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Biarritz – Where Archaic And Contemporary Come Across

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Biarritz is known as the ‘Pearl of the Basque’.  Biarritz is to be found in the Bay of Biscay, a famous town in the Pyrenees Atlantic Coast in southern France.  Biarritz is uniquely located at the border of Bayonne (in France) and Anglet (in Spain). Welcome to Biarritz, Southern France   A place where if you are lucky, you may bump into Royal families, celebrities, the bold and the beautiful! Everyone wants to be seen here! B iarri tz has been just a small town popularly known for its whaling industry before Empress Eugenie the wife of Napoleon III was devoted to the beach in the middle of the 20th century.  It was because of her, Napoleon III built an enormous house on the beach and named it ‘Eugenie Village’.  But today, this huge house has turned into the  Hotel du Palais , one of the most luxurious hotels in the world!   And, a tribute to Empress Eugenie, this little town has become the apex and chic summer resort in France.  Since then, Alfonso XIII, Queen Vi

Hola! Andorra – A Whole World In A Petite Gem

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In just 468km 2 , this tiny country is the sixth smallest mountainous country in Europe!  Andorra, bordered by France and Spain. It does not need any introduction to 11 million Shopaholics to visit this petite country yearly.  It has an excellent standing with the ‘resort tax free’ status, so as to that, it is not surprising at all that this country has become one of the most popular holiday destinations on this planet. At the foothill of Pyrennes mountain Andorra is located on top of the Pyrennes mountain and at the highest peak (more than 2743 meters), it makes the capital, Andorra La Velle , the highest city in Europe.  Awesome! We were on top of Europe! From Toulouse, France to Andorra - Beautiful journey! It took three and a half hours drive from Barcelona, Spain and three hours drive from Toulouse, France (where we started our journey) to get to Andorra. This is Ariege, Pyrenees town - turning right - to Andorra The official language is obviously Catala