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Le saviez-vous? - L'hôtel Negresco - Part 1

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Patricia est à Nice près de la Promenade des Anglais devant l'Hôtel Negresco. Cet hôtel cinq étoiles du début du vingtième siècle porte le nom de son fondateur, Henri Negresco. L'hôtel a été racheté et la propriétaire vit dans son hôtel à l'année.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de la Bastille

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France

Daniel Benchimol nous fait visiter le quartier de la Bastille. C'est bien sûr là que se trouvait la forteresse du même nom, dont la prise le 14 juillet 1789 marque le début de la révolution française, et est à l'origine de la fête nationale en France! Le quartier s'est transformé depuis: hôtels particuliers parmi les plus chers de Paris, port de plaisance et Yacht Club, cours en retrait cachant des galeries d'art, etc.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

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France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.

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Caption 14 [fr]: et cela dès le début.
Caption 14 [en]: and this right from the start.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Promenade des Anglais - Part 3

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France

Patricia explains how the famous Promenade des Anglais running along the seaside of Nice got its name. The Promenade has been hosting various cultural and sporting events such as motor races since the early 1900s.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Au début du dix-neuvième siècle,
Caption 2 [en]: At the beginning of the nineteenth century,

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Patricia - La plage - Part 1

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France

If you're looking for your next vacation spot, you might want to consider the beautiful Côte d'Azur, also known as the French Riviera. Whether you're into swimming, sailing, scuba diving, or just basking in la vie balnéaire (the seaside life), you'll find everything you need along France's "azure coast."

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Caption 6 [fr]: Nous sommes en fin septembre, nous sommes donc au début de l'automne,
Caption 6 [en]: We are at the end of September, so we are at the beginning of fall,

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Voyage dans Paris - Le 10ème Arrondissement - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the tenth arrondissement to discover the Trinity Church, the "Peinture Céramique" building, and other little havens of peace in Paris. Daniel also introduces us to the Brabant Hotel and the 1950s-themed restaurant Playtime, inspired by Jacques Tati.

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Caption 26 [fr]: dans une très belle halle début de siècle, entièrement vitrée.
Caption 26 [en]: in a very beautiful turn-of-the-century covered market, entirely glazed in.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Many people know a thing or two about French wine, but what do we know about grape growing? This grape grower from Provence tells us all about pruning a vine.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et, euh... ensuite, euh... vers le... mi... mi-juin, euh... début juin, mi-juin,
Caption 32 [en]: And, uh... then, uh... toward the... mid'... middle of June, uh... beginning of June, mid-June,

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Voyage dans Paris - Montparnasse

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France

What do Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, and the architect of the Statue of Liberty have in common? They are all buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, home to the graves of some of the greatest figures in French history. Here are some of its other famous souls.

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Caption 25 [fr]: qui ont été autant de rendez-vous prestigieux au... début du siècle.
Caption 25 [en]: which were just so many prestigious meeting places at... the beginning of the century.

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