French Culture

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

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

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...