In the next installment of Il était une fois..., we meet some of the great thinkers of ancient Greece: Socrates, Euripides, Sophocles, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, and others. You're sure to be enlightened by the end!

The Palais-Royal (Royal Palace) is one of many palaces in France, located right in the heart of Paris. Directly across from the Louvre, the grounds of the Palais-Royal are now home to chic boutiques, gourmet restaurants, and stunning gardens.

While the Athenians were constructing and reconstructing the Acropolis, young Spartans were undergoing a harsh, often brutal education -- a walk in the park compared to what Spartan women experienced during the traditional marriage ritual.

A young man consults the Pythia (aka the Oracle of Delphi) to see if the gods will sanction his marriage to the girl of his dreams. What is her forecast? Find out in this video!

A talented chef from the Strasbourg restaurant La Cloche à Fromage ("the cheese bell" or "cheese dome") shows us how to prepare an irresistible dish: pan-fried scallops marinated in Tahitian vanilla. Bon appétit!

Discover love in capital letters with the French band Hangar singing "Les Mots" [Words].

Learn about the birth of democracy in ancient Greece and watch a scene from Sophocles's famous tragedy, Antigone, in the next installment of Il était une fois....

Aqueducts in Paris? Who would have thought? Daniel Benchimol will show you where to find them. Follow him around the thirteenth arrondissement for a very interesting aquatic and rustic stroll.

Badminton is a popular sport in France. Don't know how to play? Caroline will show you.

Il était une fois... ("Once Upon a Time...") takes us back to the origins of Western civilization on the island of Crete. This lively animated series is for French learners of all ages!

Interviewees on the streets of Paris protest the banning of the burqa in public places in France and offer their perspectives on this controversial issue.

Learn how to make a delicious lobster dish with Tony Lenormand and Oumar Kaba of La Mendigotte in Le Mans. In the first part of this step-by-step series, you'll learn how to chop the vegetables and boil the lobster--alive!

Test your French knowledge and see if you can do better than the native speakers answering these questions. You might be surprised!

First a panorama, then a skating rink, and now a theater. Like many places in Paris, the 19th-century building that houses the Théâtre du Rond-Point has certainly undergone a lot of changes over the years. Lauren tells us why it's one of her favorite spots in the city.

Daniel Benchimol gives us a tour of some of the historic and slightly quirky landmarks of Paris’s thirteenth arrondissement (district), which include an old artists’ colony, a hospital, and the city’s last remaining street urinal.

"Miss RBW" tells us a bit more about her current projects and the interplay between aesthetics and cognition.

The storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution. Nowadays, its historic grounds are home to a famous monument, an opera house, and many bars and restaurants. Times sure have changed!

In this second part, French visual artist Niko de la Faye shares with us the complexity of his work, his beginnings, the sources of his inspiration, and his favorite artists.

The French equivalent of ESL (English as a Second Language) is known as FLE (Français langue étrangère, or "French as a Foreign Language"). FLE is what you're learning right now, and it's what one of the women in this video is learning to teach.

Two students from Gabon were expelled from a French University and deported back to their home country for having low grades in school. One was even forced to leave behind his wife and young daughter (a French citizen). The government of Gabon is not pleased and may take measures to retaliate in kind.

Daniel Benchimol gives us a tour of Paris’s sixteenth district, where you’ll find the homes of Benjamin Franklin and Honoré de Balzac, among much else.

If you’re ever in Arles, make sure to stop off at this scrumptious fresh food market, full of local cheeses, vegetables, and fish straight off the boat!

Niko de La Faye, a French visual artist, paints on faces that he photographs and photographs faces that he has painted. His models are ordinary people, but his portraits are amazing. Don’t miss Yabla’s exclusive interview with this talented artist!

Caroline continues her tour of the rue des Rosiers with a sampling of some of the street’s many culinary delights, including a stop at one of Paris’s premier Jewish bakeries, Sacha Finkelsztajn. You might experience a sudden craving for falafel or cheesecake after watching this video!