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Every year between end of November until the 24th of December, visitors and citizens of Lyon can attend the Christmas market which in 2010 takes place in Place Carnot Lyon 69002. From candles to jewelry, artisans and local producers, cheese and wine, one can find either the perfect gift or enjoy spending a wonderful evening with friends or family looking for presents. This year, the selected artisans, companies and local producers have been chosen carefully, after 3 Committees have carefully analyzed the quality of their products. More than 900 requests have been submitted and only 130 have been selected according to the criteria of the Committees.

Students from Inflexyon, the French School for Foreign students in Lyon, are also invited to attend the event and to enjoy the atmosphere created by thousands of lights and Santa himself.

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The artist and architect Luc Schuiten will share with us, until the 27th of June, his vegetal cities. Through this exhibition, the artist reveals 30 years of research and thought put into imagining the different ways to create a harmonious city by 2100. The artist anticipates the possible forms of habitat by using living construction materials in a world constantly destroying its natural resources.

The exhibition takes place over 4000 m2 at the Sucrière of Lyon. Here, the visionary architect imagines Lyon in 2100, immersing his visitors in a green, soft and natural world. This is done through different art medias, original designs, models, animation films and reports.

We discover Lyon seen from the sky, covered by greenery, vegetal roofs and trees climbing up the walls of buildings. We can see the famous « crayon » tower in the Part-Dieu neighborhood but this time, completely unrecognizable.

Vegetal Cities are for the artist « another possibility », he explains that it is not a utopia in the sense of an infeasible dream, but simply something that has never been tried before. To finish we can say that this exhibition has many virtues; it is at the same time entertaining, poetic, educational, and scientific.

For information about the school, you can connect to the webpage of Inflexyon or download the studentguide.

The Place Bellecour is one of the largest public squares in Europe. The square forms the centre point of the city, links the major shopping streets, and are hosting the Lyon tourist office and an art gallery. It provides great views of Basilique de Fourviére, on top of the nearby hill Fourviére.

If the square could speak, it would talk of a turbulent and interesting history: revolutionary battles and public executions all took place on the Place Bellecour of latter days. During the Gallo-Roman era, the quarter had a Roman, military and merchant activity: huts which served as warehouse for traders and Gallo-Roman nautes were found. In 1708, Louis XIV obtained the ownership of the square.

In the middle of the square is a statue of king Louis XIV mounted on a horse, made by François-Frédéric Lemot in 1825. Another statue, representing the llittle Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, is located at the west end of the square.

To get information about the school, you can connect to the website of Inflexyon and to the forum of the French courses.

Wednesday the 24 of March, the students at Inflexyon will visit Vieux Lyon: the old and historical part of the city. Vieux Lyon is classified as a human heritage and a world heritage site by UNESCO. Covering an area of 24 hectares at the foot of the Fourvière hill, along the river Saône, it is one of Europe’s most extensive Renaissance neighbourhoods. From the Middle Ages, the district rapidly expanded as trade was developed and encouraged.

St. Jean is the most famous district in Vieux Lyon. The spectacular Cathedral Saint-Jean is a good example of Gothic architecture. In Vieux Lyon there is many architectural sights, especially traboules. Traboules, from Latin transambulare meaning to pass through, is a path for pedestrians, beginning with an entrance hall and through one or more buildings to connect one street to another. The first traboules are thought to have been built in the 4th century. They were originally used by silk manufacturers and other merchants to transport their products. Today, Vieux Lyon is still a lively and charming place thanks to the restaurants, shops, museums and night life.

To get information about the school, you can connect to the website of the French school Inflexyon and to the forum of the French courses.

One of the largest and finest urban parks in France is the Parc de la Tete d'or in Lyon. Located on the banks of the Rhône, the park covers an area of 105 hectares. According to a legend, a golden head of Christ is buried in the park, thus giving way to the name "Tete d'Or" (head of gold). Since its opening in 1862, the park has remained largely unchanged, with its lakeshore and large paths lined with hundred year old trees. The park has a botanical garden which holds one of the richest collections in Europe and a zoological park with over 1000 animals.

The Parc de la Tete d'Or is open to the public and admission is free. Whether to go for a jog, take a walk, have a picnic, or discover one of the many activities, you'll always find a reason to come and enjoy this wonderful park.

To get further information about the school, you can connect to the website of the French school Inflexyon and to the forum of the French courses.

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The fifht edition of the Nuits sonores Festival will be held in Lyon from May 15th to May 20th 2007. The Warm-up (pre-festival) will set from Thursday, May 10th to Monday, May 14th 2007. As every year, the festival will investigate about fifty places in the city : concert halls, clubs, bars, galleries, cinemas, museums or emblematic places of the architectural capital of Lyon.

For this new edition, Nuits sonores has once again shuffled et renewed the majority of its reception places : new main site, new place of inauguration, new park for the Siestes, new phases of Circuit électronique, new reception sites for the Parcours associé, Images sonores or the Concert spécial… Nuits sonores pursues its urban exploration of the city and maintains its priorities : an inflexible and opened line-up and an effervescent mobility in the whole city.

