French Culture

Dec 20, 2024

Discover the meaning of New Year Day's and how French People celebrate it.

Fireworks in Provence Celebrating New Year's Day is part of the culture in many countries around the globe. For others, such as China,...

Sep 3, 2022

Discover the Vendée Globe - A very popular race of boats in France.

What is the Vendée Globe? Do you know the Vendée Globe? It is a very famous sailing race. Sailors (or navigators) leave from Les Sables...

Sep 1, 2022

Back to school in Provence

La rentrée scolaire at Rousset, in Provence After the holidays, what will you do? For my 3 children, it's back to school time with joy...

Jul 13, 2022

Discover Bastille Day in France and specifically in Provence

July 14th is our national holiday. It is a public holiday where we meet with family or friends to celebrate. Many events take place:...

Jun 30, 2022

Discover the Tour de France and its history with its translation.

My husband is a sports fan… all sports! And bike racing is one of them. He therefore watches the Tour de France every year, especially...

Apr 18, 2022

Les Baux de Provence

How Do You Pronounce “Baux” in Baux de Provence How do we pronounce Baux? We pronounce Baux like the adjective « beau » which means...

Mar 21, 2022

Visit of Arles during Jeannie and Meagan's immersion stay in Provence.

Hello, my name is Jeannie, my daughter’s name is Megan, and we live in North Carolina, in the United States. We had a wonderful French...