Naturellement Français French courses for adults in the South of France

Adult French courses and excursions

Learn French while exploring the South of France

Our language programme is not limited to French lessons. During your language stay, you can also take part in our sociocultural workshops and in excursions to discover the heritage of the Languedoc.

Your French teacher accompanies you throughout these discoveries. French is practised in a much more informal way, through chance meetings and visits. You will quickly gain spontaneity and your French will sound more natural.

This is a chance to practise your French and learn more about French culture. In agreement with your teacher and, where applicable, the other learners, choose the excursions that suit you. They last about 5 hours each on average and are adapted to your interests, the weather and local events. The detailed pages list possible places to visit, not a programme to follow.

Learn French while walking along the Canal du Midi

Learn French, travel slowly and enjoy the southern pace of life

Walking along the Canal du Midi in the Aude: moored barges, plane-tree avenue, stone aqueduct bridge, a château on the quay and a house with blue shutters
Taking time to live in the South of France: wicker chairs by the sea in Collioure, a sleeping cat, a flowered lane, a bench and boat on the lagoon, a stone courtyard

Learn French while following in the footsteps of the Cathars

Learn French while discovering historical cities

In the footsteps of the Cathars in the Aude: the four castles of Lastours, Villerouge-Termenès castle and the fortress of Peyrepertuse, ramparts and broom in flower
Discovering historic towns in the Aude: the Canal de la Robine, cloister and market hall in Narbonne, and the castle, square and floodlit walls of Carcassonne

Learn French while wine touring and tasting

Learn French while meeting and talking with craftspeople

Wine touring in the Aude: autumn vineyard, oak barrel, wine-for-sale sign, and white and black grapes at harvest time in the vineyards of southern France
Meeting artists and craftspeople in a village in the Aude: art studio sign, ceramic sculpture and flowers, a painter’s studio, pottery and a ceramic mobile

Learn French while hiking in preserved landscapes

Learn French while enjoying Mediterranean seaside

Hiking in preserved landscapes of the Aude: waterfall, red earth, a donkey by a chapel, scrubland, a hiker at the ruins, and a sand spit between sea and lagoon
Enjoying the Mediterranean seaside: white cliff, pink salt pan, fisherman’s hut with a painted mackerel, lifeguard hut, fish trap and boat, driftwood on the beach

Learn French while discovering charming villages

Learn French while tasting local products

Discovering charming villages in the Aude: stone bridge over the river, turquoise door, village lanes, purple shutters, a flowered shopfront and covered market
Local produce in the South of France: lavender field, fish stall, olives, vegetable market and hand-painted roadside signs for goat’s cheese, apples and melons

Learn French while observing wildlife and flora

Watching wildlife and flora in the Aude: a green frog, a flamingo colony, a birdwatcher with a telescope, a wild orchid, poppies and a praying mantis

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