The French Connection

The French Connection is a collection of Internet links to places and items of interest with a French theme. It is designed for students of French and for francophiles in general. There are also some corresponding Australian links, more of which are gradually being added.

Contents

• What's New ... and News
• France and its Government
• Paris
• Arts and Sciences
• Travelling in France and Australia
• French Language and learning French
• Gastronomy, French Cuisine
• Information Servers in France
• Other French Servers
• Great Guides to France
• SEARCH the Internet for French Resources from écila
  

What's New ... and News

• French started the fight against flab from the ANU Reporter
• French Newspapers from Web Wombat
• The Australian News Network
• Tour de France
• Tour Down Under
• The French Open
• The Australian Open
• Chroniques Cybérie - une liste hebdomadaire de sites d'intérêt général
• Branchez-vous L'HyperGuide d'Internet
• Eurasie webzine des passionnés de la culture asiatique

France and its Government

• France Ministère des Affaires étrangères
• AdmiNet - FRANCE: A French Administrative Network
• Le Ministère de la culture et de la Communication
• Le Ministère de l'Industrie, Postes et Télécommunications et Commerce Extérieur
• France Télécom

Paris

• Paris - the City of Light
• The Web Museum
• Centre Georges Pompidou
• Around and About Paris by Thirza Vallois
• Paris Network

Arts and Sciences

• Musée des Arts et Métiers
• le Département d'études françaises de l'Université de Montréal
• Gopher Littératures specialising in researching and teaching French literature
• Association des Bibliophiles Universels offering as many French public domain texts as possible
• American Film Festival at Deauville
• The Nights of Edith Piaf - her biography, songs etc
• Photographies, Marc Deneyer
• Mallarmé le Centenaire
• International Festival of Science and Technology

Travelling in France and Australia

• Currency Converter from OandA
• Auberges de Jeunesse/Youth Hostels
• Hébergement Rural - Places to stay in rural France
• Cycling Tours from Discover France Biking
• Cycling Holidays in France from Travel Notions
• Pedal Power - ACT, Australia
• French Gardening
• Horse-riding in the Snowy Mountains of Australia
• French Railways SNCF
• Subway Navigator for various French cities
• Ski Resorts - France
• Ski Information - Australia
• Ski Resorts from Skifrance
• Ville de Nîmes
• Bretagne
• The French Riviera
• Maps of French Cities via City Net Express
• Brantome, Dordogne

French Language and Learning French

• La délégation générale à la langue française from the Minister of Culture
• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
• Babel Fish - AltaVista's Translation Service
• Reverso - free online translation service
• Human Languages Page by Tyler Chambers
• French Teachers' Discussion List Subscribe flteach Your Name
• French as a Foreign Lanuage from the University of Ottawa, Canada
• Guide Netscape par Excite
• For Kids
• kutchuk.com le coin de toile des juniors
• bonjour.org.uk for learners and teachers
• Don Juan ou l'Europe démasquée - travail pédagogique sur l'Europe littéraire, artistique, religieuse et sociale du XVIIème siècle avec Don Juan pour guide.

Gastronomy, French Cuisine

• Le Bottin Gourmand
• French Cuisine from miningco.com
• EXPO Restaurant Le Cordon Bleu
• Viniphile
• Bordeaux Wines from the Chateau Management Group
• French Cheeses
• Comment fabriquer un fromage de chèvre
• Recipes - Cheese
• More Recipes from cuisine-fr@cru.fr

Information Servers in France

• List of French WWW Servers

Other French Servers

• Embassy of France in Australia
• Embassy of Australia in France
• The French Embassy in Washington
• L'Explorateur Culturel from the French Embassy in Ottawa
• Canadiana - The Canadian Resource Page (Version française)
• The Government of Quebec
• Belgian WWW/Gopher Resource Map
• WebJapon

Great Guides to France

• AdmiNet - Textes Juridiques, Modèles du Courrier, Ressources Pédagogiques, les régions, les villes ...
• Destination France - from The Lonely Planet Guide
• France - The Rough Guide, from hotwired.com
• French Portal for Tourism from Maison de France, the French Government Tourist Office
• CityNet
• Home Page for France

(Thanks to WebLouvre site for image of Eiffel Tower).