Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (French pronunciation: [pʁɔvɑ̃s alp kot dazyʁ] ; commonly shortened to PACA; Italian: Provenza-Alpi-Costa-Azzurra; English: Provence-Alps-French Riviera), also known as Région Sud (Southern Region), is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille. Source: Wikipedia (en)