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This  is an eye-catching, sustainably designed building created for festive celebrations, entertainment and leisure. The Sport & Leisure Center’s facade is a burst of pixilated color. I reckon this use of color more as a physical manifestation of color-block video games such as Tetris… which works nicely if you consider the space as intended to draw kids away from electronic devices, allowing them to play inside one instead.
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Lavender is the mark of Provence Region, France. This region slightly inland from the coast, has a great diversity and also great general views that are very characteristic of the typical France village: houses with red roofs, narrow streets and their exposure to the sun. The lavender of Provence blooms from the end of June through July and August, and when is the festival season in Avignon. True lavender is native to the Southern Alps with huge diversity sorts – different varieties grow in the dry mountainous areas from 600 to 2000 m.
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Côte d’Azur is also popular in English as the French Riviera – it is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeastern corner of France, extending from Menton near the Italian border on the east to either Hyères or Cassis in the west. The Côte d’Azur was once one of the first resort areas in the world. It began as a health resort for ailing British tourists at the end of the 18th century, after that in the mid-19th century, when the railroad arrived, it became the playground and vacation spot of British, Russian, and other aristocrats, such as Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, when he was Prince of Wales.
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This unique hotel is located in the heart of the old quarter of Lyon, France which has been classed World Heritage site by UNESCO. The apartments,  symbolize all by themselves the magical spirit of a unique place in Europe. The hotel contains 4 floors  accessible with 3 lifts.
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The town in the North West of the Alps, Chamonix, Mont-Blank is famous as a skiing resort. Mont Blanc became famous in 1924 with the organisation of the First Winter Olympics Games. The Chamonix Mont Blanc ski region covers 4 major ski resorts; Brevent/Flegere, Grands Montets, Domaine du Balme and Les Houches.
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Mediterranean winds, ravines, snow-capped mountain ranges, crescent-shaped sandy beaches and pastel-hued port towns give the island its modern nickname – Corsica or the Isle of Beauty.
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The Seeko’o Hotel is located on Bordeaux’s waterfront in a neighbourhood between the Chartrons and Bacalan, to the north of the city.
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