Virtual Foreign Language Classroom: French Language & Culture

Art & Museums	Education
Food	Geography & Maps
French-Speaking Countries	Government & Embassies
History, Culture & Civilization	Literature
Media: Radio & TV	Music
Travel & Tourism	Weather
Religion	News, Newspapers & Magazines

	Art & Museums
	Canadian Museums at About.com This is a database connecting you to Canadian and French-Canadian art, artists, and museums on the web. Centre Pompidou This is the official home page of the famous Centre Pompidou museum in Paris. French Art at About.com This is a database connecting you to French art, artists, and museums on the web. Le Louvre This is the official home page of the Louvre in Paris. You may take a virtual tour of the Louvre, seeing such famous works as the Mona Lisa (La Jaconde) and the Venus de Milo. Musée Rodin This is the official home page of the Musée Rodin in Paris. Rodin is one of France’s most treasured sculptors. His most famous work is Le Penseur (The Thinker.) Virtual Library Online Museum This is a directory of online museums arranged by country. Web Museum This is one of the most comprehensive virtual museums on the web. Here you may find virtual copies of works by countless renowned artists and biographical information about the artists.
	Education
	French-Canadian Education This is a database connecting you to French educational sites on the web. French Education at About.com This is a database connecting you to French-Canadian educational sites on the web. return to culture
	Food
	Cuisine Française This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web. (In French) French Cuisine at About.com This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web. French Food at About.com This is a database connecting you to French food-related sites on the web. La Cuisine This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web. (In French) Le champagne This is a site all about French champagne. (In French) Le vin en France This is a database connecting you to French wine-related sites on the web. (In French) return to culture
	French-Speaking Countries
	Due to French colonization, French is spoken in many countries around the world as either an official language, a national language, the language of formal education, or a second language. Therefore, you will find many sites that take you to countries in Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia where people speak French.
	Africa.com This site is a starting point of the continent of Africa and its links will take you virtually to the countries of Africa. Many countries in Africa were colonized by the French and French remains an official language in many of these countries today. African Countries at About.com This is a database connecting you to African country sites on the web. Algeria This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Algeria. Algeria (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Algeria. Belgium (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Belgium. Benin This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Benin. Benin (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Benin. Burkina Faso This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Burkina Faso. Burundi This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Burundi. Burkina Faso (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Burkina Faso. Burundi (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Burundi. Cambodia (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Cambodia. Cambodian Information Center This site provides links to all sorts of information about Cambodia such as geographical facts, history, politics, businesses, and travel. Cameroon This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Cameroon. Cameroon (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Cameroon. Canada (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Canada. Cape Verde This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Cape Verde. Cape Verde (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Cape Verde. The primary language is Portuguese, with some French and Creole speakers. Central African Republic This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about the Central African Republic. Central African Republic (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of the Central African Republic. Chad This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Chad. Chad (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Chad. Comoros Islands This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about the Comoros Islands. Comoros (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Comoros. Democratic Republic of the Congo This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Democratic Republic of the Congo (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Djibouti This site provides geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Djibouti. Djibouti This site provides geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Djibouti. (In French) Dijbouti (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Dijbouti. Dominica, the Commonwealth of: The official site of the Commonwealth of Dominica This is the official site of the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, located between the French territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique. English is the official language, but because of its turbulent history in which the island was at times either a British or a French colony, there is a French-based Creole widely spoken by its inhabitants. Dominica (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Dominica. Some inhabitants speak French patois. Equatorial Guinea This site provides geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Equatorial Guinea. Europa Island (possession of France) (From the CIA World Factbook) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Europa Island. There are no indigenous inhabitants, but there is a small French military garrison. Facts about France This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information about France. France (From the CIA World Factbook 1999)This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of France. Francophone countries and communities This is a database connecting you to French-speaking (Francophone) country and community sites on the web. (In French) French Antilles This is a database connecting you to countries that comprise the French Antilles. French-speaking countries This site categorizes the French-speaking countries into those whose first language is French, official language countries, etc. It also categorizes them by geographical areas of the world and provides news links. (In English and French) French Guiana (overseas depart. of France) (From CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Guiana. French Polynesia (overseas depart. of France) (From CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of French Polynesia. French Southern & Antarctic Lands (overseas depart. of France) (CIA World Factbook '99) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. There are no indigenous inhabitants. In 1997 there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January). The French West Indies This is a site that contains cultural and geographical information about the French West Indies. Gabon This site provides