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Voyage dans Paris - La Campagne à Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through one of Paris's most charming neighborhoods, the Campagne à Paris (Countryside in Paris). This small, quiet corner of the 20th arrondissement is made up of only 89 houses built in 1906 and gives the impression of a quaint village inside a major city.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Pont Alexandre III

Difficulty: Beginner

France

According to our trusty tour guide, Daniel Benchimol, Paris's Alexander III Bridge is one of the most beautiful in the city. You might find it hard to disagree after watching this video!

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Voyage dans Paris - Belleville

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Parks, streets, boulevards, a storied history, and an eclectic mix of people: Belleville has it all! This historic neighborhood in Paris’s 20th arrondissement has been home to many different immigrant groups over the years and in recent times has taken a turn for the “bobo.”

Français avec Nelly - L'histoire de Notre-Dame de Paris (2 videos)

Nelly tells us how she witnessed a moment in history on the evening when Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames as firefighters fought an epic battle to save this iconic monument.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le romantisme français

Difficulty: Beginner

France

On dit que Paris est la ville la plus romantique dans le monde mais pourquoi? Dans cette vidéo, nous allons explorer le sens du mot "romantique" et l'origine du romantisme français qui est issu d'un mouvement culturel apparu en Angleterre et en Allemagne.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'utilité des zeppelins français

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia discusses the various ways zeppelins were used in the twentieth century, as well as what led to their downfall.

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Caption 34 [fr]: sur des zones ennemies. [Cratère d'une bombe de zeppelin lâchée sur Paris]
Caption 34 [en]: onto enemy zones. [Crater from a zeppelin bomb dropped on Paris]

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Le saviez-vous? - La tradition de la galette des rois - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explains in detail the tradition of the galette des rois (kings' cake), which predates Christianity. The tradition is linked to a Roman pagan celebration called Saturnalia, during which a lucky slave was crowned "king" for the day.

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Caption 74 [fr]: est particulièrement servie à Paris.
Caption 74 [en]: is served in particular in Paris.

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Le saviez-vous? - D'où vient le nom de la France? - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video is all about the people of France, from the ancient Franks and Gauls to the present-day population, which currently numbers over sixty-six million inhabitants.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Sa capitale est Paris qui est située au centre-nord de la France.
Caption 17 [en]: Its capital is Paris, which is located in the northern center of France.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this third episode on the medieval town of Senlis, Daniel Benchimol introduces us to the Venery Museum or hunting museum. The museum displays not only traditional uniforms of the Spahis but also the special architecture, painting, music, and art linked to the "venery" activities.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à Senlis, dans le nord de Paris, à quarante kilomètres plus précisément de la capitale,
Caption 2 [en]: We are in Senlis, in the north of Paris, forty kilometers from the capital more precisely,

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