Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Région Sud


Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is even for French people too complicated, so it is commonly shortened to PACA. Since 2017 it is also called Région Sud, probably as the reform of the regions introduced names like Grand Est and Nord. It is located in the southeast though, at the border to Italy, and not the southernmost region. It covers numerous landscapes, from the Mediterranean coast to the highest Alps, and even the estuary of the Rhone river, the Camargue. Many karst areas with spectacular caves can be found too. The Vaucluse is the namesake of Vauclusian Springs, and there are other important sights. Due to the mostly mountainous, or at least hilly, landscape, the central part is not very densely populated and there are few roads, mostly along the valleys. The listed sites are concentrated on the coast and the Rhone valley.