basic geographical, cultural, statistical information and links about Gabon. Gabon (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Gabon. Glorioso Islands (possession of France) (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of the Glorioso Islands. It has no inhabitants. Guadeloupe, from the CIA's World Factbook 1999 This site includes information about Guadeloupe such as geography, economy, people, government, and communications. Guadeloupe, the Civilized Island This site provides information about the culture, history, geography and weather of the French island territory of Guadeloupe. Guernsey (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Guernsey, a British crown dependency island in the English Channel northwest of France. Guinea This site provides basic geographical, cultural, statistical information and links about Guinea. Guinea (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Guinea. Guinea-Bissau This site provides basic geographical, cultural, statistical information and links about Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Guinea-Bissau. Guadeloupe Fact Sheet This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Guadeloupe. Haiti This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Haiti. Haiti (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Haiti. Ivory Coast This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about the Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Ivory Coast. Jersey (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Jersey, a British crown dependency island in the English Channel northwest of France. Juan de Nova Island (possession of France) (From the CIA World Factbook) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Juan de Nova Island. There are no indigenous inhabitants, but France has military responsibility. Laos, from the CIA's World Factbook 1999 This site includes information about Laos such as geography, economy, people, government, and communications. Laos (by Lonely Planet) This site provides information about the culture, history, geography and economy of Laos. Luxembourg Central This site by Gary Little includes information such as geography, history, the economy, a chronological list of the sovereigns and photos of the city of Luxembourg. Luxembourg, to the Grand Duchy of This site provides links to art, tourist information, education, and culture of Luxembourg. Luxembourg (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Luxembourg. Madagascar This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Madagascar. Madagascar (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Madagascar. Mali This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Mali. Mali (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Mali. Martinique (by Lonely Planet) This site provides information about the culture, history, geography and economy of the French island territory of Martinique. Martinique, from the CIA's World Factbook 1999 This site includes information about Guadeloupe such as geography, economy, people, government, and communications. Mauritania This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Mauritania. Mauritania (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Mauritania. Mauritius This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Mauritius. Mauritius (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Mauritius. Mayotte (territorial collectivity of France) (CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Mayotte. Monaco (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Monaco. Monaco Guide This site includes information such as geography, traditions, institutions, culture, sport, and tourism in Monaco. Morocco This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Morocco. Morocco (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Monaco. New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) (the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of New Caledonia. Niger This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Niger. Niger (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Niger. Official French-speaking countries This site provides a list of all the countries in the world that have French as a primary or official language. Republic of the Congo This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about the Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of the Republic of the Congo. Reunion (Overseas department of France) (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Reunion. Rwanda This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Rwanda. Rwanda (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Rwanda. Saint Lucia (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Saint Lucia, where some of the inhabitants speak French patois. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (territorial collectivity of France) (CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where some of the inhabitants speak French patois. São Tomé and Princípe This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about São Tomé and Princípe. The first language is Portuguese, but there are a large number of French speakers. São Tomé and Princípe (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where some of the inhabitants speak French, although Portuguese is the official language. Sénégal This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Sénégal. Sénégal This site provides geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Sénégal. (In French) Senegal (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Senegal. Seychelles This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Seychelles. Seychelles (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Seychelles. Sommaire Francophonie This provides a list of and links to information about all of the French-speaking countries in the world and maps as well. It is powered by Encyclopedies Hachette. (In French) Switzerland.com: Directory and Complete Guide to Switzerland This site provides an overview of Switzerland with many links to society, business, news, and travel. Switzerland (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Switzerland. Togo This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Togo. Togo (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Togo. Trinidad and Tobago (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Trinidad and Tobago. Tromelin Island (possession of France) (From the CIA World Factbook) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Tromelin Island. There are no indigenous inhabitants, but it has an important meteorological station. Tunisia This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links about Tunisia. Tunisia (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Tunisia. Vanuatu, from the CIA's World Factbook 1999 This site includes information about Vanuatu such as geography, economy, people, government, and communications. Vanuatu Online This sit provides information about Vanuatu such as business, accommodations, dining, and general information. Vietnam This site provides geographical, cultural, and statistical information about Vietnam. (In French) Vietnam (From the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Vietnam. Wallis and Futuna (Overseas territory of France) (the CIA World Factbook 1999) This site provides basic cultural, geographical, political, economic information, and a map of Wallis and Futuna. return to culture
