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Most beautiful cities in Aquitaine
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Most beautiful cities in Aquitaine
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Agen
Arcachon
Bayonne
Bergerac
Biarritz
Bordeaux
Dax
Mont de Marsan
Pau
Périgueux
Sarlat
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Agen
Administrative centre of the Lot-et-Garonne and the capital of prune production, Agen is a delightful town for a stroll thanks to its winding streets lined with arches.
Picture: Pierre Fabre
www.ot-agen.org
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Arcachon
Fishing village in the 16th century, before becoming a favourite of the European aristocracy and a renowned seaside resort from the 19th century onwards, Arcachon is also one of the Europe's largest oyster-farming centres.
www.arcachon.com
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Bayonne
On the border between the Landes and the Basque Country, at the confluence of the Adour and Nive rivers, Bayonne is a historical town with a long port tradition.
Picture: Lisa Tranchant
www.bayonne-tourisme.com
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Bergerac
The region of Bergerac, often called "Gateway to the Perigord", offers a superb choice of attractions or places of interest, many of which are distinctive of this typical part of the South West.
Picture: Claude Baligout
www.bergerac-tourisme.com
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Biarritz
Biarritz was initially a small whale-fishing port before becoming the most famous seaside resort on the Basque Coast, thanks to the visits of Eugénie de Montijo, future wife of Emperor Napoleon III, and, more recently, the capital of surfing.
www.biarritz.fr
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Jean-François Tripelon
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Bordeaux
Famous for its busy port which brought prosperity thanks to wine and trading with French overseas colonies, Bordeaux had its "Golden Age" in the 18th century, when its prestigious Intendants transformed the city, giving it the face it still has today. Its architectural heritage is not only remarkably unified, it has also been perfectly preserved.
www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
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Dax
The Number 1 spa town in France, Dax was already renowned in Roman times for the quality of its warm waters and its mud baths, and is a town with a very rich and eventful history.
Picture: www.dax.fr
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Mont-de-Marsan
Mont de Marsan could be the center of the Aquitaine. This city is ideally located at the crossroad between Bordeaux, Toulouse and Bayonne which gives it an extraordinary rich culture in terms of food tradition, arts and history. You can feel there the blend of French and Spanish cultures with a medieval inheritance that makes the South-West so special with its ferias in the second half of July.
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Pau
Formerly the Royal capital of Béarn and Navarre, Pau became a cosmopolitan resort town in the 19th century. Town of gardens since the 16th century, its parks cover no less than 750 ha.
www.pau-pyrenees.com
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Office du Tourisme de Périgueux
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Périgueux
Capital of the Dordogne, this town's origins go back to 2,000 years to its foundation in Roman times.
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Sarlat
A medieval town in the heart of Périgord Noir
www.ot-sarlat-perigord.fr
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