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

culture

Archives de Montréal

The Montréal archives document the history of the City of Montréal, the heart of French-speaking North America from the 16th century

learning

News in Slow French

Slow down and take the time to listen and read in French with News In Slow French. Learning materials for all

culture

Cannes Film Festival

The French are among the most avid cinephiles in the world. France has a flourishing movie industry that produces almost 300

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

grammar

Lawless French

Lawless French is an interesting and colorful website which offers useful grammar tips and much more for french learners.   Verb conjugation

grammar

C’est facile!

French learners quickly realize that it is necessary for one to understand and use verb congugations correctly in order to communicate

grammar

Tout En Français

Tout en Français offers an educational blog and grammar resources for french learners and teachers. There is a substantial amount of

learning

French in Action

Yale University produced this French language course in 1987. It is one of the first courses using contextual learning methods such

grammar

Bescherelle

Le Bescherelle is the french grammar bible for many French immersion students. These small hardcover books are valued as a reference

destinations

Bonjour Quebec

The official tourist site of the province of Quebec. La Belle Province offers a mélange of European, indigenous and north American

culture

Académie Française

40 Immortals who reign over the grammar and spelling rules of the French language.

dictionaries

WordReference

WordReference is an online translation dictionary launched in 1999. WordReference provides a one-stop destination for language learners. Learners find the sample

media

Radio-Canada

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created in 1936 by the Government of Canada. It is the public broadcaster of radio

grammar

scribens

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

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

Le Monde

Le Monde was one of the first of the world’s great newspapers to embrace the internet. It’s readers have historically been

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

media

Les Indés Radios

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

maps

ViaMichelin

The Michelin Green Guides have been a trusted travel companion since Michelin published its first guide in 1900 to promote travel

media

TV5Monde

T5Monde was founded in 1984 with the merger of 5 founding networks. Programming is broadcast worldwide. There is also regional programming

culture

Hominidés.Com

The evolution and history of prehistoric man fascinates us. The rich prehistory of France covers the Palaeolithic, the Neolithic through to

media

L’Obs

This site is the online version of a Parisian weekly newspaper with articles on politics, world news, business and culture. 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