french links for the curious mind

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

Tex’s French Grammar
Tex’s French Grammer was created for students of the french language at the University of Texas. This website offers a wide

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

Centre Collégial De Développement De Matériel Didactique
Do you want to improve your understanding of French grammar? On this site one finds vocabulary and grammar exercises for learners

Vanatu Tourism
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean one finds an 82 island archipelago. These remote rugged islands formed by volcanic activity

France Info
France Info is a collaborative public service news service initiated by France Télévisions, Radio France and France Médias Monde created in

blablagues.net
Surely, it’s better to laugh than cry. Jokes and humour are an excellent way to learn french. BlaBlagues.net is a website

Lang-8
Writing in a second language can be difficult. Writing in french is an important method for better understanding french grammar. Lang-8

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

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

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

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

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

Lingolia
Lingolia offers students online self-study grammar and vocabulary exercises. Clear grammar explanations are followed by examples and practice exercises. There is

PONS Online Dictionary
PONS is a well regarded online dictionary and translator. Well presented comprehensive single word and short-phrase translations with audio. Grammar tips

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

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

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

Napoleon.org
If you are interested in General and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, this website governs them all. Art, history, book reviews and the

Visit Brussels
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and it’s most populous urban centre. Brussels is also the de facto capital of the

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

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

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

Linguee
Linguee is an online dictionary with translated sentence pairs derived from quality bilingual or multi-language web sites. Users search for a