Australia

Australia "the Lucky Country", so called for its wealth of raw materials, the sun and scenery is certainly too new to provide historical treasures, apart from the sites of Aboriginal rock art. But Australia lives on the myth of countries still to clear. To the east of Australia, an impressive mountain range called "Great Dividing Range" and the Blue Mountains in eastern Sydney are guarantors of a rare and diverse environment. Wide horizons within Australia are challenged by the reputation of the coast, with the Great Barrier Reef the highlight.

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- Capital: The capital of Australia is Canberra
- Currency: In Australia you pay in Australian dollars
- Celebration: In Australia, celebrates Australia Day, 26 January all.
- Time difference: When it's noon in France in Perth is between April and October 18h, 19h November to March; in Sydney, he is 20h and 22h from April to October from November to March.
- Official Language: The official language of Australia is English
- Major cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong, Gold Coast, Hobart
- Religion: In Australia, the proportion of Catholics (26%) is similar to that of the followers of the Anglican Church of Australia (26, 1%).

population
- Population: In Australia, there are 20 million people

climate
In Australia during the southern summer, from December to February, the weather is pleasant throughout the southern states. But the center of Australia is so overwhelmed by the heat and aridity. Northern Australia will be very wet. In South Australia and the island of Tasmania, the winters are cold (less than 10 ° from Adelaide to Melbourne) and hot summers (more than 20 ° on average).

geography
Sixth largest country in the world, Australia is located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

AREA
Australia extends over 7,713,360 square kilometers

ACME
The climax of Australia's Mount Kosciusko 2,230 m

LENGTH OF COASTS
Longueure the coast of Australia is 25 760 km

TYPES OF LANDSCAPE
All types of travelers find their account in Australia. Renowned for its beautiful beaches, which offer surfers the best waves in the world, Australia is home to the "eighth wonder of the world": the Great Barrier Reef. A land of contrasts is characterized by the beauty of its interior territories is in the bush of central Australia, in the middle of red and upland trees that lived long aborigines. Further east of Australia, lie the "Blue Mountains" by eucalyptus and interspersed with canyons and waterfalls. Rainforest, desert, mountain gorges and huge craters: the Northern National Parks of Australia offer a variety of remarkable landscapes.

Sicilia

SICILY, one of the cradles of civilization, calls for a strong first experience with the beauty of its landscapes, more than a thousand miles of coastline, dotted with bays, archipelagos and volcanoes, but also because Sicily reveals the many components of our culture. All came to Sicily to confront her: Sicani from Iberia, Greeks, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards, Italians and finally. Sicilian cities, ancient sites, churches and palaces, and even its cuisine, still bear the trace of this interbreeding.


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- Capital: Palermo is the capital of Sicily
- Currency: The euro is used in Sicily
- Holiday: Republic Day, 2 June (1946)
- Time difference: No time difference in Sicily
- Official language: Italian is spoken in Sicily
- Major cities: Catania, Messina, Syracuse
- Religion: In Sicily, 98% of the population is Catholic.

population
- Population: Sicily ACCOUNT 5,140,000 inhabitants

climate
In Sicily, the summers are hot, tempered by sea breezes.
The sirocco, dry wind from Africa, often blows in this season in the interior of Sicily.
Temperatures in Sicily are milder in winter and many more precipitation.
geography
The triangular shape of Sicily earned him the nickname of Trinacria ("the island with three points") by the Greeks.
Sicily is the largest of the Mediterranean islands (25,400 km2, 25,707 km2 with its archipelagos). To the east of Sicily is separated from the Italian peninsula by the Strait of Messina, off only 3 km, while in the south-west Africa, particularly Tunisia are a few hours by boat.
Located in the center of the Mediterranean, Sicily is caressed by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north, east Ionian and Mediterranean in the south.
The numerous islands and islets that surround Sicily give his ribs a very colorful character.


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AREA
Sicily covers 25,700 square kilometers

LENGTH OF COASTS
The coast of Sicily is 1 100 km long

TYPES OF LANDSCAPE
The largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily is a mecca of Italian tourism. Taormina, which combines the beauty of its bay to the quality of its historical evidence, is a seaside resort that has enough secrets, like most of those on the east coast of Sicily, the busiest.
We can divide the volcanic area of Sicily in three: the Aeolian (Monte Sant'Angelo, Vulcano, Stromboli), the Sicily Channel (underwater volcanoes, the Giulia) and Mount Etna. The climb that leads to the crater of Etna takes two and a half hours of walking, among others from the Sapienza refuge and after taking the cable car or truck off-road. It is best done in the morning and has nothing but grueling prior request to take all the information and all the pledges necessary security. The flanks of the volcano vary the show: true lava desert or particular vegetation.
To protect the historic heritage and natural treasures of Sicily, many parks, reserves and protected areas have been created. This is particularly true of the Riserva Naturale di Monte Pellegrino where coexist harmoniously over 1000 species of plants, migratory birds and reptiles, among the caves covered with graffiti Paleolithic.

Djerba- Tunisia

Djerba is a small sunny island southern Tunisia mentioned by Herodotus and sung by Homer. Djerba assume without its tourist complex. Throughout the year, the hotel clubs Djerba welcome cohorts charter tourists landed. These travelers often take the plane having seen the postcard beaches of the northeast coast and tourist stalls Houmt Souk, the capital. Too bad, because Djerba has other attractions. The island of Djerba has built, over the centuries, a powerful identity, as evidenced by its habitat and social organization.

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- Capital: Houmt Souk is the capital of Djerba
- Currency: Tunisian dinar is used in Djerba, as in the rest of Tunisia.
- Day: Independence of Tunisia, March 20 (1956)
- Official Language: Arabic is spoken in Djerba and the rest of Tunisia
- Major cities: Midoun
- Religion: Islam is predominant in Djerba and the rest of Tunisia.

population
- Population: 120 000 Djerba

climate
A Djerba, the climate is mild throughout the year, temperatures never falling below 10 ° C.

geography
Djerba is a small island in south-eastern Tunisia.
Located in the Gulf of Gabes, Djerba stretches 25km long and 22km wide.
Djerba is a flat island: the highest point is the Guellala Djerba, which rises to 52 meters ...!

AREA
Djerba extends over 514 square kilometers

LENGTH OF COASTS
Djerba has a coastline of 125 km long

TYPES OF LANDSCAPE
HOUMT SOUK
The main town of Djerba has over twenty thousand inhabitants. The city lies between two north-south axis: the Avenue Habib Bourguiba, west and Avenida Abdelhamid al-Kadhi, to the east. It houses the souks, the central market and fish market. As you walk through its streets, you will discover authentic fondouks and adorable flower plots. North of the city, the Bordj el Kebir always watch over the harbor and new marina.

THE NORTHEAST COAST OF Djerba
This is the tourist area with a concentration of hotels that line up along the vast beach of Sidi Mahrès and passed the Taguermes and lighthouse along the beach Seguia up Aghir. In the interior, Midoun, the second city of Djerba (nearly seven thousand.) Attracts crowds of the hotel zone with narrow streets lined with souvenir shops.

CENTRAL AND WESTERN Djerba
In the center of the island of Djerba, Erriadh, former home of Jewish settlement houses a synagogue dating from the fifth century BC. Continuing south you will come to Guellela, a Berber village famous for its ceramics. On this side, fans will find a lot less crowded than the tourist area beaches.