	Geography & Maps
	Atlapedia Online This site Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Canadian Geography This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links to French-Canadian geography. CIA: The World Factbook 1999 This provides country listings and country maps for all of the world's countries. Facts about France This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information about France. Maps at National Geographic This site provides a database of maps from National Geographic. MapBlast At this site, pick a city or country and create your map. Maps of Quebec This site provides maps and map links of the province of Quebec (French-speaking Canada). return to culture
	Government & Embassies
	All of the embassies of Washington D.C. Use the first letter of the French-speaking country you are looking for to alphabetically search for the embassy you want to find. Consulat général de France de San Francisco The official site of the French embassy located in San Francisco. (In French) French Embassy in the Netherlands The official site of the French embassy located in the Netherlands. (In French) French Embassy in the UK This is the official site of the French embassy in the United Kingdom (Great Britain). French Embassy in Washington D.C. This is the official site of the French embassy in the United States. Governments on the WWW This site provides links to websites of French governmental institutions and political parties. return to culture
	History, Culture & Civilization
	African Cultures This is a database connecting you to African culture sites on the web. French-Canadian Culture at About.com This is a database connecting you to French-Canadian culture sites on the web. French Culture at About.com This is a database connecting you to French culture sites on the web. French History at About.com This is a database connecting you to French history-related sites on the web. Guide de L’Internet Culturel This is a guide provided by the French government that connects you to French culture sites on the web. (In French) La grotte Chauvet Pont-d’Arc This is a site devoted to the Chauvet Pont d’Arc cave, known for their well-preserved prehistoric writings and drawings. (In French) La grotte de Lascaux This is an award-winning site devoted to the Lascaux cave, famous for their well-preserved prehistoric writings and drawings. (In French) Minister of Culture and Communication This is the official site of French Government’s Minister of Culture and Communication. (In French) Quebec History at About.com & French-Canadian History This is a database connecting you to Quebec and French-Canadian history-related sites on the web. return to culture
	Literature
	European Literature This page lists Internet sources for literary texts in the western European languages other than English. French Literature at About.com This is a database connecting you to French literature-related sites on the web. return to culture
	Media: Radio & TV
	French-Canadian Radio This is a database connecting you to French-Canadian radio sites on the web. French-Canadian Television This is a database connecting you to French-Canadian television sites on the web. France Live This is a database connecting you to French radio and television sites on the web. French Media Sites This is a database connecting you to French media sites on the web. French Radio Online (you need RealPlayer 5.0) This is a database connecting you to French radio sites on the web. French TV Online (you need RealPlayer 5.0) This is a database connecting you to French television sites on the web. French WebCams At this site you can have your own webcam view of different sites in France. return to culture
	Music
	Afromix This is a database connecting you to African and Francophone-African music on the web. Céline Dion This is the official web site of the most famous French-speaking pop singer of our time. Céline has sold over 100 million albums worldwide in both French and English. (In both French and English.) French-Canadian Music This is a database connecting you to French-Canadian music on the web. French Music Database This is a database connecting you to Francophone music on the web. French Music On The Internet This is another database connecting you to Francophone music on the web. IRCAM 1 & IRCAM 2 This is the official site of the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique / Musique (Institute of Research and Coordination in Acoustics and Music.) (In both French and English) Yahoo! French Music This is another database connecting you to Francophone music on the web. return to culture
	News, Newspapers & Magazines
	French Magazines This is a database connecting you to Francophone magazines on the web. Elle Online edition of Elle. (In French) Paris Match Online edition of Paris Match.. (In French) French Newspapers This is a database connecting you to Francophone newspapers on the web. Le Monde Online edition of Le Monde. (In French) Le Parisien Online edition of Le Parisien. (In French) Libération Online edition of Libération. (In French) Pariscope Online edition of Pariscope, the guide of what to see & do in Paris (In French) return to culture
	Religion
	Catholicism at About.com This site provides links to Catholicism-related sites in categories such as art and culture, communities, media, current issues, history, liturgy, etc. French Saints at About.com This is a database connecting you to information about French saints on the web. Islam at About.com This site provides links to different aspects of Islam, such as Allah's names and attributes, Jesus in Islam, basics of Islam, the Qu'ran, family life, the five pillars, history, holidays, law, a discussion forum, etc. Islam is a primary religion in many African countries where French is spoken. Religion Française (Activity) This is an online activity about French religion. Religion in France This site provides links to topics such as general information, religions associations, Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and other religious sects. return to culture
	Travel & Tourism
	Excite! Travel This site provides information and links about travel anywhere in the world. Excite! Travel France This site provides information and links about travel in France. French Canadian Travel/Tourism This site provides information and links about travel in French Canada/Quebec. France Pratique This site provides information and links about travel in France. (In French) Tourisme ClicNet This is a database connecting you to information about Francophone tourism on the web. (In French) Travelocity (provides info from Fodor’s) This site provides important French travel, customs, and currency information powered by Fodor’s. US Government Bureau of Consular Affairs This is the official site of the US Government Bureau of Consular Affairs. Its mission is: "To administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services provided to American citizens abroad." It issues Consular Information Sheets, travel warnings and public announcements concerning conditions in countries where Americans may be planning to visit or reside. return to culture
	Weather
	The Weather Channel At this site, you enter in the desired location and receive weather information about that location. return to culture