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Lionel - Marsal - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

In addition to its saltworks, the town of Marsal boasts some interesting artwork, such as the bovine statue by the Hungarian artist Sandor Kiss. And Michel will explain the town's connection with Louis XIV and French military engineer Vauban.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Michel talks about the role his father played in the creation of the museum. And do you know the origin of the word "salary"?

Lionel - Marsal - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The little village of Marsal is gearing up for the eight hundredth anniversary of the abbey church of Saint-Léger, featuring a concert by a world-renowned German pianist.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Still in the village of Marsal, we're going inside the collégiale, or abbey church, with Michel, Juliette, and Lionel. Juliette teaches us about the three gisants located inside the church.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Marsal inside the abbey church, where we learn more about the recumbent figures commemorating the owners of the local salt mines.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 7 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel, Michel, and Juliette take a stroll through the village, where they meet some ceramic artists, a dog, and even the mayor!

Lionel - Marsal - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel and Michel talk about the heyday of Marsal, which used to be a thriving city during the Vauban period thanks to the saltworks. Nowadays, though, it's a small tourist village. Find out how many visitors come to Marsal each year.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel, Michel, and Juliette take a stroll down the Rue des Capucins, named after the Capuchin monastery once located there. They also discuss some of Marsal's native plants, which have a high salt tolerance.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Did you know that parts of France and Germany were underwater millions of years ago? Learn more about this and other surprising facts at the Marsal Salt Museum.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Marsal and learn more about the importance of salt throughout the region. Many there have benefited from the exploitation of salt throughout the centuries, including the Church, which built many churches that we still see today.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 12 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Michel guides us back to the time of Louis XIV, who took the town of Marsal in 1663. Find out why.

Lionel - Marsal - Part 13 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to Marsal with a few comments from Michel, who shows us a stone marking the passage of a Roman emperor in Marsal in the first century AD. And Lionel has a few salty expressions in store for you...

Lionel - L'écluse de Réchicourt-le-Château - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Moving on from the salt mines of his previous episode, Lionel goes to Réchicourt-le-Château to learn about the locks and waterways of the area.

Lionel - L'écluse de Réchicourt-le-Château - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

The lock in Réchicourt-le-Château holds a record in France. Find out what it is!

Lionel - L'écluse de Réchicourt-le-Château - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the control room where locks are filled and emptied with an intricate system of drainage and supply valves. You'll learn a lot of technical vocabulary in the process!

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