Indulge your Senses with Luxury Travel Experiences: Enjoy French Perfume and Gastronomy
Pair a sensorial tour with garden and museum tours to experience all that Paris has to offer.
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From Garden to Table: Food Tour
2 Hours
The Rue Montorgueil conjures memories of Les Halles, the central market that was located here for almost 800 years. We discover stores that still supply Parisian chefs with cooking equipment and learn the history of restaurants, like the Rocher de Cancale, and of traditional food shops, including butchers, fishmongers, green grocers, and bakers.
We stop at one of the oldest patisseries, Stohrer, before ending our tour at the trendy Rue de Nil where the newest shops are dedicated to sustainable and organic foods and bean-to-bar chocolates.
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From Garden to Scent: Perfume Tour
2 Hours
Flowers are essential to the art of perfume. Our tour focuses on how flower and vegetable gardens have supplied the perfume industry for centuries. Traveling through the Marais, we visit a historic perfumery whose new collection of products is inspired by Les Jardins Français de l’Officine Universelle Buly.
We continue our tour in the Marais district visiting other perfumeries, historic gardens, shop to discuss how spices are used in perfume.
We can also organize a perfume workshop where you can make your own perfume at the end of the walking tour.
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From Garden to Vase: The Art of Bouquets
2 Hours
The gift of flowers is a Parisian art. When asked to dinner, guests often bring fresh flowers, sustaining the wonderful floral shops around the city. Having a beautiful bouquet enriches the garden lover’s appreciation for the gardener’s art. Our floral design workshop is offered in partnership with the Maison Ciero, a creative floral boutique located in the heart of the Marais. You will learn the art of French floral design using flowers grown locally in France. Whether you choose fresh flowers to decorate your local lodgings or dried flowers to take home, this workshop is a sensorial delight for the nose, eyes, and soul.
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From Garden to Café: Exotic Fare
2 Hours
The Left bank neighborhood of Saint Germain des Prés is the café mecca of the world: from the Café Procope, founded in 1686 to the Café society of the roaring twenties at the Deux Magots and Café Flore, this is the place to be to have the perfect Parisian café.
Our tour pairs this quintessential experience with the art of chocolate tasting, the newest gourmet trend in the area. We begin at the church of Saint Germain des Prés, discovering the small streets and markets as we stop for café and chocolates. It’s one of the sweetest ways to enjoy this neighborhood.