Category: Culture

French Philosophers of the Enlightenment

Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu… These French philosophers of the Enlightenment, Siècle des Lumières, contributed to determining the path of Western thought and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries, a path that we are still on today. I am here to give you a little insight of what was really going on inside the brilliant and […]

The Literary Scene of Normandy

La Normandie may be touristique, but for a good reason: The literary scene of Normandy is inspired by its breathtaking landscapes, imposing cliffs, roaring ocean and sweet cider. The trails of some of the greatest literary masterminds of France, such as Proust, Flaubert, Hugo, Leblanc, Sagan and the movie The Intouchables, all lead back to […]