written by Alison Tyler

Take to the skies above the city on a 30-minute helicopter tour with Heli Paris (+33 1 41 31 33...

written by Alison Tyler

Still a firm favourite with fashionistas and music moguls, Hôtel Costes espouses a lifestyle as much as a place to sleep. The city’s sexiest hotel...

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The most famous Parisian patisserie and tearoom which has been serving classy cakes and teas since 1862. Last year, this famous French establishment...

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Feeling flirtatious? Get into a Parisian state of mind at this extremely sultry piano bar, restaurant and club with panoramic views of the Arc de...

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Show some bling at Le Bar du Plaza Athénée, one of the several bars in the grand Hotel Plaza Athénée. Dubbed the Ice Bar (you’ll see why),...

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The Palais de Tokyo, or PDT as it’s known locally, is a radical ’laboratory of contemporary art’ and unlike any of Paris’s...

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Shop till you drop. Hit the grands magasins – Printemps and

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Relax at one of the capital’s day spas. Cinq Mondes is like a French Space.NK, offering exotic treatments inspired by Japanese and Indian...

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Feed your fashion and culture cravings in one hit at the Fondation Yves Saint Laurent, a museum dedicated to the master of couture, who hung up his...

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Take a romantic walk in the Bois de Boulogne (16th). Promenading in the 2,000-acre park is a typical Sunday activity for Parisians; there are two...