The region
of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur has six departments:
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
(04), Hautes-Alpes (05), Alpes-Maritimes (06), Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Var (83) and Vaucluse (84).
Neighbouring regions are Languedoc-Roussillon
and Rhone-Alpes.
The regional capital of Provence-Cote d'Azur is Marseille.
This is the region a lot of people think about when they say the
'South of France'.
Provence
The popularity of Provence no doubt helped Peter
Mayle with the sale of his books on Provence: 'A Year in Provence';
'Toujours Provence';
'Encore Provence';
and the novel - 'A
Good Year' - which was made into a film directed by Ridley
Scott.
The south-east corner of France has been a popular holiday resort
since Lord Brougham made himself comfortable there in the 1830s. Numerous aristocrats,
writers, artists and film celebrities have followed.
French Riviera
From busy beaches to time-stood-still villages in the nearby hills,
some would say Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is France at its glamorous best.
Tourism in
Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur:
Comite Regional de Tourisme Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
10, place de la Joliette, Marseille.
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