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17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Portugal

This feudal village is perched on the heights of the Var department. But beyond its cobbled streets and green surroundings, what really draws in crowds of people to Le Castellet is the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Every year, the biggest car teams meet on the Paul Ricard circuit, about ten kilometres from the village, for the French leg of the championship. This makes Le Castellet a choice stopover for speed enthusiasts, as well as for those who found an appreciation for the gentle way of life in the Var. Halfway between the sea and the mountain, the Mediterranean city is a popular holiday destination. You can not pass through Menton without making a stop at the Mirazur restaurant, run by three-starred chef Mauro Colagreco. On the menu, Mediterranean dishes inspired by local seasonal produce. This port city seems to slope down from rocky heights, as though it would flow straight into the Mediterranean. Exisitng since Ancient Times, Villefranche-sur-Mer has been a leisure destination for centuries.

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The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it Provincia Romana , which evolved into the present name. Until it was ruled by the counts of Provence from their capital in Aix-en-Provence , then became a province of the kings of France. The region got its name in Roman times, when it was known as Provincia Romana , simply "the Roman province". The coast of Provence has some of the earliest known sites of human habitation in Europe.

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The area includes around hectares with palaces, parks, monuments and plants. Portugal is home to an unrivalled destination for Palaeolithic art, giving visitors a glimpse into the first signs of human drawings. Hundreds of panels with animal figures carved over several millennia have been discovered at both sites showing horses, mountain goats, deer, cattle and a rare engraving of a human form.

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25 Masterpieces at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris

By Sarah Belmont. The artist used these painted clay works as models for his lithographs, which were published in both satirical outlets. This naked woman with a snaked coiled around her wrist—is she squirming from pain or from uncontrolled passion? The artist was harshly criticized for molding her body from life; in the 19th-century art scene, this was synonymous with laziness or a lack of integrity. In the summer of , Gustave Courbet — started his first monumental work, the depiction of a funeral that took place in his birthplace, the city of Ornans.

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