Ontdek al die historiese en kulturele rykdom van Suid-Frankryk danksy die 10 staaltjies van gidsdosente om absoluut te weet en met familie en vriende te deel. Goed bewaarde historiese geheime wat slegs professionele gidse weet hoe om te vertel en deur te gaan tydens hul begeleide toere.
Wie is die man in die ystermasker??
Died in 1703, he would have lived the last 34 years of his life in prison, including 11 at the Fort de l’île Sainte-Marguerite in Cannes. He is the most famous prisoner in the world, and the mystery of his identity has never ceased to fuel the imaginations, including that of Voltaire: “We were ordered to kill him if he uncovered the mask, the chin bar of which had steel springs which gave him the freedom to eat with the mask on his face”. Since the 17th century, more than fifty identities have been lent to him, such as the twin brother of Louis XIV, his illegitimate son Louis de Bourbon or the superintendent Nicolas Fouquet.
The Rhinoceros of the Château d´If
A long time ago, a rhinoceros stayed on the island of If in Marseille. This is the starting point for the construction of the famous Château d’If. In 1516, King Francis I, on pilgrimage to Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, learns that a rhino sent to the Pope by the King of Portugal is making a stopover in Marseille. Not knowing what to do with such an animal that had never been seen in Europe, the Marseille authorities installed him on the island of If. This is how François 1er, going to the island of If to hunt, discover the place and at the same time, the rhino that stays there, En, decides to build a fort in order to improve Marseille’s defenses: the Castle of If.
When Van Gogh cuts off his ear
In 1888, in Arles, Vincent Van Gogh het sy skilderskool van stapel gestuur wat hy saam met sy vriend Paul Gauguin wil ontwikkel. Die twee kunstenaars begin saamwerk, maar deel nie dieselfde kunsvisie nie. Spanning verander in 'n krisis en tydens 'n verhitte argument dreig Van Gogh Gauguin met 'n skeermes voordat hy die geweer op hom draai. Hy sny sy linkeroor af en gaan dit dan aan 'n jong werknemer gee (Nie 'n prostituut nie) van die naburige bordeel. Netjies en herstel, Van Gogh wissel krisisse en tydperke van uitstel af. Hy het uiteindelik besluit om in Mei 1889 in die kranksinnige asiel van Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence gehospitaliseer te word..
'N Eksotiese menagerie aan die onderkant van die geheime tuine
Soos ander gesogte tuine van die tyd, dié van die Paleis van die Pouse het 'n menagerie met eksotiese diere ingesluit: Leeus, gorillas, ons s'n, volstruise, poue...
Dit was om verbygaande besoekers te beïndruk en om die pousdom se vermoë om te akklimatiseer en mak te maak, te illustreer, Kortom om die wêreld te regeer. Buite, hierdie landskap en bewerkte tuine het 'n meer konkrete en utilitariese roeping gehad. Dra by tot die verskaffing van kombuise(in effek, die pou was 'n besonder gewilde voël by bankets) en bied die Sovereign Pontiffs 'n gesonde en aangename ruimte wat bevorderlik is vir“liggaam ontspanning” (liggaam ontspanning), verwek as 'n noodsaaklikheid deur die pousdom van die veertiende eeu.
Die engele van Nice
Nice is die nommer 1 bestemming op die Franse Riviera met sy beroemde Baie des Anges. Die naam “Baie des Anges” is neither a tourist name such as the “Côte d'Azur”, nor a religious name as one might think in the first place. The angels of the bay of Nice are actually a species of sharks called angel sharks or angel sharks.(pei Angé and Nissart!). These harmless sharks living on the seabed had the bad habit of destroying fishermen’s nets. They were therefore easily exterminated. Today, thanks to the courage and foresight of man, the angel shark is one of thousands of critically endangered species.
How was the plague?
Between 1347 and 1352, the black plague kills around 25 million europeans, including 7 million French, or about 40% of the population. Its exponential propagation is to be blamed on the rats that arrived from Asia on the merchant ships. The epidemic affected Marseille in 1347 then Avignon. Then City of the Popes, Avignon receives worshipers from all over Europe which contributes to the spread of the disease. The plague causes massacres of Jews throughout Provence believed to be responsible for the epidemic.
In 1720 the “Great Plague” spread from Marseille by a ship which did not respect the quarantine.. Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin decided to confine themselves by building a wall guarded night and day between the Durance and Mont Ventoux.
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When Monaco shrinks
In 1847, the Principality of Monaco was a territory of 24,5 km². Today, its area is 2,02 km², i.e. a loss of more than 90% of its territory. Inderdaad, the communes of Roquebrune and Menton formerly belonged to the Principality. The increase in taxes on agricultural exports from Menton(oils and lemons) is at the origin of the revolt of the two communes which are then attached to France in 1861 against the payment of 4 million gold francs. Having lost his farm income, Monaco is investing this money to transform itself into a luxury seaside resort by authorizing gambling which was then banned in France and Italy.
When Caesar takes Marseille
In 50 BC, Pompey, then at the head of the Senate of Rome, accuses Caesar of treachery. Caesar then goes to war against the armies of Pompey in order to become the sole leader of the Empire.. Marseille, one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean already at the time, is faithful to Pompey. César, outraged by the Marseille position, organizes the siege of the city in 49 BC. C. The people of Marseilles, hungry, go, after two failed attempts to break the blockade, En, 6 months of siege. Caesar destroys the walls, burn the city, and withdraws his fishing rights. Marseille will then be saved by its neighbors, its colonies, and especially Greece, which sends him provisions, construction wood, workers and residents to replace losses.
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But who is Fanny really??
The most famous ritual of pétanque is certainly that of the kiss on Fanny’s buttocks.. This ritual takes place when a team loses without scoring a point.: 13 – 0. The expression “kiss the old woman’s ass” dates back to the Middle Ages when a lord lost several battles. It is transposed to the game of billiards in the 18th century. The character of Fanny appears at the end of the 19th century at the Clos Jouve club in Lyon. A young Fanny Dubriand(called a little simplet, sale, frumpy and sleeping in the street) consoled the loser by showing him his buttocks against a coin, but did not accept kisses.
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The cave of Sainte Baume
In the heart of the Sainte Baume mountain is the cave where Saint Mary Magdalene is said to have lived for the last 33 years of her life.. It is the most mystical place in Provence, protected by the monks who live in this mountain. Legend has it that Marie-Madeleine would have come to Marseille after arriving at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. She would have stayed there two years before following the Huveaune river to its source and living a hermit life alone in the cave.. When he died, Marie-Madeleine would have been buried in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. The tomb of Mary Magdalene is the third most important tomb in Christendom after those of Mary in Ephesus and Peter in Rome.
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