Where To Stay: Hotel Montalembert

Warm, intimate, understated. It feels like your own Parisian apartment with room service. The ideal base for long walks, thoughtful mornings, and gallery afternoons.

Gifting: Galeries Lafayette

The destination for luxury gifting. The atmosphere, the curation, and the seasonality make it a must. If you're shopping beauty this Christmas, this is where Rodial really shines- and don't forget to browse our curated Christmas Kits while you’re here.

Gifting: Le Bon Marché

The chocolate and confectionery section is a full visual experience — colourful, curated, and truly beautiful for Christmas gifting. Perfect if you want something special, not obvious.

Where To Eat: Le Voltaire

Classic Paris. Elegant, timeless, and always filled with characters worth watching. The perfect setting for a dinner that feels like old-world Paris.

Art & Culture: Alaïa Foundation

Minimal, architectural, precise. A quiet space that lets you breathe and think. It’s the kind of curation that inspires you long after you leave.

Art & Culture: Fondation Cartier

Minimal, architectural, precise. A quiet space that lets you breathe and think. It’s the kind of curation that inspires you long after you leave.

Light, air, openness. Their exhibitions always have a sense of calm and clarity, making it one of the best places in Paris for a mental reset.

Final Note From Maria

December softens Paris. The lights, the early sunsets, the quiet mornings walking between the Left Bank and Saint-Germain. If you need a reset before the year closes, a few days here will do the work.