provence-alpes-côte d’azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Climate is sunny, dry, and hot. Like our southern California. A

favorite tourist spot. MMMMMMMMMMM

Capital is Marseille. Oldest city in France, founded 500 years B.C. Also, the largest port in France. Also, the

birthplace of the French national anthem: La Marseillaise.

Agriculture: with the warm climate, fruits and vegetables and wines

Also grown are flowers from which you get internationally famous French PERFUME

Industries include the PERFUME, oil refineries, naval construction projects,

and tourism.

Grasse is the main center of PERFUME production. (Mr. Gunter has been here.

It DOES smell nice.)

Avignon is an old city that has an old castle in which the schism

popes stayed: Palais des Papes.

Cannes is internationally famous for its annual film festival.

La Camargue has horse and cattle ranches. A favorite haunt of cowboys

in France. Also, a few rodeos and bullfights.

A small country called Monaco is surrounded by PACDA and the

Mediterranean Sea.