Partir en voyage linguistique, c’est dépasser les frontières de son pays pour pratiquer une langue étrangère, mais aussi pour s’imprégner d’une culture différente de la sienne. Et entre le Royaume-Uni, les Etats-Unis ou encore les paysages ensoleillés de l’Espagne, pas toujours facile de faire son choix. Pour vous y aider, l’organisme LEC a dressé pour vous le top 5 – subjectif – des villes à visiter au cours d’un séjour linguistique. De Londres à Berlin en passant par New York, Toronto et Barcelone, découvrez notre classement… et nos informations utiles !
London
Its population
8.539 million people in 2014
Its area
1,572 km²
Its location on a map
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The region where it is found
The city of London is part of the administrative region known as Greater London.
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Its most famous neighborhoods
- Westminster
- Soho
- Camden Town
- The City
- Shoreditch
- Mayfair
- South Bank
- Fulham
- Brixton
- Primrose Hill
Its must-see monuments and attractions
- Big Ben
- Westminster Abbey
- Piccadilly Circus
- Trafalgar Square
- Oxford Street
- The National Portrait Gallery
- The National Gallery Museum
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- The Tower of London
- The Barbican
- London Zoo, one of the oldest zoos in the world
Famous people associated with the city
- David Beckham
- Charlie Chaplin
- Henry VIII
- Alfred Hitchcock
New York
Its population
8.406 million people in 2013
Its area
789 square kilometers
Its location on a map
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The region where it is found
A distinction is generally made between New York City and New York State, in which it is located and which is home to other cities such as Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse.
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Its most famous neighborhoods
- Manhattan
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- The Bronx
- Staten Island
Its must-see monuments and attractions
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Empire State Building
- Rockefeller Center
- The Guggenheim Museum
- Central Park
- Fifth Avenue
- Broadway
- Times Square
- The Museum of Modern Art
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Carnegie Hall
- Madison Square Garden
- The Brooklyn Bridge
- The Metropolitan Museum
Famous people associated with the city
- Woody Allen
- Scarlett Johansson
- Lady Gaga
- Martin Scorsese
Toronto
Its population
2.615 million people in 2011
Its area
630.2 km²
Its location on a map
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The region where it is found
Toronto est la capitale de l’Ontario, province la plus peuplée du pays.
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Its most famous neighborhoods
- West End
- Waterfront
- Yorkville
- Heritage
- East End
- Chinatown
- Entertainment District
Its must-see monuments and attractions
- The CN Tower
- Kensington Market
- The Art Gallery of Ontario
- The Rogers Centre
Famous people associated with the city
- David Cronenberg
- Drake
- Margaret Atwood
- Jim Carrey
Barcelona
Its population
1.602 million people in 2014
Its area
101.9 square kilometers
Its location on a map
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The region where it is found
Barcelona is the administrative and economic capital—as well as the prestigious showcase—of Catalonia, a Spanish autonomous community.
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Its most famous neighborhoods
- Barceloneta
- Olympic Village
- El Poblenou
- El Eixample
- El Born
- El Raval
- Montjuïc
Its must-see monuments and attractions
- The Sagrada Família
- Las Ramblas
- The Picasso Museum
- Park Güell
Famous people associated with the city
- Joan Miró
- Daniel Brühl
- Lionel Messi
- Antoni Gaudí
Berlin
Its population
3.502 million people in 2012
Its area
891.8 square kilometers
Its location on a map
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The region where it is found
Berlin is unique in that it is a city-state, or Stadtstaat in German. Hamburg and Bremen have the same status.
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Its most famous neighborhoods
- Tiergarten
- Mitte
- Friedrichshain
- Schöneberg
- Wilmersdorf
- Charlottenburg
- Kreuzberg
Its must-see monuments and attractions
- Alexanderplatz
- Former Command Headquarters
- Berlin Cathedral
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Victory Column
- Memorial Church
- TV Tower
- Holocaust Memorial
- Berlin Wall
- Pergamon Museum
- Brandenburg Gate
- Potsdamer Platz
- Mauerpark Flea Market
- Reichstag
- Berlin Olympic Stadium
- Karl Marx Avenue
- Unter den Linden Avenue
- Bebelplatz
- Bode Museum
- East Side Gallery
- Friedrichswerder Church
- Kurfürstendamm
- Neue Wache
- Pariser Platz
- Gendarmes Market Square
Famous people associated with the city
- Marlene Dietrich
- Ernst Lubitsch
- William I
- Lucian Freud