french links for the curious mind

art

Louvre

Considered by many to be the world’s greatest art museum, the Louvre captivates art lovers the world over. This former 12th

media

20 minutes

20 Minutes is a daily newspaper in tabloid format distributed free of charge in France. It can be found online and

destinations

Visit Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country nestled between Germany, France and Belgium. Luxembourg was once part of the

magazines

UNI-Presse

Reading french literature can be intimidating for beginner and intermediate students.  Magazines are portable and articles are generally written in easy

culture

Alliance Française

The Alliance Francaise was founded in Paris in 1883. The Alliance Française promotes the French language and culture around the world.

learning

innerFrench

innerFrench is an excellent method to learn French for intermediate level students. The course material, podcasts and videos are of high

grammar

verb2verbe

If you want a simple way to practice french verb conjugation you may want to try verb2verbe.  This minimalist application provides

destinations

Visit Wallonia

Wallonia is a semi-autonomous french-speaking region of Belgium.  Wallonia’s forests were originally settled by the Celts who were eventually conquered Julius

culture

herodote.net

Herodote.net has named itself after the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. This name fits like a glove for a website focused on

media

France-Amérique

Bilingual magazine published in the United States and France since 1943. France-Amérique includes articles covering current events, culture, business and gastronomy.

learning

Français Authentique

Français Authentique offers intermediate and advanced learners of French various podcasts, videos and courses with native French speakers. Courses are offered

art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The MMFA is situated in the heart of downtown Montréal. The museum’s exhibits include the fine arts, music, film, fashion and

grammar

scribens

Correcting grammar and spelling errors in written french is easy with Scribens. One submits text on the website and errors are

learning

Bonjour de France

Learn french online with Bonjour de France.  This website offers content and tests for students preparing for CECRL levels A1 to

destinations

Vietnam Tourism

Vietnam hugs the eastern coast of the Indochinese peninsula. Limestone islands wrapped in lush tropical flora, exotic temples, and south-asian culinary

learning

LibriVox

Audiobooks are an excellent method for language learners to improve listening comprehension and acquire new vocabulary. Simply search for french language

culture

aujardin.info

Au jardin is a website is dedicated to gardening with monthly work calendars and advice on vegetable gardens, flower gardens, orchards

media

Africa Radio

Formerly known as Africa nº 1, Franco-African radio was created in Gabon in 1981. Since 2019, it has been known as

culture

Archéologie.culture.fr

France has a great wealth of iconic archaeological sites. From prehistory to the early modern period.  The french were pioneers in

culture

Fondation Napoléon

The official website of the foundation Napoléon. Everything Napoléon can be found on this site from original historical documents at Napoleonica.org

destinations

Destination Canada

Destination Canada is a crown corporation created by the Government of Canada to promote tourism. Canada is the second largest country

learning

DeepL Translator

DeepL Translator is considered by many to be one of the best online machine translators. Many users claim that translations are