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Nothing compares to Paris, the world capital of romance. A sense of joie d’vivre perfumes its streets and avenues, making it a prized destination for centuries of artists, poets, writers, sculptors and philosophers, ranging from Oscar Wilde and Paul Gauguin to Jay Z and Kanye West.
Whether you choose to spend your days walking the Left Bank and taking in the sights, visiting chic shops like Colette or Maison Kitsune, or absorbing the art of the Louvre, there is no wrong way to do Paris. “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you”, Hemingway once wrote, “for Paris is a moveable feast.”
Home to some of the finest food, wine, fashion and nightlife in the world, this meal for the senses should be enough to satiate you for a lifetime.
Creating standout dishes on the culinary playing fields of the world’s gastronomic capital, Paris, is no easy task – achieving this and gaining his second Michelin star within 12 months is proof that Executive Chef Jérôme Banctel is setting a fresh and innovative benchmark for dining in France at Le Gabriel, La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa.
read moreWe explore the cosmopolitan streets and landmarks around the Eiffel Tower from our base at La Réserve Apartments Paris including Le Café de l'Homme at the Palais de Chaillot, owned by the great-grand daughter of Gustave Eiffel.
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No longer the eyesore of Paris’s 10th Arrondissement, the newly renovated Gaîté Lyrique is a pulsating centre of digital art, music and electronics. The original building was constructed in 1862 and was a visual declaration of Napoleon Bonaparte’s showy extravagance. Over the next 100 years it fell into a slow decline.
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Sure, Paris offers some of the finest dining in the world, but what about finding the ingredients to create your own gastronomic experience? In the small L’Épicerie de Bruno, located on the Rue Tiquetonne, Bruno Jerry offers some of the most exotic herbs and spices in the city.
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La Réserve, one of Paris’ most intimately exclusive luxury hotels, maintains a sense of yesteryear grandeur in all that they do. Their latest development is one that now makes them utterly unique throughout all of Paris – each of their 40 suites has a personal, private butler.
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Fabulous art exhibition ‘The Water Lilies. American Abstract Painting and the last Monet’, at Musée de l'Orangerie Paris, France.
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If you’re a culture vulture, there’s no doubt you’ve heard of the Cannes Film Festival, the yearly screening series and fête held in a particularly sunny patch of southern France. But don’t stop exploring — this is truly one of the most breathtaking regions in the world.
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Fans of Jeanne Damas can now buy into her brand – literally and figuratively. Baptized ROUJE in 2016, Damas’ line of separates is available online only, but ships worldwide.
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Inspired by the mountains, this timeless fashion and design label was founded in 2021 by brothers Clément and Germain Douillet. The duo works solely with French specialist ateliers to create legacy pieces.
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Whether made from bamboo, walnut, beech, poplar or redwood, these seven ski chosen makers are using innovation, sustainability and tradition to carve out skis that have high performance.
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Perched on the snowy ridge of Aiguille du Goûter overlooking the Chamonix valley, this modernist refuge is the last stop for intrepid climbers ascending Mount Blanc in the French Alps, the highest summit in Western Europe.
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