17127 views, 781 votes.

On the Trail of French Culture

11/13/2007

I’m on the prowl today for a little French culture. Here in these beautiful, old castles, it’s easy to find—no need to be an Inspecteur to be able to see that! But what about elsewhere? Shall we find out?

The Francelator's files

Chantilly! (c. Michel Bureau)

The Orange Festival! (c. Grand angle orange)

The Tuileries Gardens aflame in Nuit Blanche

Center of National Monuments

The Champs! (Philippe Berthé & Patrick Cadet)

Pont du Gard (c. S Barbier)

Culture really IS everywhere in France!

Salle des Colonnes (c. Agglomeration de Montpellier)

The Francelator's tips

  • How to stay awake on Nuit Blanche:
    ~ sleep all day, or loll around in a café, and save all your museum-going for the all-night open hours
    ~ go dancing in the brisk October air at one of many outdoor concert installations
    ~ change your setting by getting on the all-night Metro and see another part of the city ablaze in the night-long festivities...
  • ~ check out my Picks for the lesser known cultural musts in France, like La Cinémathèque Française in Paris...only for the clued-in!!!

Join us!

Go to top

Fab. I like the angle and yes Culture is everywhere in France if you pay a little bit of attention.
A fun video that makes me want to take a TGV right now...

CC, Paris, 11/30/2009

Video - I had to work on catching pronunciation of French twrms and SOME of the hurried English. In any re-make, please SLOW down and enunciate clealry. However, the video is creative, imaginative and informative ABOVE ALL.

skisport, Boston, 07/28/2008

Previous Francelators' files

Rennes, Brittany's Capital
11/03/2009

Dijon, a surprising city!
10/29/2009

Living la Vie en Rose in Toulouse
10/13/2009

Modern Culture in Nantes and Angers
09/24/2009

Getting the Royal Treatment in Reims
07/29/2009

The Loire Valley by Bicycle
04/17/2009

A Very Stylish Spring in Paris
03/16/2009

Paris or London? Try both!
02/20/2009

Starry-eyed in Aix en Provence
02/10/2009

Travel through time in southern France
01/22/2009

What's the big deal about bubbly?
12/15/2008

What Makes Montpellier Tick?
11/26/2008

Languedoc Roussillon : Modern Art’s Footsteps
11/26/2008

Languedoc Roussillon : Crossing the Roads of History
11/26/2008

Languedoc Roussillon : a Michelin-approved Cooking Lesson
11/25/2008

Giving Thanks for Beaujolais Wines
11/14/2008

Breathtaking Brittany
10/24/2008

Let's make some wine!
10/23/2008

Refreshing Summer Wines in the Rhone Valley
07/03/2008

The Francelator Bordeaux Biking Odyssey
07/02/2008

Finding Your Savoir Vivre in Bordeaux
04/17/2008

Color Me Martinique
09/26/2007

Searching for Prince Charmant
08/06/2007

I CANNES be fabulous!
05/06/2007

Wines of the Loire Valley
04/06/2007

In search of clichés
11/10/2006

Go to top