Tag: mountain villages
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The French Villages That Vanished Underwater — and Come Back Every Summer
A French alpine valley drowned in 1952. A Hérault commune swallowed by a reservoir in 1969. These are France’s ghost villages — and in summer, you can walk among their ruins.
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The One Day Each Year When a French Village Belongs to the Sheep
Every spring, French mountain villages stop for the annual shepherd migration. Discover the ancient tradition of transhumance — still very much alive.