Two new French sites were added to the Unesco's World Heritage List on Saturday 24 July: the Cordouan lighthouse, located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde estuary, and the town of Vichy, ...

The spa city of Vichy and Nice on the Mediterranean are on the list, bringing France’s total up to 49 The spa city of Vichy and Nice on the Med are on the list, bringing France’s total up to 49 If you ...

The Lighthouse of Cordouan rises up on a shallow rocky plateau in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Gironde estuary in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in a highly exposed and hostile environment.

LE VERDON-SUR-MER, France — Battered by the wind and swell for 400 years and nicknamed the “king of lighthouses”, France’s Cordouan beacon on Saturday won recognition from Unesco. The lighthouse, ...

The lighthouse, which will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, is the last to be inhabited in France and only the second after Spain's La Coruna to win the plaudit from the world heritage body.

France's oldest, still active lighthouse, has been given UNESCO World Heritage status. Cordouan Lighthouse, on the Gironde estuary in southwest France, is nicknamed the "king of lighthouses" and has ...

In the 1820s, Augustin Fresnel invented a new kind of lens and installed it in France’s Cordouan lighthouse. Suddenly, one lamp could light the way for sailors many miles out to sea. “Were I a Roman ...

The entrance to France's Gironde estuary, on the Atlantic coast, makes you feel as though you've arrived at the world's end. For 400 years, the giant stone-structured Cordouan lighthouse has been ...

A picture taken on August 23, 2019 shows the Cordouan lighthouse off the coast of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, southwestern France. - The Cordouan lighthouse is France's oldest lighthouse still active. It has ...

In the 1820s, Augustin Fresnel invented a new kind of lens and installed it in France’s Cordouan lighthouse. Suddenly, one lamp could light the way for sailors many miles out to sea. “Were I a Roman ...

LE VERDON-SUR-MER, FRANCE (AFP) - Battered by the wind and swell for 400 years and nicknamed the "king of lighthouses", France's Cordouan beacon on Saturday (July 24) won recognition from Unesco. The ...

In the 1820s, Augustin Fresnel invented a new kind of lens and installed it in France’s Cordouan lighthouse. Suddenly, one lamp could light the way for sailors many miles out to sea. “Were I a Roman ...