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Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry (2 videos)

Sixty years after the disappearance of literary great Saint-Exupéry, a commemoration is held on the Mediterranean Sea at the spot where his airplane fell.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, which contains several paintings depicting events in Joan's life.

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Lionel - Liverdun le Haut

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans cette vidéo, Lionel et Françoise nous font découvrir la ville de Liverdun, un village médiéval sur un éperon rocheux. Vous apprendrez aussi la passionante histoire de sa collégiale consacrée à Saint Euchaire.

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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Liverdun with Françoise and Lionel who will show you inside the collegiate church of Liverdun. It once housed the relics of Saint Euchaire, which were looted during the Revolution. Now all that remains is the statue of the saint with his head... in his hands!

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans ce troisième épisode de la visite de Compiègne, Daniel nous fait découvrir la magnifique église Saint Jacques qui fait partie de l’itinéraire du pèlerinage de Saint Jacques de Compostelle. Vous découvrirez aussi les anciens greniers à sel, et des maisons dans un site très médiéval.

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this third episode on Rambouillet, Daniel shows us an interesting "shell cottage," a railway museum, and the beautiful Church of Saint Lubin and Palais du Roi de Rome. Rambouillet is full of wonderful surprises!

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second room of the Joan of Arc museum is dedicated to the iconography of the saint, including a bronze sculpture by Prosper D'Épinay.

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

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Caption 12 [en]: Joan is the patron saint of the combatant.
Caption 12 [fr]: Jeanne est la patronne du combattant.

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Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our tour of Joan of Arc's birthplace with a look at the very spot where she heard divine voices for the first time. You don't want to miss this!

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Caption 75 [en]: the voices of Saint Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine.
Caption 75 [fr]: les voix de Saint-Michel, Sainte-Marguerite et Sainte-Catherine.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is with Roger in the town of Domrémy, the birthplace of Joan of Arc. You will discover the statue of the three saints who spoke to Joan at the age of thirteen and a half, as legend has it.

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Caption 46 [en]: And so you have the Archangel Saint Michael
Caption 46 [fr]: Et vous avez donc l'archange Saint-Michel

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Le Monde - D’où vient le Père Noël ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Where does Santa Claus come from? Santa's history begins in the third century in the city of Myra in Turkey, then to the Netherlands, then finally to America and back to Europe. But where Santa lives still remains a mystery...

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Caption 22 [en]: He becomes Saint Nicholas.
Caption 22 [fr]: Il devient Saint-Nicolas.

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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Françoise talks to Lionel about the Church of Liverdun. Built in 1184, the church is distinctive for its two superimposed doorways: an original Romanesque one, and a Baroque one added in the eighteenth century.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Pardon. Pierre de Brixey a voulu honorer les reliques de Saint Euchaire
Caption 24 [en]: Sorry. Pierre de Brixey wanted to honor the relics of Saint Euchaire

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Continuing his tour of the town of Chantilly, Daniel takes us to a bucolic vegetable garden called the "Potager des Princes" (Princes' Vegetable Garden), which was frequented by many of France's most famous writers and dramatists, including Racine, Molière, and the Madame de Sévigné. Today it also includes a goat petting zoo!

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Caption 54 [fr]: On peut citer Madame de La Fayette, Madame de Sévigné, le Duc de Saint Simon, Bossuet,
Caption 54 [en]: We can cite Madame de La Fayette, Madame de Sévigné, the Duc de Saint Simon, Bossuet,

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel on his discovery of Dourdan, a small town in the Essonne department. This charming place is filled with history and boasts a thirteenth-century covered market that has been rebuilt over the years and is still in use today.

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Caption 12 [en]: We are now in front of the main door of the Saint Paul Institute,
Caption 12 [fr]: Nous sommes maintenant devant la porte principale de l'Institut Saint-Paul

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 69 [fr]: et à apprécier la statue de Saint Louis
Caption 69 [en]: and appreciate the statue of Saint Louis

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