Programs

Any format. One track. Total immersion.

Every FIL session is built around a single theme — the way you want to experience Lyon and the French language. Pick your track, then your format.
The rest adapts to you.

Step 1 — Choose your track

Step 2 — Choose your format

Food & Wine

Taste

Where taste meets language — Lyon's food culture, in French.

Session Highlights

🛒 Market Walk or ☕ Coffee
A guided visit to Les Halles de Lyon, or a relaxed café session — tasting or sipping, your pick.
🗣️ Real Vocabulary
Market French — naming, asking, haggling.
👨‍🏫 1:1 Immersion
Every minute in French, adapted to your level.

What's included

🛒Guided market visit or café session
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive French guiding
⏱️2-hour session

Starting from

€95 /session

+ 1 guest: €170 total

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Afternoon Plan

🛒 Market Run
Shop together at Les Halles for the ingredients.
👨‍🍳 Cooking Class
Cook a bouchon Lyonnais classic from scratch.
🍽️ Shared Meal
Eat what you made — and talk about it, in French.

What's included

🛒Market shopping run
👨‍🍳Cooking session & ingredients
🍽️The meal you cook, shared
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive teaching throughout

Starting from

€220 /session

+ 1 guest: €340 total

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Sample Day

Morning 🛒
Les Halles de Lyon market visit & tasting — market vocabulary, first bites.
Midday 🚗
Drive to Beaujolais, arrive at a working vineyard.
Afternoon 🍷
Vineyard tour & wine tasting with the winemaker — terroir to tannin, all in French.
Evening 🍽️
Return to Lyon, dinner and debrief.

What's included

🚗All transport for the day
🍷Vineyard tour & tastings
🍽️Lunch in Beaujolais + dinner in Lyon
👨‍🏫Daily 1:1 immersive teaching

Not included

Flights to Lyon · Travel insurance · Personal expenses


Starting from

€395 /day

+ 1 guest: €680 total

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Sample Week

Mon 🛒
Les Halles de Lyon — the indoor market that feeds the city. We shop together, name everything, haggle in French. Back home to cook a bouchon classic from scratch.
Tue 🍷
Day trip to Beaujolais. A working vineyard, a winemaker's lunch, wine vocabulary from terroir to tannin. All in French.
Wed 🏙️
Lyon's food history on foot: the Mères Lyonnaises, the birth of the bouchon, why this city takes dinner seriously. Walking + tasting.
Thu ☕
Café culture and street food: ordering, small talk, reading a menu fluently. An afternoon in the Presqu'île neighbourhood.
Fri ⭐
Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant. You made the reservation (in French). You'll know enough to order with confidence and talk about what's on the plate.

What's included

🏠Accommodation in Théodore's home in Lyon
🍽️Three meals a day (including cooking sessions)
🛒All market visits, vineyard day trip, restaurant outings
One dinner at a Michelin 1-star restaurant
📚Daily 1:1 immersive teaching, morning to evening
🚗All local transport for excursions

Not included

Flights to Lyon · Travel insurance · Personal expenses


Starting from

€2,900 /week

Early access
€2,600 /week

+ 1 guest: €3,800 total

Sport & Nature

Move

Where effort meets language — Lyon's outdoors, in French.

Session Highlights

🏋️ Your Session
A gym workout, a bike ride, or a run along the Rhône — your pick.
🗣️ Sport Vocabulary
Effort, body, movement — French under pressure.
👨‍🏫 1:1 Coaching
Immersive teaching woven into the activity.

What's included

🏋️Your chosen session (gym, bike, or run)
🚴Bike rental if needed
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive coaching

Starting from

€90 /session

+ 1 guest: €140 total

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Afternoon Plan

🚴 Extended Activity
A longer bike loop or an urban hike.
🧺 Picnic Break
A pause, a snack, more conversation.
🗣️ Spontaneous French
Real-time vocabulary, no script.

What's included

🚴Activity costs (bike rental / trail access)
🧺Picnic
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive teaching

Starting from

€180 /session

+ 1 guest: €280 total

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Sample Day

Morning 🚗
Drive to Vercors or Chartreuse.
Midday 🥾
Trail hike — nature vocabulary in motion.
Afternoon 🧺
Picnic lunch, conversation in the open air.
Evening 🏙️
Return to Lyon by early evening.
Morning 🚗
Drive to the ski resort, gear check.
Midday ⛷️
Morning on the slopes — ski vocabulary on the lifts.
Afternoon 🍫
Afternoon run + après-ski culture.
Evening 🏙️
Return to Lyon by evening.

