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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues to explore the town of Soissons on an exceptionally hot summer day. There's no better time to explore the magnificent twelfth-century cathedral of Soissons to cool off and admire this gothic architectural masterpiece, including the stained glass wall depicting religious scenes.

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of our discovery of Soissons, a very ancient town indeed (it was founded in the year 20 B.C.), Daniel Benchimol takes us on a sweltering summer day to visit some interesting places, including the Église Saint-Pierre, part of a seventh-century monastery where Charlemagne's daughter lived. He then shows us a baroque-style building on Little Red Riding Hood Street opposite a magnificent century-old fish market.

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the third installment of Daniel's tour of Compiègne, he shows us the magnificent Saint Jacques Church, which happens to be a stop along the Way of St. James. He also takes us to some former salt warehouses and to a beautiful garden surrounded by medieval walls.

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Gisors - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

There's a lot to explore in the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church in Gisors, including a towering wooden organ, a magnificent mural, and a spiral staircase. Daniel Benchimol gives us a detailed tour of this stunning work of architecture, which he counts as one of the most beautiful churches in Normandy.

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jacqueline shows Lionel some magnificent wooden statues by a Polish sculptor who settled in France.

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Voyage en France - Montfort-l'Amaury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to another town within easy reach of Paris. Monfort-l'Amaury boasts a huge church called the Église Saint Pierre et Saint Paul with some magnificent stained glass windows. If you are a music lover, you might want to check out Maurice Ravel's house, where he composed many of his great works, including Le Boléro.

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces the charming town of Compiègne and its magnificent City Hall. In the City Hall building, you'll find the Bancloque, a fourteenth-century bell that still rings today with the help of three automated figures called jacquemarts that "poke" the bell on the hour. And make sure to stop by the burger kiosk on your way out of the city for a delicious, locally sourced treat!

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues his tour of the medieval town of Senlis with a look inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic architecture in France. The cathedral contains a magnificent organ and a plaque commemorating the British soldiers who died in France during World War I.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?

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Caption 30 [en]: it's magnificent.
Caption 30 [fr]: elle est magnifique.

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Sophie et Olivier - Les César

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sophie and Olivier discuss the César Awards, the French Oscars. Olivier didn't watch the ceremony, and Sophie only saw some excerpts, but they still find a lot to talk about on the subject!

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Caption 33 [en]: that is magnificent.
Caption 33 [fr]: qui est magnifique.

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Français avec Nelly - Learning French with Literature: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her reading of Albert Camus's The Stranger, accompanied with some very useful comments.

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Caption 64 [en]: It's magnificent.
Caption 64 [fr]: C'est magnifique.

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Sophie et Patrice - Marcel Proust

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice had the opportunity to portray literary icon Marcel Proust in a production on a beach. He and Sophie reflect on this wonderful experience.

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Caption 18 [en]: Right, a magnificent stage of sand with the azure sky.
Caption 18 [fr]: Voilà, une scène de sable magnifique avec le ciel d'azur.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie is starting something new in her painting adventure: she will attempt to do abstract painting. Sandra gives her some advice.

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Caption 6 [en]: It's magnificent.
Caption 6 [fr]: C'est magnifique.

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to Marsal with a few comments from Michel, who shows us a stone marking the passage of a Roman emperor in Marsal in the first century AD. And Lionel has a few salty expressions in store for you...

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Caption 7 [en]: So it's a colossal and magnificent stone, huh,
Caption 7 [fr]: Alors c'est une pierre colossale, hein, et magnifique

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Marsal and learn more about the importance of salt throughout the region. Many there have benefited from the exploitation of salt throughout the centuries, including the Church, which built many churches that we still see today.

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Caption 1 [en]: Right, so continuing our magnificent visit here to the Salt Museum in Marsal,
Caption 1 [fr]: Voilà, donc dans la continuité de notre magnifique visite ici au Musée du sel à Marsal,

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