'Latin Arch' (
French: ''arc latin'',
Catalan:''arc llatí'',
Italian/
Spanish/
Portuguese/: ''arco latino'') is the name given to the littoral around the northwestern
Mediterranean Basin, which stretches from
Sicily to
Gibraltar that forms the shape of an
arch and seen as the core of
Latin Europe.
Latin Arch (''Arco Latino'') is also the formal name of an organisation of mutual cooperation between the sub-national entities of the mentioned region, which was founded in
1998. The organisation was originally composed of the Mediterranean ''
départements'' and
provinces, however, today, with 66 members, it is also comprised of the southern provinces of
Portugal.
External links
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'Arco Latino' Official website of the organisation Latin Arch