This year, we shall so pass by Les Subsistances, the Light Institute, the Citroën Garage, ELAC’s gardens, the Georges Bazin park, the Trinity’s Chapel, the Terreaux’s Gallery, the Duchère Swimming-pool but also by most of the clubs and concert halls of the city (« Ninkasi », « Marché Gare », « Plateforme », « Marquise »…)

As from now on each year, many programmings will be directly also suggested in the urban space, in the streets and on the city’s places : place Antonin Justand, place of the Esplanade or traditionals streets of the Arbre Sec, of Platière and Royale.

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For his project, Seven Days Hotel, Fabien Verschaere changes the museum in hotel. Between fairytale and nightmare, 7 rooms of the hotel are creating an initiatory way for a sick child and a princess, to discover the world.

The Musée d'Art Contemporain (Contemporary Art Museum) is located at the Cité Internationale, close to the Palais des Congrès (Convention centre) and The Amphitheatre, along the Tête d'Or park.Bus : Line 4, stop Musée d'art contemporain Line C1, stop Musée d'art contemporain Line 58, stop Musée d'art contemporain.

For more information about french culture or french language course, contact Inflexyon

The "french language week" will end tomorrow night ( 20th of march) with a special celebration for Leopold Sédar Senghor at the "théâtre des Asphodèles" (84 avenue Felix Faure 69003 Lyon).
20h : Exhibition on the Sérère country (the origin of Leopold Senghor); 21h : play about Leopold Senghor 's life as a writer and a politician.
For more information : asphodèles
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A characteristic of Lyon’s cultural life and events is their constant quality throughout the year.

Lyon is a ferment of ideas, a city teeming with creativity.
Culture has the place of honour on our method of teaching french beacuse it is part of the language.Therefore we recommend our students and all foreigners to participate in those cultural events : it is the best way to meet people and improve one's french speaking.

Depending on your taste and your mood, you will have the choice between several excellent plays, dance shows, opera, music of all types, a play in a small “café” theatre etc.

Plan now your activities for march ! :
March-April

Circus Biennial (even years)

Mahana Trade Fair (Travel and holidays)

Musicades (chamber music festival)

Lyon-Charbonnières Car Rally

Lyon International Fair (April)

Saint-Georges Carnival

Quais du Polar Festival (thriller)

For more information, contact us : Inflexyon

After your french classes in Inflexyon, you should go out and discover french culture.

Here are some good ideas :
Com’Et proposes shows at reduced prices (between 8 and 10 euros) all year round, as well as encounters with professionals from the arts world and opportunities for attending rehearsals. Visits to the various cultural sites in Lyon are also organised - 25 rue Jaboulay - 69007 Lyon - Tel: 04 37 28 05 06.

Passion théâtre on the internet is an association that proposes invitations in return for a critique via the Internet - www.passion-theatre.asso.fr

Artscene royale (formely known"Côté Scène" then "Starter+") provides a great number of quality shows, even for small budgets. In partnertship with many entertainement companies, Artscene royale offers to members free fares and preferential rates at over more than 700 shows in Lyon and around. In exchange, the companies are expecting an active promotion from word of mouth, and for some shows the audience can send them a review The site : www.artscene-royale.org/

For more info about the cultural events in Lyon contact Inflexyon

Sirha ( International hotel catering and food trade exhibition) will raise the curtain on the latest trends and innovations in the catering, hotel and food sectors! Combining tradition and innovation, savoir-faire and new technologies, the event will operate its magic, inventing and creating with each new edition.

Needs, pleasure, health… Food and cooking are at the heart of our concerns and of a reflection on the development of our society.Because these questions refer to real society debates, SIRHA, the event and international showcase for the professions of catering and out-of-home catering sectors, proposes to take stock of the situation concerning the major current and future stakes and in particular of the relationship between “Catering and Nutrition”.

Come to lyon and discover more french traditions with inflexyon.

Lyon's Christmas Market, held at the leafy place Carnot, draws the best of French gastronomy, arts and crafts from the Rhône-Alpes region. The colourful chalets are accompanied by a lively programme of events, including entertainers, a puppet theatre The chalets, painted in vivid colours, host over 100 exhibitors.

Many workshops offer french traditionnal home made food. Foreigners students in lyon will be enchanted to discover french culture through this magical market.
Take a break from studying french and come taste french delicacies!
After this break, come back to study french at inflexyon!
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This year the magical "Fête des Lumières" Festival will allow the entire population to continue a tradition dating back more than 150 years : participate in a giant street theater using candles.
The courtyards of the City Hall will be open to all. You can meander from the place de la Comédie to the place des Terreaux….you will be enchanted. The fountain, statues, dome and facades are arrayed in almost supernatural colours, echoing the muses of the Opera, themselves poetically draped in light.

In the Place des Terreaux, let yourself be carried away on the waves of light from these unusual screens. Do you like playing with language, solving riddles? It's your turn to play! Each light sequence invites you to juggle with language in a spectacle halfway between poetry in lights and a one-arm bandit. This huge, dynamic light projection plays at constructing and reconstructing french language and literature.

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Until january 7th, the botanical garden of "Le Parc de la Tête d'Or" offers an exhibition about wine.
Another way to discover french culture and experience a total french immersion is to discover how the best wine in the world is made : learn how the same vine makes very different wines, how we make barrels, what are the professions connected to the wine business...Everything about french wine!

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