Table of Contents
Required reading:
An overview of French heritage and culture:
- Read France | Culture, Facts & Travel | – CountryReports from Country Report (Estimated reading time: 15 minutes)
- Read French Culture : Food, Traditions, Fashion, Art and Language (france.fr) from Explore France (Estimated reading time: 10 minutes)
- Read French gastronomy throughout the centuries from the Explore France (Estimated reading time: 4:30 min)
- Read French Culture and History from iExplore (Estimated reading time: 4:45 min)
Details on Geography and Climate:
- Read about France geography, maps, climate, environment and terrain from France | – CountryReports from CountryReports.org (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes)
- Read geography ; mountains in France, rivers in France from Understand France (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes)
- Read Climate in France: The Weather, Temperature & Average Rainfall from (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes)
Select additional readings, choose 1 of 4:
- Read The 14th of July : Bastille Day – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs from France Diplomacy (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes)
- Read about New York French Institute Alliance Française from About FIAF – French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) (Estimated reading time: 9 minutes)
- Read about local markets How to Shop a French Market Like a Local – Everyday Parisian from Paris Archives – Everyday Parisian (Estimated reading time: 10 minutes)
- Read about Lyon, 36 Hours in Lyon, France – The New York Times (nytimes.com) (Estimated reading time: 10 minutes)
Learn and explore more (optional readings):
- Optional reading Why is May 1st a public holiday in France? History and origins of Labor Day – Sortiraparis.com from Sortiraparis.com (Estimated reading time: 10 minutes)
- Optional reading The French ministry of Agriculture and Food from Ministère de l’Agriculture (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes)
- Video Eiffel Tower: Floating in the tower
- Video Châteaux of France Part Deux — Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
