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The Aude and the Sals
Oct 6, 2024
The Aude and the Sals
Oct 6, 2024

Running through the South of France, the Aude flows from the Pyrenees Mountain (The Black Mountain) to the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne.

Oct 6, 2024
Les Salins de Giraud
Oct 6, 2024
Les Salins de Giraud
Oct 6, 2024

The village of Salin-de-Giraud is located south-east of the Camargue delta in the South of France.

Oct 6, 2024
Neith
Aug 1, 2024
Neith
Aug 1, 2024

Neith is an Egyptian goddess. Her name closely resembles the word for water, so she is known as a creation Goddess associated with primordial waters.

Aug 1, 2024
Saint-Maximin – Villa Latta
Jun 11, 2024
Saint-Maximin – Villa Latta
Jun 11, 2024

A commune in southeastern France with a basilica dedicated to Mary Magdalene.

Jun 11, 2024
Red Egg
Jun 11, 2024
Red Egg
Jun 11, 2024

When Mary Magdalene told Emperor Tiberius of the resurrection, he pointed at the egg and declared: “Christ is not more risen than this egg is red”. The egg promptly turned red.

Jun 11, 2024
Virgin (Mary)
Jun 11, 2024
Virgin (Mary)
Jun 11, 2024

For the Greeks “virgin” was a term of power, strength and independence, used to describe the goddesses who were immune to the temptations of Dionysus, Greek god of seduction and wine.

Jun 11, 2024
Sara la kali
Jun 11, 2024
Sara la kali
Jun 11, 2024

Sara la kali, or Saint Sarah, is the patron saint of the Romani people.

Jun 11, 2024
Aix-en-Provence — Acquae Sextiae
Jun 11, 2024
Aix-en-Provence — Acquae Sextiae
Jun 11, 2024

A city in southern France and former capital of Provence.

Jun 11, 2024
Cathars
Jun 11, 2024
Cathars
Jun 11, 2024

The Cathars were a radical religious sect that flourished in the South of France in the 12th century.

Jun 11, 2024
The love fountain (road of Sougraine)
Jun 6, 2024
The love fountain (road of Sougraine)
Jun 6, 2024

The “singing” waters of the fountain flow in large, tiered natural pools connected by waterfalls.

Jun 6, 2024
Rennes-le-château — Redea
Jun 6, 2024
Rennes-le-château — Redea
Jun 6, 2024

A small-town in the Occitanie region in Southern France, surrounded by myth and mystery.

Jun 6, 2024
Flower essences
Jun 6, 2024
Flower essences
Jun 6, 2024

A form of herbal therapy and alternative medicine based on the idea that flowers have a healing vibrational energy.

Jun 6, 2024
Vesica Piscis
Jun 6, 2024
Vesica Piscis
Jun 6, 2024

A mathematical shape formed by the intersection of two disks, it symbolizes the interface between the spiritual and the physical world.

Jun 6, 2024
Hypatia
Jun 6, 2024
Hypatia
Jun 6, 2024

A woman philosopher, astronomer and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt.

Jun 6, 2024
Jaffa port
May 30, 2024
Jaffa port
May 30, 2024

Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the port has been active for over 7000 years. It is still functioning as a small fishing port.

May 30, 2024
Joseph of Arimathea
May 30, 2024
Joseph of Arimathea
May 30, 2024

Jesus’ uncle or great uncle on his maternal side. He assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus.

May 30, 2024
Red Hair
May 30, 2024
Red Hair
May 30, 2024

Long red hair has for centuries symbolized promiscuity, sensuality, deviousness, and—above all—otherness.

May 30, 2024
Malta
May 30, 2024
Malta
May 30, 2024

An island country in southern Europe. It is an archipelago and has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC.

May 30, 2024
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – Ratis
May 30, 2024
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – Ratis
May 30, 2024

The town takes its current name in reference to the three Marys arriving by boat after the crucifixion of Christ: Mary Magdalene, Mary Clopas and Mary Salome.

May 30, 2024
Maddalena island
May 30, 2024
Maddalena island
May 30, 2024

Named Santa Maria Magdalena until the 16th century, the archipelago, situated in Northern Sardinia, Italy, became Isola della Maddalena.

May 30, 2024
Emperor Tiberius
May 30, 2024
Emperor Tiberius
May 30, 2024

A Roman emperor who reigned from AD 14 until 37. The legend tells that he met Mary Magdalene who came to protest against Jesus’ death and tell him about the resurrection.

May 30, 2024
Claudia
May 30, 2024
Claudia
May 30, 2024

Pontius Pilate’s wife, also named Claudia Procula or Procia. She had a dream and believed Jesus to be innocent and tried to persuade her husband to prevent the crucifixion of Jesus.

May 30, 2024
Tarascon in Vienne
May 30, 2024
Tarascon in Vienne
May 30, 2024

A town in France in the Alpilles region, where Martha of Bethany defeated the dragon, the Tarasque, and where she is buried.

May 30, 2024
The Land of Cockaigne
Mar 21, 2024
The Land of Cockaigne
Mar 21, 2024

A land of plenty where pleasure is always at hand.

Mar 21, 2024
Narbonne – Narbo
Mar 20, 2024
Narbonne – Narbo
Mar 20, 2024

A city in the Occitanie region of France located nine miles from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

Mar 20, 2024
Marseille – Massilia
Mar 20, 2024
Marseille – Massilia
Mar 20, 2024

A large commerce harbor founded in the sixth century BC by Greek immigrants.

Mar 20, 2024
La Sainte Baume (The Holy balm)
Mar 20, 2024
La Sainte Baume (The Holy balm)
Mar 20, 2024

A limestone mountain ridge spreading between Bouches-du-Rhône and Var in the south of France where the grotto of Mary-Magdalene is situated.

Mar 20, 2024
Mary Salome
Mar 20, 2024
Mary Salome
Mar 20, 2024

A follower of Jesus (not to be confused with Salome).

Mar 20, 2024
Lazarus
May 28, 2019
Lazarus
May 28, 2019

According to the Gospels, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead in Bethany near Jerusalem where he had been dead for four days.

May 28, 2019
The Great Library
May 28, 2019
The Great Library
May 28, 2019

Alexandria, Egypt was known as a capital of knowledge where many great scholars studied and where the Great Library was located.

May 28, 2019