berdoues created the Parfum 'Violettes de Toulouse' and in 1950, Mr Serres created the Violette liqueur. These Toulouse companies still exist today and ship their products around the world. 6- The violet is also the emblematic flower of Tourrettes-sur-Loup The village of Tourrettes-sur-L ...
ph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, but also Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss and Gustav Mahler... Today, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra remains a world reference and the National Opera (Staatsoper) and the Volksoper offer a very developed offer ...
, allows his mouth to be lowered to place a nut inside. The lever is then simply pressed down to close the mouth and crack the nut or hazelnut. Today, even if these mechanisms are still present on some traditional figurines, their role has become more decorative than utilitarian. 3- This c ...
d to warn citizens of imminent danger. Originally designed to deal with the air threat, this network is still managed in part by the Air Force. Today, it is also used to warn the population in case of a civil security disaster, whether this danger is of natural or technological origin. 2- ...
17, following the success of the first Semaine Rose Tattoo supported by the Maison Rose in Bordeaux and the Regional Cancer Center of New Aquitaine. Today this association is recognized as offering supportive oncology care by AFSOS, the French-speaking Association of Supportive Oncology Care. ...
"What does this technique involve?" Today, to remove a tattoo that one no longer wants, it is possible to resort to an aesthetic laser treatment. This method uses the picosecond laser to break up the ink particles of the design. These particles are then naturally eliminated by your lymphatic syst ...
tury, cheese-making activity developed and there were more than 500 fruitières in the two Savoies. This cheese has been protected by a PDO since 1996. Today, this fruit-growing tradition is still alive in Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The origin, the necessary know-how for its production, and the final ...
immobile spectator on the Place de la Préfecture, took part for the first time in the procession, sitting on the 'royal chariot' identical to those of today. Flower Battles It was in 1876, on the famous Promenade des Anglais, that the Premiere Battle of Flowers of the Nice carnival was born. It wa ...
of wheat in the heart of winter augured abundant crops for the following year. The celebration of Saint Barbara on December 4 is still associated today with the notion of fertility, if we are to believe the proverb: 'Well-sprouted Saint Barbara's wheat is a symbol of prosperity for the coming ye ...
lded with 24-carat fine gold or declined in an infinite number of shapes. This object lends itself particularly to the passion of collecting since today there are beans for all tastes. Made of plastic or, more often, porcelain or ceramic, the beans can represent as well the Santons of the crib ...
l disguises were the moretta, an oval black velvet mask worn exclusively by women, and the domino, a very long coat with a hood covering the face. Today, the costumes of the eighteenth century are mixed with the most fanciful modern costumes, to the delight of visitors. ...
he rebirth of this flower in the region. This festival is one of the oldest local traditions: it continued until 1986, then was revived in 1996. Today, the cultivation of the Mimosa mobilizes a dozen local mimosa growers and a hundred producers in the vicinity of the city. 8 million bouquets a ...
ile they were lower and narrower in the high and steep mountains. The Great Wall in figures The length of the Great Wall of China is about 6700 km. Today, many segments, with a total length of about 1000 kilometers, are buried underground. In Chinese, it is nicknamed 'the long wall of ten thous ...
(the famous Coco de mer), the jellyfish tree, or the Seychelles Song Magpie and Seychelles Warbler (which are among the rarest birds in the world). Today, almost 50% of this territory is protected in nature reserves so that one can observe an exceptional fauna of fish, turtles and birds. Class ...
the United States by France in 1886, on the occasion of the centennial of American independence and as a sign of friendship between the two nations. Today it is emblematic of New york City and the United States. The birth of this project It was the politician and historian Edouard Lefebvre de Lab ...
e adventures of the famous detective again with The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) and then the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1903). Today there is a museum in London dedicated to the famous detective: the Sherlock Holmes museum, logically located at 221b Baker Street (see link belo ...
ps des Poètes is an opportunity to celebrate poetry throughout France. This week placed under the sign of poetic art usually takes place in March. Today, initiatives are multiplying in France and in more than 65 countries. Each year, more than 12,000 events are organized in France and abroad on ...
Presentation of ISTS The Institut Supérieur des Techniques du Spectacle or ISTS located in Avignon is a continuing education center for professionals in the performing arts. Created in Avignon in 1986, this institute has seen its missions extended to the whole territory and abroad. It is now un ...
ne church built in the 5th century and lavishly decorated Thanks to a very advanced water distribution system, the city was a real artificial oasis. Today, the remains of these installations are still visible. To be noted: this unique monumental complex in the world has been listed as a UNESCO ...
