The Great Tours: France through the Ages

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The Great Tours: France through the Ages

2020

In this thrilling travelogue, you'll discover the 35,000-year-old cave paintings of Chauvet, the medieval castles of the Cathars, the palace of Versailles, and the sites where the French Revolution unfolded. You'll also...

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Director
The Great Courses
Features
John Greene
Supplier
The Great Courses

In This Series

Point Zero: Charting Our Course
Episode 1
Point Zero: Charting Our Course
The Birth and Rise of Paris
Episode 2
The Birth and Rise of Paris
The Splendor of Versailles
Episode 3
The Splendor of Versailles
Paris in Revolution
Episode 4
Paris in Revolution
Northeast to Champagne
Episode 5
Northeast to Champagne
Normandy at War: Beaches and Bunkers
Episode 6
Normandy at War: Beaches and Bunkers
Normandy at Ease: Painters and Pilgrims
Episode 7
Normandy at Ease: Painters and Pilgrims
Brittany: The Wild West
Episode 8
Brittany: The Wild West
The Loire Valley: Among the Châteaux
Episode 9
The Loire Valley: Among the Châteaux
Bordeaux and the Coast of Aquitaine
Episode 10
Bordeaux and the Coast of Aquitaine
The French Basque Region and the Pyrenees
Episode 11
The French Basque Region and the Pyrenees
The Camargue: Land of the Cathars
Episode 12
The Camargue: Land of the Cathars
Arles: A Jewel of Provence
Episode 13
Arles: A Jewel of Provence
Along the Riviera: From Marseille to Cannes
Episode 14
Along the Riviera: From Marseille to Cannes
Corsica: The Isle of Beauty
Episode 15
Corsica: The Isle of Beauty
Avignon: From Popes to Produce Stands
Episode 16
Avignon: From Popes to Produce Stands
The French Alps, Lyon, and Beaujolais
Episode 17
The French Alps, Lyon, and Beaujolais
Dijon and Burgundy: The Delicious Heartland
Episode 18
Dijon and Burgundy: The Delicious Heartland
Alsace and Lorraine: France Meets Germany
Episode 19
Alsace and Lorraine: France Meets Germany
Paris Transformed: La Belle Époque
Episode 20
Paris Transformed: La Belle Époque
Bohemian Paris: Artists and Expats
Episode 21
Bohemian Paris: Artists and Expats
Paris: The Capital of Design
Episode 22
Paris: The Capital of Design
Paris and the Future
Episode 23
Paris and the Future
United France: Celebrating Together
Episode 24
United France: Celebrating Together