Logo Held every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world’s largest conservation event. The next conference is scheduled to take place in Marseille, France sometime in 2021. The event was postponed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic from its original date in June 2020. Hashtag: #IUCNCongress BackgroundThe event is jointly organized by …
Photo: Bruno Jargot, Village of Arvieux Planeta.com spotlights biodiversity and conservation in France. This page curates relevant resources related to the parks, reserves, and world heritage sites across the country. Suggestions are welcome. Wikipedia: The national parks of France is a system of ten national parks throughout metropolitan France and its overseas departments, coordinated by …
Elsewhere on the Web The Tour de France is one of cycling’s three Grand Tours. Originally scheduled to start in late June, the 2020 Tour was postponed until August 29, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key [email protected]://twitter.com/letour Tour de France LingoTete de la cours = head of the packPeloton = the packArrière du peloton = …
Photo: NASA Goddard, Earth August 19 is World Photography Day, a day to pay homage to the history of photography, celebrate the present and leave a positive trail for the future. World Photography Day originates from the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839 The French Academy of Sciences announced the …
Photo: UN, Fireworks July 14 Bastille Day in France. Hashtag: #BastilleDay Wikipedia: Bastille Day is the national day of France, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In French, it is formally called la Fête nationale. The French National Day is the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, …
Photo: National Heritage, Brittany (1937) Bretagne = Brittany Google Maps goo.gl/maps/CHGfSj23wx3y6dvH9 Weather wunderground.com Elsewhere on the Web @BrittanyFerries https://www.facebook.com/pages/Penmarch/106382869398820 http://www.brittanytourism.com/discover-our-destinations/heart-of-brittany-kalon-breizh/unmissable-sites/saint-gildas-et-les-chapelles-du-blavet Club Bigouden leclubbigouden.com bigouden.weebly.com Facebook escuiller.wix.com Headlines Explorez cette carte de Bretagne de récits de voyageurs Best foot forward in Brittany Normandy or Brittany? Embedded Tweets Selon vous, quels sont les lieux en #Bretagne qui …
Flag Bretagne (Brittany) is a cultural region in the northwest of France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation. It became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as if it were …
Logo Marseille is located on France’s south coast and is the second largest city in France. Capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Key Links marseille.fr @marseille Questions What would locals like visitors to know about Marseille? Google Maps goo.gl/maps/2fDKxKDJYdnqg9rW8 Twitter Tweets by marseille Wikipedia Marseille Events IUCN World Conservation Congress Postponed Planeta.com …
Paris Flag Links related to Paris presented in somewhat random fashion: Eiffel Tower Is it Illegal to Take Photographs of the Eiffel Tower at Night? Do Night Photos of the Eiffel Tower Violate Copyright? Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel @LaTourEiffel Headlines The invisible city beneath Paris – New Yorker A Three-Day Expedition To Walk …
Photo: The Climate Group Paris is the capital city of France. Google Maps goo.gl/maps/ToUHfLLYVJ4DCFSr9 Geography Paris is located on the Seine River. Cultural World The city hosts numerous iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame cathedral, the Champs-Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe among its many attractions, along with world famous institutions such as …