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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next part of his tour of Nemours, Daniel shows us the Church of Saint John the Baptist, a medieval church that was destroyed in the 1600s and then rebuilt over the course of the next two centuries. It houses a bell called the Cloche Philippe (Philippe Bell), which has a lengthy history of its own.

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Caption 20 [fr]: il s'agit d'un boulet de canon qui est figé dans le mur
Caption 20 [en]: it's a cannonball that is set in the wall

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Lionel - L'usine de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

We continue our visit of the madeleine factory in Liverdun. This time, we see the finished product coming out in its packaging. Claude, who has been working at the factory for twenty-nine years, shows us the packing process.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Il s'agit de l'emballage.
Caption 3 [en]: It's dedicated to packaging.

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Nemours is linked to the history of the United States in two important ways. Daniel will tell you more about that in this segment of his tour, and he'll also show you a group of charming bridges called the "Ponts des Petits Fossés" (Little Ditch Bridges).

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Caption 21 [fr]: Il s'agit de trois ponts qui ont été reconstruits au dix-neuvième siècle
Caption 21 [en]: These are three bridges that were rebuilt in the nineteenth century

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel begins his tour of Nemours with a visit to the twelfth-century castle, which has the rare distinction of standing right in the center of town. Nemours was the hometown of the famous Du Pont family, who immigrated to the United States in the 1800s and created a business empire.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Il s'agit du château-musée de la ville de Nemours.
Caption 13 [en]: It's the castle-museum of the city of Nemours.

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don't miss this rendezvous with Daniel Benchimol in the town of Poissy near Paris. Enjoy a visit to a twelfth-century Romanesque church called the Collégiale de Poissy. You can also visit its priory, which now houses a toy museum to the delight of the little ones.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Il s'agit de la célèbre Collégiale de Poissy
Caption 9 [en]: It's the famous Collégiale de Poissy [Collegial Church of Poissy]

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Daniel (still in sweltering Soissons) in front of the "Jardin du Haricot" (Bean Garden), which is not a garden but a confectionery store that sells a local specialty, a delicious jelly-bean-like candy. He also takes us to the old bishop's palace where Napoleon once stayed, then onto an eleventh-century abbey called the Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Il s'agit de l'Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.
Caption 23 [en]: It's the Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes [Abbey of St. John of the Vineyards].

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel finishes up his tour of Auvers-sur-Oise with an appreciation of Vincent Van Gogh, who completed an astounding eighty paintings during his two-month sojourn in the village. In this video, you'll see the inn where the artist stayed during his visit, along with some of the gorgeous stops on the "painters' discovery" tour of Auvers-sur-Oise. It's easy to see why the village was such an inspiration to the impressionists!

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Caption 4 [fr]: il s'agit de l'auberge Ravoux,
Caption 4 [en]: it's the Auberge Ravoux [Ravoux Inn],

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces us to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, famous as a source of inspiration for a number of impressionist painters, notably Vincent Van Gogh. He also gives us a sneak peek into the Daubigny Museum, dedicated to the work of the pre-impressionist Charles-François Daubigny.

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Caption 42 [fr]: Il s'agit encore une fois d'une œuvre de Vincent Van Gogh, "La Mairie d'Auvers",
Caption 42 [en]: This is once again a work of Vincent Van Gogh, "The City Hall of Auvers,"

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Voyage en France - Montmorency - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The quaint little town of Montmorency holds a few peculiar surprises, such as a gas station sign with an outdated phone number and a statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that's been knocked over multiple times.

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Caption 5 [fr]: il s'agit de l'ensemble scolaire Louis Pasteur.
Caption 5 [en]: it's the Louis Pasteur school complex.

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Voyage en France - Montmorency - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol shows us around Montmorency, a town famous for being the residence of the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who lived in the "House of Gossips." Montmorency also boasts a medieval communal oven and is near a sulfurous spring that is open to the public!

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Caption 44 [fr]: Ah oui, il s'agit en fait de la Maison des Commères
Caption 44 [en]: Oh yes, it's actually the "Maison des Commères" [House of Gossips]

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France 24 - Découvrez le parcours du médicament : Du laboratoire à la pharmacie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video you will learn about the process of developing and marketing new medications in France. After numerous trials on animals, then humans, a drug is finally put on the market once the price is set by the European Medicines Agency.

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Caption 32 [fr]: il s'agit d'évaluer les effets indésirables
Caption 32 [en]: this is a matter of evaluating the undesirable effects,

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Voyage en France - Montmorency - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to Montmorency, a historic town in the Paris region that dates all the way back to the ninth century. Among many other attractions, the town features a public garden dedicated to Lucie Aubrac, one of the most famous figures of the French Resistance during World War II.

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Caption 19 [fr]: il s'agit de l'espace multiculturel de Montmorency.
Caption 19 [en]: it's the multicultural space of Montmorency.

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Voyage en France - Chambourcy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover Chambourcy with Daniel Benchimol. Chambourcy is a small town on the outskirts of Paris that is full of charming surprises. An interesting garden called Le Désert de Retz will take you back through time with eclectic constructions reminiscent of extinct civilizations.

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Caption 31 [fr]: En fait, il s'agit d'un parcours initiatique
Caption 31 [en]: In fact, it's an initiatory journey

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Voyage en France - Fourqueux

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel Benchimol on his tour of the quaint town of Fourqueux. There, you will find a magnificent house where Victor Hugo, the famous French poet and writer, once stayed. Adding to the historic atmosphere, old road markers and vintage hand-painted advertising signs are a great reminder of a colorful past.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Eh bien il s'agit des Foulqueusiens et non pas des Fourqueusiens.
Caption 15 [en]: Well, they are "Foulqueusiens" and not "Fourqueusiens."

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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of the town of L'Isle-Adam, from a river pool inaugurated by Johnny Weissmuller (best known for playing Tarzan) to a mermaid statue that recalls the famous "Little Mermaid" of Copenhagen. Stay tuned for the next and final segment to discover even more hidden gems of L'Isle-Adam.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Il s'agit tout simplement de la plus grande piscine fluviale de France.
Caption 7 [en]: Quite simply, it is the largest river pool in France.

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