Verstehen · Kapitel 8
History
From Greek trading posts to the winter playground of European nobility and the film capital of the world — the history of the Côte d'Azur is a tale of light, luxury, and the dream of the good life.
3 Abschnitte in diesem Kapitel
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From the Greeks to Napoleon
The settlement of the Côte d'Azur dates back to the Ligurians , a pre-Celtic people who inhabited the coast and the hin…
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The Tourism Boom & Belle Époque
The Côte d'Azur as a tourist destination is an invention of the 19th century — and it was not invented by the French, b…
~2 Min. Lesezeit
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Film Stars, Jet Set & Modernity
Cannes and the Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival was founded in 1946 — as a counter-event to the politically influ…
~2 Min. Lesezeit
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