The Aiguille du Midi (12,605 ft) is the highest mountain that can be reached in a cable car in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. A climber is interviewed before starting her ascent to the top of the Mont Blanc. August 1998. L’Aiguille du Midi (3.842 m) est la plus haute aiguille du…
At the Saint Sulpice art fair, French artist, Corinne Malfreyt-Gatel (born 1966) carefully listens to the comments an art lover is making about her works. Her workshop is a barge on the Seine river. June 2014. Sur le Marché D’Art Contemporain de Saint-Sulpice, l’artiste française, Corinne Malfreyt-Gatel (née en 1966) écoute attentivement les commentaires d’une…
Aigues-Mortes is an old city located in the Camargue. Aigues-Mortes means « dead waters ». The name comes from the marshes and ponds that stretch around the village and also the fact that there has never been potable water at Aigues-Mortes. These girls playing at the fountain do not seem to be aware of it. July 1992.…
The Lunel feria is known as the « Lunel Festival » or « Pescalune ». In most South West France cities, ferias mean bulls running in the streets. They also provide the opportunity to make noise and drink. In Lunel in the Camargue area, one hundred bulls and one hundred horses are set free in the streets. July 1997.…
French students stay under military status during their studies at Polytechnique, and participate in a variety of ceremonies such as Bastille Day. Their families are extremely proud to see them in the parade. July 2009. Les étudiants français ont un statut de militaire durant leur études à Polytechnique et participent ainsi à différentes cérémonies telles…
These seaside shanks on the Oleron island belong to local oyster farmers. The Marennes-Oleron oysters have a special taste that is said to be explained by their growing in a mixture of fresh and salty waters. September 1998. Ces cabanes de bord de mer sur l’île d’Oléron appartiennent aux ostréiculteurs locaux. Les huîtres Marennes-Oléron ont…
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