Category Archives: French Culture

  It originates from Roman times, before being Christianised. As such, it was celebrated for the first time in Rome in the year 336. ...

  « Vendanges » This refers to the harvesting of grapes intended for wine production. The word is Latin in origin and made up of ...

  A poem for the 14th July (from French original)How sweet it seems, my beautiful Republic Where many winds died down a long time ago, ...

  The 14th July is very often associated with the storming of the Bastille in 1789. It was indeed in the morning of that day ...

The 21st June, day of the summer solstice (the longest day of the year), is the day of the festival of music. The festival exists ...

From 20th to 28th May, Aix-en-Provence continues an ancestral tradition with the Festival of the tabor, a musical instrument which is emblematic of Provence. From ...

De Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 – 1918), un superbe poème traversé par le temps nostalgique et un amour malheureux Le mai le joli mai en barque ...