Activity programme from 29 August to 4 September 2022

Come and live a complete experience with us thanks to our French courses, our accommodation and our weekly cultural programme! Every week we offer a great programme: between city tours, yoga (ashtanga) classes and excursions, our students never see the time pass! And in French, of course!

Monday 29 August

2.30pm-4.00pm: Guided city tour of Montpellier
Relive the prodigious rise and exceptional destiny that Montpellier has forged for itself over the centuries. A journey of a thousand years along the alleys of the historic centre to let you experience the very special atmosphere of the Ecusson.
Price : Free
Meeting point : 2 rue Jules Ferry

6pm-7.30pm: Yoga class
Ashtanga Yoga is characterised by the sequence of postures (Asana) punctuated by the Ujjayi breath, chest breathing associated with different points of concentration. The postures follow each other quite quickly. This yoga is at first a very complete physical practice, becoming progressively a way of interiority when the practitioner acquires experience.
Price: 70€ for a card of 6 classes
Further information at the reception of the Accent Français school
Meeting at the yoga school Arjuna Shala, 6 rue Maguelone

Tuesday 30 August

6pm - 8.00pm : Beer bar evening
Join us for a convivial evening in a beer bar where we can taste locally produced beers and share some tapas! This will be an opportunity to meet other students from the school and practice your French!
Price: Free (drinks and food at the students discretion)
Meeting point : in front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry)

6pm-9pm: Cooking class with Les Ateliers d'Arthur
During the adult cooking classes, you will make the entire recipe, and leave with all of your creations. An alternation of sweet and savoury recipes will be offered throughout the year.
Registration at the school reception 7 days before the course
Price: 80€ per person
Meeting point : Les Ateliers d'Arthur, 3 rue Gerhardt

7pm-8.30pm: Yoga class
Ashtanga Yoga is characterised by the sequence of postures (Asana) punctuated by the Ujjayi breath, chest breathing associated with different points of concentration. The postures follow each other quite quickly. This yoga is at first a very complete physical practice, becoming progressively a way of interiority when the practitioner acquires experience.
Price: 70€ for a card of 6 classes
Further information at the reception of the Accent Français school
Meeting at the yoga school Arjuna Shala, 6 rue Maguelone

Wednesday 31 August

4pm-5.30pm : Pétanque
Come and challenge your new school friends and discover petanque, the traditional sport of the South of France!
Price : 5€
Meeting point : in front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry)
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6pm-24pm: Language exchange with Bla Bla Language Exchange
Price: free (consumption at your discretion)
Online registration
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​​​​​Thursday 1 September
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1.45pm-6.30pm: Excursion to Pont du Gard
Length of the bridge 300 meters, for a total distance of 50km. This aqueduct was used to supply water to the city of Nîmes, to supply the ancient thermal baths and fountains of the city. Come and discover this unique monument, visited by 1.5 million tourists every year. Walk in the nature along the aqueduct. River swimming possible in summer.
Price: 33€ 
Online registration on www.oculture.fr
Meet 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

4pm- 5.30pm: Board game activity
Come and spend a convivial moment with your new friends, we'll stay cool and have fun!
Price: Free
Meeting point: in front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry)

6pm-9pm: Cooking class with  Les Ateliers d'Arthur
During the adult cooking classes, you will make the entire recipe, and leave with all of your creations. An alternation of sweet and savoury recipes will be offered throughout the year.
Registration at the school reception 7 days before the course
Price: 80€ per person
Meeting point : Les Ateliers d'Arthur, 3 rue Gerhardt
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6.00pm-7.30pm: Yoga class
Ashtanga Yoga is characterised by the sequence of postures (Asana) punctuated by the Ujjayi breath, chest breathing associated with different points of concentration. The postures follow each other quite quickly. This yoga is at first a very complete physical practice, becoming progressively a way of interiority when the practitioner acquires experience.
Price: 70€ for a card of 6 classes
Further information at the reception of the Accent Français school
Meeting at the yoga school Arjuna Shala, 6 rue Maguelone
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Friday 2 September

From 12.15pm: Leaving certificate delivery
Come and get your end-ouf-course certificate ! Meet the team and spend a convivial moment with the other departing students.
Price: free of charge
Meeting point : in front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry)

1.45pm-6.30pm: Excursion to Nimes
Visit of the Gardens of the Fountain, ancient Roman necropolis built around the Nemausus spring, visit of the temple of Diana. Passing in front of the former great Roman temple: the Maison Carré and interior visit of the arena, former Roman amphitheatre, known for its gladiator and bull shows (interior visit not included). Visit to the Romanesque cathedral of St Castor. Free time in the city. Local biscuits offered
Price: 33€ 
Online registration on www.oculture.fr
Meet 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

3pm - 4pm : Guided tour of the exhibition "Contre Nature" at MOCO.Panacée
Contre-Nature is an exhibition populated by monsters, insolent and hybrid forms: these grotesque creatures, made of enamel and earth, form a lush, original, mysterious, disturbing or hallucinatory world. Nature is artifice and artifice becomes nature in order to decategorize scales and values, to overturn perceptions and clichés about sculpture and the ceramic tradition. The collected works deal less with ceramics as folklore than with modelling and alchemy as techniques and magic. Water, earth and fire are the essential, unequalled components of these new worlds: "what is against nature is called against custom" (Montaigne). (Montaigne).
Price: Free
Meeting point: in front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry) 15 minutes before

Saturday 3 September

9am-6pm : Excursion to Uzès and Avignon
First we will visit Uzès, first of all the St Etienne cathedral and its Romanesque tower in the Italian style. Then we will discover the historic centre and its Place aux Herbes. Finally we will pass by the Duke's castle and the house of the famous writer Racine, free time to eat in the town (very nice market on Saturday morning). In the afternoon we will visit Avignon, passing the famous 12th century St Benezet bridge, which is the origin of a famous traditional song. Then we will pass the ramparts to enter the historic centre to discover its medieval streets and the Romanesque cathedral of Notre Dame des Doms. Free time in the city.
​​​​​​​Price: 49€
Online registration at www.oculture.fr
Meeting point 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

Morning suggestion: Marché des Arceaux, organic and local products

Sunday 4 September
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​​​​​​​9am - 6pm: Excursion to Roquefort - La Couvertoirade - Viaduc Millau
We will start with a visit to the village of la Couvertoirade. A small fortified village, built by the Templars, it will give you the impression of going back in time to the time of the knights. We will discover one of the largest viaducts in the world, designed by the English architect Norman Foster: the Millau Viaduct: 300m high and almost 3km long. The end of the day will take us to the village of Roquefort, to meet its famous blue cheese, we will visit the cellars, a real labyrinth where the cheeses are matured. Tasting of three different Roquefort cheeses.
​​​​​​​Price : 49€
Online registration at www.oculture.fr
​​​​​​​Meet 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

Suggestions for the weekend:
- Farmers' market in the Antigone district
- Flea market in the Mosson district
- Les dimanches du Peyrou (flea market and antiques) in the Peyrou/Arc de Triomphe district
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Do you want to come to France and enjoy an unforgettable immersion stay? Do you want to make sure you have a fantastic experience? Choose Accent Français, a school with the Qualité FLE abel and a member of the Groupement FLE, it is your guarantee of a reliable, quality programme!

See you soon!

The Accent Français team
contact@accentfrancais.com