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Lionel - à Wissembourg - Part 1

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France

Lionel takes us to the small town of Wissembourg (or "Weißenburg," since it's situated in Alsace where German is spoken as well). It boasts a beautiful church and a nice restaurant where Lionel goes to be "crowned." Another one of his signature jokes and puns await you in this video.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Juste ici, euh... la Maison du sel qui illustre bien
Caption 12 [en]: Right here, uh... "La Maison du Sel" [Salt House], which is illustrative of

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets du Marais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le Marais (literally "The Marsh") is one of Paris's most historic districts, with many medieval buildings and streets still intact. In this video, Daniel Benchimol reveals some of the district's architectural secrets, such as an impeccable fourteenth-century house and the remnants of a late twelfth-century wall.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Toujours dans le Marais, voici un exemple typique et très rare d'une maison médiévale.
Caption 20 [en]: Still in the Marais, here is a typical and very rare example of a medieval house.

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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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Caption 20 [fr]: au numéro quarante-deux, devant cette très, très jolie maison.
Caption 20 [en]: at number forty-two, in front of this very, very nice house.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Jean-Marc Espinasse owns a vineyard in the southern Rhone Valley, whose Mediterranean climate makes it a perfect place for wine production. In this video, Jean-Marc gives us a taste of the different types of wine he makes.

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Caption 3 [fr]: À la maison!
Caption 3 [en]: Back to the house!

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Arles - Un Petit Tour d'Arles - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Catherine continues her tour of Arles by taking us through the city's narrow streets lined with old houses, which offer some nice shade during the hot summer months.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Là, c'est une maison typique dix-huitième,
Caption 11 [en]: Here is a typical eighteenth-century house,

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Arles - Un Petit Tour d'Arles - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Catherine shows us how to spot the differences between a seventeenth-century building and an eighteenth-century one in this introduction to the southern French city of Arles.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Alors ici, on est... au cœur de la ville, face à une maison typique... dix-septième siècle.
Caption 22 [en]: So here, we're... in the heart of the town, facing a typical... seventeenth-century house.

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Voyage dans Paris - Parc Montsouris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Parc Montsouris is home to an interesting assortment of landmarks and is right next to Paris's famed Cité Universitaire. Come check it out with Daniel Benchimol!

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Caption 30 [fr]: Vous avez, par exemple, la Maison du Liban, la Maison des États-Unis, la Maison du Canada,
Caption 30 [en]: For example, you have the Lebanon House, the United States House, the Canada House,

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Arles - Le petit déjeuner

Difficulty: Beginner

France

You might have noticed that the French word for breakfast literally means “little lunch.” Instead of the pancakes and waffles of the US and the full breakfast of the British Isles, the French prefer a lighter fare for their morning meal. But that doesn’t mean they won’t chow down later in the day….

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Caption 20 [fr]: on va mettre de la confiture, de la confiture maison.
Caption 20 [en]: we're going to put some jam, some homemade jam.

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Voyage en France - Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come take a trip to St-Jean-de-Luz, a beautiful resort town along the Atlantic in the Basque country of southwest France. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

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Caption 25 [fr]: À ne pas manquer la Maison Louis Quatorze,
Caption 25 [en]: Not to be missed is the Maison Louis Quatorze [House of Louis the Fourteenth],

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Fanny parle des saisons - Activités

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Perhaps some people enjoy the five long, cold months of winter in France, but our Fanny would rather spend her time outside in the sun, not freezing in line just to wait for the coat check… Which season gets your vote?

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Caption 19 [fr]: Car, euh, c'est la plus belle saison pour moi.
Caption 19 [en]: Because, uh, it's the most beautiful season for me.

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Le Journal - Un automne bien chaud

Difficulty: Beginner

France

On the French Riviera when it’s twenty-three degrees Celsius in the middle of November, some of us are tempted to head for the beach and take one final dip.

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Caption 10 [fr]: D'accord. Le plongeon, c'est peut-être pas d'saison, mais c'est pas une raison.
Caption 10 [en]: Alright. It may not be the right season for diving, but it doesn't matter.

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