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Voyage dans Paris - L'Île Saint-Louis

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our tour guide Daniel is back to show us around Île Saint-Louis, one of the two islands situated between the Right Bank and the Left Bank of Paris—right in the middle of the Seine. Stroll along the riverbanks, visit the churches and cathedrals, and enjoy the picturesque Parisian beauty.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us two historic landmarks in the town of Sceaux: the Saint John the Baptist Church, which contains many valuable artifacts, and the Félibres Garden, which is named after the Félibrige literary movement. He starts out his tour at a former railway station that is now the town's market hall.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in the town of Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to an impressive building, the parish church of Saint John the Theologian. It houses an orphanage that helps nearly thirteen thousand young people reintegrate into society.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel continues his visit to Lagny-sur-Marne, a small town where extraordinary events took place. Joan of Arc is said to have performed a miracle there on her second visit to Lagny. And the abbey-church of Saint Pierre once harbored a great secret: a nail from Jesus's cross. Unfortunately, the nail was lost, but not forgotten, as it now features on Lagny's coat of arms.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol braves a chilly February day in Meudon to show us an amazing vantage point from which you can enjoy an almost complete panoramic view of Paris. If you want to look further still, you can visit the Meudon observatory, which has the third biggest telescope in the world.

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Caption 9 [en]: like the Saint Mary Fountain or the Virgin's Oak.
Caption 9 [fr]: comme la fontaine Sainte-Marie ou encore le chêne de la Vierge.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of his visit to Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a church famous for the priest who officiated there: the renowned satricial writer Rabelais. Meudon's rich geological history is explained on a panel overlooking the town.

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Caption 6 [en]: Behind me, a church, the Saint Martin Church.
Caption 6 [fr]: Derrière moi, une église, l'église Saint-Martin.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Meudon, a small town near Paris. There, you can admire a statue of the famous writer François Rabelais. You can also wander through the Dauphin's Vegetable Garden, created in 1681.

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Caption 29 [en]: the Saint George Chapel.
Caption 29 [fr]: la chapelle Saint-Georges.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of Lagny-sur-Marne. This small town is famous for its battle with the English (or les Anglois in Old French), valiantly fought by Joan of Arc in 1430. You will also find more peaceful sites like the washhouse, where, by municipal decree, everyone had to be silent....

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Caption 29 [fr]: Rue Saint Paul,
Caption 29 [en]: On Rue Saint Paul [Saint Paul Street],

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Lagny-sur-Marne, a medieval town on the outskirts of Paris. If history is not your thing, you can visit a small museum where neo-impressionists works are displayed. The pioneers of pointillism made their debut in this charming little town.

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Caption 30 [en]: One of the last remnants of the Abbaye de Saint-Pierre [Saint Peter's Abbey] from the seventh century
Caption 30 [fr]: Un des derniers vestiges de l'Abbaye de Saint-Pierre du septième siècle

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 21 [en]: which comes through the Saint Lawrence [river], from the west.
Caption 21 [fr]: qui s'en vient par le Saint-Laurent de l'ouest.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 13 [en]: the soul of Montreal, the Rue Sainte-Catherine [Saint Catherine Street] or elsewhere,
Caption 13 [fr]: l'âme de Montréal, la rue Sainte-Catherine ou ailleurs,

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