French in Tours
To fine-tune your French in a truly fantastique destination, head to Tours, a city in the Loire Valley where inhabitants are said to speak the purest form of the language. Acquire a perfect accent at the Institut de Touraine (www.institut-touraine.asso.fr), where tourist-friendly, two-week sessions help you brush up your French and get insight into local culture. The school’s location in the vineyard-bordered castle country of the Loire Valley means fantastic out-of-the-classroom excursions – wine and chateaux tours, hiking, cycling, and hot air ballooning – to round out your trip.
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