Parfum de France - French language courses associating culture and art de vivre in Fontevraud, France

At Parfum de France the delights of language classes are combined with the intimate discovery of our local heritage (architecture, wine and gastronomy, craftmanship,...) with constant support from your teacher. Our region is renowned for having the best French accent!

On all our immersion courses you will be speaking French for 35 hours a week ! Do not worry if you are not the best of language learners. All levels are welcome.

Courses are held in the heart of Fontevraud - at Sylvie's home, for individual, couple and family and friends formulas. A classroom is located on the first floor of her residence. For the Historic tales from the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud course, they run at the abbey and all the other group courses in a suitable room at the partner hotel.

Individual tuition or couple intensive learning :

is an extremely effective way of learning, totally suited to your needs.

Friends / family / small group programmes :

are availailable for those wanting to share their French learning experience with relatives and friends or other adults (only for adults; no more than 4 people)

Small group theme courses

Art de Vivre and culinary delights in Fontevraud
A unique course which includes two cookery workshops with the chef of the famous restaurant La Licorne, just opposite your teacher's home!

Historic tales from the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
An exclusive course offering you a once in-a-lifetime experience. Accommodated in the royal courtyard, the course combines the delights of learning French in an exceptional setting with the pleasures of hands-on cultural workshops led by heritage experts.

Local crafts and traditions discovery trail
This course, for those who want to discover the secrets of our terroir, offers a rich selection of visits of skilled trades and crafts whilst engaging in genuine conversation with native speakers.

French for professional use

Companies or their staff are offered language programs totally tailored for them, with the emphasis on effective communication in practical situations. The programmes are developed on the basis of a needs analysis which defines the skills and areas to be covered on the course and the grammatical and lexical items to be studied in business situations.

French for Loire Valley residents

Perhaps you live in France all year round, or may be you are over here for certain times of the year... either way wouldn't it be so much more interesting if you could communicate better with the people around you?

You can either join a group for a weekly or bi-weekly class or attend an individual or semi-individual course for more rapid progress.

You also have the unique opportunity of combining the learning of French with an exciting area of interest: gastronomy, wine or cultural heritage.

Does not a 4-hour language and cookery workshop with the chef of one our finest local restaurants La Licorne tickle your appetite? Or don't you just fancy a language and cultural workshop inside the exceptional abbey run by professional experts who have an infectious enthusiasm for their craft?