History of Provance

From 443 tribes of northern Provence najeżdżały Burgundians. From the sixth century, parts of Provence were in the hands of various Frankish kings. Following the Treaty of Verdun in 843, Provence was on the territory granted Lotarowi I. Since the year 879 under the rule of Boson V of Provence - in-law of Charles the Bald - Provence was part of the kingdom of Provence and Burgundy, also called the kingdom of Lower Burgundy. In the year 934 Lower Burgundy succeeded Rudolf II, King of Upper Burgundy, which was created as a result of the united kingdom of Burgundy. As a part of Provence has been a county.
After the termination of the line descendants of Rudolf II, since the year 1032 as the county already Burgundy became a part of the Roman Empire and the rulers of Provence Marquis wore titles, earls, dukes. As a result of dynastic mariaży, since the year 1112 Provence passed to the Catalan-Aragonese dynasty, and clashed on the territory of French and Spanish influences. After the death of the last independent ruler in the year 1481, combined with France Provence personal union. However, parts of medieval Provence and a few enclaves within its territory for a long time were outside the French domination.

Sightseeing in Niece

In Nice, in the district Cimiez, there are preserved ruins of Roman thermal baths from the third century and the ruins of a Roman amphitheater.
Other structures:
remains of the castle and the Romanesque cathedral
churches (XIV-XVIII century)
Cathedral of Sainte-Réparate
Church of Saint-François-de-Paule (1736)
Church of Saint-Jacques
Church of Saint-Augustin
Senate Palace (Palais du Sénat, XVII century)
Lascaris Palace
The main thoroughfare of the city is famous Promenade des Anglais (Promenade des Anglais) from the early nineteenth century with garden Jardin Albert I.
Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des Beaux-Arts) from the works of the Impressionists (Degas, Renoir, Monet and Sisley);
Museum of Modern Art and Contemporary Art (Musée d'Art moderne et d'Art contemporain) (works of Warhol, Lichtenstein and Noland);
Musée Matisse (rich collection of works by painter);
Musée d'archéologie;
Musée national Marc Chagall (M. Chagall works.)

History of Nice

Nikaia Greek colony was founded around 300 BC. In Roman times was an important port of Nice. From the third century was the seat of a bishopric. From the fifth century Germanic invasions and frequent Saracens. In medieval times, threatened by Genoa, defended its independence in alliance with Pisa. In the thirteenth-fourteenth century several times under the rule of the Counts of Provence. In 1388, surrendered to the dukes of Savoy, who contributed to the development of the city. During the wars of Francis I, Emperor Charles V in 1543 Nice was plundered after the siege by the combined Franco-Turkish troops. In 1626, acquired a substantial privileges, during the reign of Louis XIV, many times it was under French occupation. France ceded by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860, 26 February 2001 signed the Treaty of Nice in Nice, the European Union Reform.

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What to visit in Genoa?

Via Garibaldi Avenue
Doria Tursi Palace (it. Palazzo Doria Tursi) from the sixteenth century, now houses the city hall and art museum;
Bianco Palace (it. Palazzo Bianco) from the sixteenth century, located art gallery with paintings by Italian masters such as Caravaggio, Veronese Filippin Lippi as well as little-known Genoese painters;
Rosso Palace (it: Palazzo Rosso) from the seventeenth century
Cemetery Camposanto
House of Christopher Columbus (it.: Casa di Colombo)
Gothic town hall, the thirteenth to fifteenth century
Cathedral of San Lorenzo (it.: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), the cathedral of the twelfth-thirteenth century and rebuilt in the sixteenth century
Il Faro lighthouse (XII century)
Art Museum in the former Palace Paroti
Museum of Oriental Art (it.: Museo d'arte orientale Edoardo Chiossone)
De Ferrari Square (it: Piazza De Ferrari)
Palace of the Doges of Genoa (it. Palazzo Ducale) from the seventeenth century
Victory Square (it: Piazza della Vittoria)
Old Port (it.: Porto Antico)
galleon Neptune - a replica galleon used in the film Pirates of R. Polanski
Il Bigo - a monumental eight-spoke design with a lift lookout
maritime museum (it. Il Galata - Museo del Mare di Genova)
Palace San Giorgio (it. Palazzo San Giorgio) from the thirteenth century
monuments from the Roman period
aquarium (one of the largest in Europe)
The city walls from the twelfth century.

The economy of Genoa

Genoa is the southern corner of the industrial triangle of Milan-Turin-Genoa, is one of the major economic centers of the country. Manufactures of GDP in 1915, 08 billion euros, representing 1.3% of national GDP. In 2000 the town was on the 5th place in the ranking of the economically strongest cities in Italy. Bank St. Gregory, one of the oldest banks in the world, was founded in Genoa in 1407 and contributed to the city's economic heyday of the mid-fifteenth century. Today, many leading Italian companies is headquartered in Genoa, including Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS, and Edoardo Garrone Raffinerie.

Genoa

Genoa is a town in north-western part of Italy on the Ligurian Sea, the Gulf of Genoa, Ligurian Apennines, at the foot, is the capital of the province with the same name and the region of Liguria. Ancient etymology of the name of this city indicates the origin of the Celtic, where he had a similar expression to mean "entry". Genoa is a large cultural center and the largest Italian seaport.