Happy New Year 2024 and best wishes to all! May health, joy and love accompany you throughout the coming months!

This year, you want to send your wishes in French? We'll give you a hand. Visit our blog to find inspiration and send an original message to your loved ones.

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 8 January

12.30pm-2.00pm: Pedagogical tutoring
Would you like to work independently or do your homework with the help of a French teacher? Then this tutorial is for you! In a dedicated room, our resource centre, you can read or work in peace and quiet. A tutor will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
Price: Free
Meeting point : Room 10 (2 rue de Verdun)

2.00pm-3.30pm: Guided tour of Montpellier's historic centre
Relive the prodigious rise and exceptional destiny that Montpellier has forged for itself over the centuries. Take a thousand-year journey through the narrow streets of the historic centre to experience the very special atmosphere of the Ecusson.
Price: Free
Meeting point : In front of the school (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 9 January

11.00-18.00: Art exhibition "A fly appeared and disappeared" by Huma Bhabha
Price : Free
Meeting point: MOCO, 13 rue de la République, Montpellier

5pm-6pm: Café-Rencontre
Come and meet and chat with other students from the school.
Price: Free (Students are responsible for their own consumption)
Meeting point : In front of the school (2 rue Jules Ferry)

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

7pm: Salsa classes and introduction to Latin dances
Come and discover salsa and Latin dances, meet people and have fun in one of the emblematic bars of the city centre!
Price: Free (Drinks at your discretion)
Meeting point: Cubanito Café (13 rue de Verdun)

9pm: Grand Quiz evening
Come and have fun and meet people in one of the nicest pubs of the city!
Price: Free (Drinks at your discretion)
Rendez-vous a u Shakespeare Pub (12 rue de la Petite Loge)

Wednesday 10 January

1:45pm-6:00pm: Excursion to Aigues-Mortes
Visit the oldest French port in the Mediterranean (departure point of the last two crusades in the Middle Ages), a fortified medieval town built in the 13th century, surrounded by intact ramparts almost 2 km long, view of the ramparts and the Constance Tower (former 13th-century lighthouse, then former Protestant prison and its famous prisoner Marie Durand), panoramic view of the town, the ponds of the Camargue, the salt mountains of the "salins du midi", the pink flamingos, the pink salt pans. Free time in the town. Tasting of fougasse (orange blossom brioche), the sweet speciality of Aigues-Mortes. Panoramic view of a pretty beach along the Languedoc coastline.
Price: 38€
Online registration on www.oculture.fr
Meeting point 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

3.30pm-5.30pm: Escape game in the gardens of the Château de Flaugergues
Price: From €7
Online booking https://billetterie.flaugergues.com/
Meeting point: 1744, Avenue Albert Einstein, Montpellier

7.30pm-24pm: Language exchange with Bla Bla Language Exchange
Come and share your passion for languages and meet people from Montpellier to speak French, English, German, Spanish and much more!
Price: free (consumption at your discretion)
Online registration

Thursday 11 January

From 6.30pm: Apéro BD (Comics)
A chance to share and discuss comic books.
Price: Free
Meeting point: Médiathèque Emile Zola, 240 rue de l'Acropole, Montpellier

7pm: Bachata class and introduction to Latin dances
Come and discover salsa and Latin dances, meet people and have fun in one of the emblematic bars of the city centre!
Price: Free (consumption at your discretion)
Meeting point: Cubanito Café (13 rue de Verdun)

7pm : Swing evening
Come and enjoy the vintage atmosphere of the Gazette Café's swing evenings and discover this very festive dance!
Price : Free (consumption at your discretion)
Meeting point at the Gazette Café (6, rue Levat)

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

8.00pm - 11.00pm: Montpel'Yeah language exchange
Come and share your passion for languages and meet people from Montpellier to speak French, English, German, Spanish and much more!
Price: Free (drinks at your discretion)
Meeting point: Café de la Panacée, 14 ue de l'école de Pharmacie

9.00pm-11.00pm: Salsa classes at Social Bar Montpellier
Price : Free
Meeting point: 48 Square de la Babote, Montpellier

Friday 12 January

12.30pm-2.00pm: Educational workshop “Cinema and series”
Would you like to practice your French after class and meet other students from the school? We invite you every week to participate in our pedagogical workshop.
Price: Free on registration
Meeting point : Room 10 (2 rue de Verdun)

3.00pm-5.00pm: Guided tour of the Opéra Comédie
Price: From €12
Book online or at the Montpellier Tourist Office (Place de la Comédie)

Saturday 13 January

Morning suggestion: Go to the market ! Marché des Arceaux, organic and local products

9am-6pm : Excursion to Arles and Baux de Provence
First of all, we'll take the opportunity to discover the Roman monuments listed as World Heritage Sites by Unesco: the amphitheatre and its 25,000 seats, famous today for its gladiatorial and bullfighting games. (Indoor entrance not included in the price) Then we'll continue on to the ancient Roman theatre, Constantine's baths and the underground galleries of the former imperial palace. We'll then discover religious monuments such as the cathedral and its Romanesque-Gothic cloister. Finally, we'll visit the famous garden of the former hospital and night café, painted by the Dutch expressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The rest of the day will be spent discovering the charming village of Les Baux de Provence, with its well-deserved nickname of "Balcony of Provence". This village, surrounded by cliffs, has a magnificent view over Provence. Its castle, Romanesque church, medieval streets and Santon museum will transport you back in time to Provence.
Price: 55€
Online registration on www.oculture.fr
Meeting point 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

7pm-8.30pm: Mozart Concert, the Highlander
Concert given by the Ecus "son orchestra
Price: 5€
Book online
Rendez-vous : Salle Lumière, lycée Joffe, 150 Allée de la Citadelle, Montpellier

Sunday 14 January

Morning suggestions : Go to the market !
- Farmers' market in the Antigone district
- Flea market in the Mosson district
- Les dimanches du Peyrou (second-hand goods and antiques) in the Peyrou/Arc de Triomphe district

8.30am-6pm : Excursion to Marseille
The 1st port and capital of the French Mediterranean, Marseille is a magnificent city between the Camargue, the Alps and the Côte d'Azur. We'll climb up to visit the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde, a 19th-century Neo-Byzantine church and pilgrimage site for the people of Marseille, nicknamed the Good Mother. It offers exceptional views over the city and the Château d'If, home of the famous Count of Monte Cristo. We'll then take a walk along the Old Port to discover the Roman Dock Museum and the narrow streets of the Panier district. We'll finish our tour of the district with a visit to the Old Charity. We'll then visit Notre Dame de la Major cathedral, which boasts one of the highest domes in the world. Combining Roman and Oriental styles, it is a real treasure trove, with Byzantine arcades, white marble and magnificent mosaics inside. Finally, we'll end our day at Fort St Jean and its towers, which guard the entrance to the city's port. The view over the port is magnificent.
Price: 59€
Online registration on www.oculture.fr
Meeting point 10 minutes before departure at 25 rue du Grand Saint Jean

17.00-18.30: Choeur Ekhô - "Let the sunshine in" concert
Concert by the Ekhô choir on the theme of musicals
Price: From 21€
Online booking
Meeting point: 1744, Avenue Albert Einstein, Montpellier

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

Activity programme from 8 to 14 January 2024