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Nov. 11: Nimes, and the springs that provide water to
the city |
Nimes has one of the best preserved
Roman amphitheatres |
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2,000 year old Roman Pont du Garde in Nimes |
Nimes' Maison Carree dates from Roman
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Aigues-Mortes - The rebuilt city walls
date from the 13th century |
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The foundations of the city were built
around 102 BC |
Tourism plays a large part of Aigues-Mortes'
economy |
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Toilettage in Aigues-Mortes |
A well-groomed bulldog in
Aigues-Mortes |
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Carcassonne: The upper old town and lower new town |
Carcassonne has a double ring of ramparts and towers |
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Carcassonne was an important trading center in 6th Century BC |
Entrance to
Carcassonne |
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Carcassonne village square in the rain |
Carcassonne has many restaurants and
shops within its walls |
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View of Carcassonne from our Hotel
Espace |
Same view of Carcassonne at dusk |
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Nov. 12: Montolieu, a small village
built on a rocky outcrop |
A quiet park in Revel |
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Revel church |
Revel town square bordered by medieval
buildings |
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Nov. 12: Cahors is contained on three
sides by the River Lot |
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Cahors and the remarkable Pont
Valentre |
Cahors and the remarkable Pont
Valentre |
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Correze region of France with over
5000 kms of rivers (the Vergeze, the Correze and the Dordogne) plus over
40 lakes. |
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Nov. 13: A beautiful building on the approach
to Rocamadour |
Rocamadour road signs |
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Rocamadour and its exquisite setting |
Rocamadour's buildings rise magically from the cliffs |
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Rocamadour is the 2nd most visited
site in France |
Rocamadour never fails to make a
visual impression |
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