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Champagne | The Story
Champagne is a sparkling wine made in Champagne in France – if it is made anywhere else in France or the world it cannot be …
The French Cancan
The legendary French Cancan dance was born in Paris in 1830 and it may surprise you to know that it was in fact derived from …
Citroën 2CV – a great French icon
I’m not really sure what it is we all love about Citroën 2CVs – those little round roofed cars that are so simple in design …
Christian Dior fashion designer and great French icon
Born in Granville, Normandy on 21 January 1905, Christian Dior knew from an early age that he did not want to be a diplomat …
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac quote: “True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with …
French Icons: Josephine Baker
“I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.” Born Freda Josephine McDonald in S Louis, Missouri June …
French Icons | Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton was born August 4, 1821 in Anchay, in the eastern French region of Jura, the son of a famer and milliner. Legend has …
My French Life: Happy Birthday Jules Verne
Born in Nantes, western France, February 8, 1828 Jules Verne grew up with a fascination for the ships he saw in the docks where …
French writers: Colette remembered
Born 28 January 1873 in Burgundy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is known always just as “Colette”. She was a writer and performer and a woman who attracted …
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was born in Besancon in Franche-Comté, in the east of France, on February 26, 1802. Hugo’s father was an officer of Napoleon’s republic army; …