Travel and Culture

Travel and Culture

Travel and cultureVoyage et culture

Learn about the many and varied cultures and countries that speak French.

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Current Events   Food + Drink
Holidays + Celebrations   Literature
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Listening Practice

Guignol

Guignol
La marionnette « Guignol » fait partie des souvenirs d'enfance de tous les petits lyonnais. Mais Guignol est bien plus qu'une simple marionnette qui les amuse et les fait rire. Ce personnage est le symbole de Lyon et incarne l'identité lyonnaise.

   

Products and Reviews

Homestay Immersion

Learn French in FranceWant to learn French in France? Immersion is the key, and the Homestay Immersion experience is a great option, with both professional tutoring and informal interactions with your French host family around the dinner table. In addition, you'll be in France and can therefore speak French around town, watch French TV and movies, and explore every aspect of French culture. It's true immersion, for any level.

Reading Practice

Hospitalité française

Hospitalité française
Pendant les plus de cinq ans que mon mari et moi avons vécu dans le Midi, à Hyères et puis à Menton, nous avons déjeuné ou dîné chez des amis une quarantaine de fois.

   

   

Reading Practice

Hyères

Hyères
Avec une superficie de 132 kilomètres carrés et un écart de 30 kilomètres entre les deux extrémités, la commune d'Hyères est l'une des plus étendues de France.

   

Reading Practice

Hyères : centre-ville

Hyères - centre-ville
Le centre-ville d'Hyères est plutôt calme, un peu moins en été quand les touristes arrivent, mais ils ne touchent pas trop le centre-ville parce qu'ils vont surtout aux plages.

   

Listening Practice

Immigrer au Canada

Immigrer au Canada
Watch this official video about the requirements and procedures for immigrating to Canada while practicing your upper-intermediate French listening comprehension.

   

Listening Practice

Inventions françaises

Inventions
Hundreds if not thousands of products you use every day started out as nothing more than an idea – and many of those ideas were originally French. Learn about some in this bilingual article.

   

   

Expressions

Jour J

Le jour J
The big day is here when you can learn about the French expression le jour J.

   

   

   

Listening Practice

La rentrée

Souriez, c'est la rentrée !
La rentrée est un moment très important en France parce que c'est au début du mois de septembre que la vie recommence. Oui, je n'exagère pas.

   

Travel and Culture

La tour Eiffel à fond

It's impossible to imagine the Parisian skyline without the Eiffel Tower - or to believe that it was once considered an eyesore. Take an in-depth look at the Eiffel Tower - its original purpose, lots of facts and figures, and how to visit, whether actually or virtually.

   

Travel and Culture

Languages

Languages in French
Parlez-vous français ? What about another language? Here's how to say the most commonly spoken and studied languages in French, plus a few more for good measure.

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