The Great Tours: France through the ages

Professor Biography
Course Scope
Lecture 1—Point Zéro: Charting Our Course
	Why Take a Great Tour of France?
	Notre-Dame de Paris
	Charles de Gaulle Airport
Lecture 2—The Birth and Rise of Paris
	The Crypte Archéologique and the Île de la Cité
	The Cluny Museum
	The Sorbonne and the Collège de France
	Notre-Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle
	The Pont Neuf and the Louvre
	The Place des Vosges and the Marais
Lecture 3—The Splendor of Versailles
	The Gardens
	The Court of Louis XIV
	Changes to the Palace
Lecture 4—Paris in Revolution
	The Bastille Prison
	Buildings Associated with Napoléon’s Policies
Lecture 5—Northeast to Champagne
	The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims
	Champagne Houses
	Cemeteries and War Museums
Lecture 6—Normandy at War: Beaches and Bunkers
	The Norman Invasion
	The Evacuation from Dunkirk
	The D-Day Landings
Lecture 7—Normandy at Ease: Painters and Pilgrims
	From Normandy to Giverny with Monet
	Culinary Traditions of the Region
	Mont-Saint-Michel
Lecture 8—Brittany: The Wild West
	Saint-Malo
	Saint-Brieuc and Douarnenez
	Quimper and Lorient
	Carnac
Lecture 9—The Loire Valley: Among the Châteaux
	Notre-Dame de Chartres
	Architectural Masterpieces of the Renaissance
	Industrial Revolution in Nantes
Lecture 10—Bordeaux and the Coast of Aquitaine
	Eleanor of Aquitaine
	The City and Region of Bordeaux
	Terroir: Identity and Quality of Wine
Lecture 11—The French Basque Region and the Pyrenees
	The Basque Region
	Bayonne
	Biarritz
	Saint-Jean-de-Luz
	Lourdes
Lecture 12—The Camargue: Land of the Cathars
	The Cathars
	Carcassonne
	The Camargue
	Montpellier
	Albi
Lecture 13—Arles: A Jewel of Provence
	Two Bridges That Span History
	Les Baux-de-Provence
	Arles
	The Lavender Fields of Provence
Lecture 14—Along the Riviera: From Marseille to Cannes
	Marseille
	Cannes
Lecture 15—Corsica: The Isle of Beauty
	Ajaccio
	Bastia
	Bonifacio
	The Heart of Corsica
Lecture 16—Avignon: From Popes to Produce Stands
	The Palais des Papes
	The Pont d’Avignon
	Châteauneuf-du-Pape
	Mont Ventoux
Lecture 17—The French Alps, Lyon, and Beaujolais
	Mont Blanc
	Lyon’s Gastronomic Delights
	Beaujolais
	Notable Sites of Lyon
Lecture 18—Dijon and Burgundy: The Delicious Heartland
	Les Halles Centrales
	Burgundy’s Best-Known Foods
	Beaune
	Louis Pasteur: Savior of the French Wine Industry
Lecture 19—Alsace and Lorraine: France Meets Germany
	Lorraine: Home of Joan of Arc
	Alsace: Lorraine’s Neighbor
	Strasbourg
Lecture 20—Paris Transformed: La Belle Époque
	Napoléon III’s Vision for Paris
	Haussmann’s Transformation of Paris
	Architectural Jewels of Paris
Lecture 21—Bohemian Paris: Artists and Expats
	The Montmartre Neighborhood
	The Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
	The Allure of Paris
Lecture 22—Paris: The Capital of Design
	Cinema
	Photography
	Fashion
	Decorative Arts
	Culinary Arts
Lecture 23—Paris and the Future
	The Tour Eiffel
	Le Métropolitain
	The Centre Pompidou
	The Grands Projets
	Focus on the Future
Lecture 24—United France: Celebrating Together
	The Stade de France
	The Champs-Élysées
	The Place de la République
	National Cultural Festivals
Places Visited
Bibliography
Filmography