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As
far as you can see, a long, golden, beautiful beach
on which ocean waves come and die: 270 kilometers of
protected shore, from the Pointe de Grave headland
to the Bidassoa river, at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Aquitaine provides beginners or experienced surf-lovers
with
the best surfs in Europe. Behind the dune bar that,
despite man's efforts, keeps on creeping over land,
a forest was planted a century ago: more than one million
hectares of maritime pines that hold the dunes.
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Shaped
by the turmoil of history, Aquitaine is a region where
the vestiges of ancient times remain in great numbers.
To the North, the Périgord region, "the cradle of art and
humanity", offers many prehistoric sites which pass on
the moving artistic message of man's thousand year old
evolution. Prestigious vestiges as Lascaux, the prehistoric "Sistine
chapel", Madeleine, Rouffignac, Eyzies de Tayac; they
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Pyrenees mountain, which in its Basque part exceeds 2,000
meters only at Pic d'Orthy, offers its green meadows,
its moor and above all its typical villages where tradition
and folklore still mingle with natives' life for tourists'
delight (Basque pelota, strength games, dances and fairs).
Further South, the Pyrenees range rises as to offer in
the Natural Park's magnificent setting, every instance
of mountain sports, summer hiking, climbing, as well
as snow fields and developped resorts that allow the
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History
has sometimes such mischievous ways ! Aquitaine. The
land of water, so called by Julius Caesar, is also
a land which yields the most famous wineyards in the
world. In Aquitaine, you will see, nobody escapes the
wine tradition. Whether you own a vine or not, whether
you are a brotherhood member, enlightened amateur or
simple neophyte, it doesn't matter ! More than two
thousand years of communal life have woven close ties
between man and vine.
(texts and pictures: www.crt-aquitaine.fr)
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www.crt.cr-aquitaine.fr : the official web site of the
Tourism office of Aquitaine. Thanks to this site, you can
know how to come in Aquitaine and discover a lot of places
through a guide tour of each one.
www.touradour.com :
a very complete online vacation guide to South West France:
leisure, tourism, housing, history...
www.dordogne-perigord.com : "The Périgord is the closest
thing to Paradise" said Henry Miller... Check it by yourself
by visiting the official web site of the tourist directory
of Dordogne : accomodation, meteorology, sightseeing... (Perigord
area)
www.paysbasque.com :
discover all the faces of the Basque country (music, history,
gastronomy...) on this well-built site then find all the
useful information you need to visit it.
www.bordeaux.com :
discover the most famous wine of the world: Bordeaux. This
site will help you find listings of restaurants around the
countryside featuring the best Bordeaux wine lists, discover
the legendary vineyards of Bordeaux... and offers tips, suggestions
and take-along references to make buying Bordeaux easy.
last update: January
10, 2000
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