What's included

🚗Transport to Vercors/Chartreuse
🥾Trail access
🧺Picnic lunch
👨‍🏫Daily 1:1 immersive teaching
🚗Transport to the resort
🎿Ski lift pass (1 day)
👨‍🏫Daily 1:1 immersive teaching

Not included

Flights · Travel insurance · Personal ski equipment rental (available nearby)


Starting from

€320 /day

+ 1 guest: €480 total

€420 /day

+ 1 guest: €620 total

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Sample Week

Mon 🏃
Morning run along the Rhône and Saône — city geography and French conversation in motion.
Tue 🥾
Day in the Vercors: trail hiking, nature vocabulary, picnic lunch in French.
Wed 🚴
Cycling along the Saône valley — intervals of language, intervals of effort.
Thu 🧗
Urban sports morning (climbing wall / urban workout) + culture afternoon in Vieux-Lyon.
Fri 🏔️
Full-day excursion: Chartreuse or Pilat regional park — French all day, summit to table.
Mon 🎿
Arrival orientation in Lyon. Gear check. Ski vocabulary and mountain French briefing.
Tue ⛷️
Day 1 on the slopes — Alps (Vercors or Chartreuse area). French on the lifts, at the refuge, at dinner. One overnight stay in a mountain refuge or chalet.
Wed 🏔️
Day 2 skiing. Après-ski culture, mountain vocabulary. Descend back to Lyon by evening.
Thu 🫕
Recovery morning. Winter market in Lyon. Raclette or fondue cooking session — entirely in French.
Fri 🏛️
Cultural afternoon in Vieux-Lyon. Wrap-up dinner. Bilan de la semaine.

What's included

🏠Accommodation in Théodore's home
🍽️Three meals/day including outdoor picnic lunches
🚗All transport for excursions
🚴Activity costs (trail access, bike rental)
📚Daily 1:1 immersive teaching
🏠Accommodation in Lyon (5 nights) + mountain refuge/chalet (1 night)
🍽️Three meals/day including mountain meals
🎿Ski lift passes (2 days)
🚗All transport to/from resort and excursions
📚Daily 1:1 immersive teaching

Not included

Flights · Travel insurance · Personal ski equipment rental (available nearby)


Starting from

€2,900 /week

Early access
€2,600 /week

+ 1 guest: €3,800 total

€3,500 /week

Early access
€3,200 /week

+ 1 guest: €4,700 total

Culture & Art

Think

The language of ideas, in the city that invented cinema.

Session Highlights

🏛️ One Museum
A guided visit to MAC Lyon or a museum of your choice.
🗣️ Cultural Vocabulary
Art and history, discussed in French.
👨‍🏫 1:1 Conversation
Look, interpret, disagree — together.

What's included

🏛️Museum entry
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive conversation

Starting from

€85 /session

+ 1 guest: €130 total

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Afternoon Plan

🧵 Traboules Walk
Renaissance old town, hidden passages, history on foot.
☕ Café Debate
Pick a topic, argue your position over coffee.
🗣️ Debate Vocabulary
Structure an argument in French.

What's included

🧵Guided walk through Vieux-Lyon
Café session
👨‍🏫1:1 immersive teaching

Starting from

€160 /session

+ 1 guest: €250 total

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Sample Day

Morning 🏛️
Fourvière hill & Roman theatres.
Midday 🎨
MAC Lyon — contemporary art, look, interpret, disagree.
Afternoon 🧵
Traboules & Presqu'île walking seminar.
Evening 🗣️
Debate dinner — you pick the topic, argue your position in French.

What's included

🏛️All museum entries
🍽️Debate dinner
👨‍🏫Daily 1:1 immersive teaching, morning to evening

Not included

Flights · Travel insurance · Personal expenses


Starting from

€320 /day

+ 1 guest: €480 total

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Sample Week

Mon 🏛️
Fourvière hill and the Roman theatres — 2,000 years of Lyon history, entirely in French.
Tue 🧵
Traboules and the Presqu'île: Renaissance architecture, the silk weavers' revolt, hidden passages. Walking seminar in French.
Wed 🎨
MAC Lyon (contemporary art museum): look, interpret, disagree. Art criticism in French.
Thu 🎬
Cinema day: watch a French film together, debrief in French, connect language to culture. (Lyon invented cinema — we take that seriously.)
Fri 🗣️
Debate dinner: you pick the topic the night before. You argue your position across the table — in French. No notes. No mercy.

What's included

🏠Accommodation in Théodore's home in Lyon
🍽️Three meals/day
🏛️All museum entries and cultural visits
🎬Film session + guided cultural walks
📚Daily 1:1 immersive teaching
📖Curated reading and film list sent before arrival

Not included

Flights · Travel insurance · Personal expenses


Starting from

€2,300 /week

Early access
€2,000 /week

+ 1 guest: €3,000 total

Programs FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can I combine tracks across two weeks?

Yes. The most common combination is Taste + Think — you eat well and argue better by the end. Move + Taste also works if you want to earn your Michelin dinner.

What level of French do I need?

Any level. The programme adapts entirely to where you are — complete beginner to advanced. The track is about what you do, not where you start.

Is the week schedule fixed?

It's a guide, not a contract. If Tuesday's vineyard trip becomes Wednesday because the weather is better — that's fine. Immersion is flexible by design.

Can I choose a track and then change it once I arrive?

Tell me before day two and we'll adjust. The track shapes the planning, but you're not locked in.

What's the difference between the tracks in terms of language learning?

None, really — all three produce the same immersive result. The track changes the vocabulary you acquire and the contexts you practice in. A Taste week gives you gastronomy and social French. A Think week gives you debate and cultural French. Move gives you practical and spontaneous French under physical pressure (which, it turns out, works well).