Paris to Provence Luxury Itinerary

Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés is the classic Left Bank quartier of cobbled streets, bookshops and café terraces, long associated with writers, philosophers and artists. Here medieval church spires sit alongside elegant Haussmann façades, while legendary cafés like Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore capture that timeless, intellectual Parisian atmosphere.

Tucked into this chic village‑within‑the‑city, your hotel, Hôtel Aubépine, is an intimate boutique hideaway with very few rooms, ensuring high‑touch, personalized service throughout your stay. Thoughtfully designed spaces, soft palettes and curated artwork create a calm, residential feel, while your room’s private terrasse offers a quiet corner to unwind with a book and a glass of wine after a busy day in Paris.

Highlights:

• Perfume Masterclass: Take part in an intimate perfume creation class to compose your own signature fragrance. A professional nose will guide you through top, heart and base notes, introducing iconic raw materials, from citrus and florals to amber and woods, before you blend and bottle your bespoke scent to take home.  In a country where fragrance is considered an art form and French perfumeries have set the global standard for elegance for centuries, this experience offers a beautifully authentic way to connect with France’s olfactory heritage.
• Carnavalet Museum & History of Paris: A private visit of the Musée Carnavalet, the museum dedicated to the history of Paris, set in two elegant mansions in the Marais district. With your guide, walk through richly decorated rooms, scale models of the city, revolutionary memorabilia and Belle Époque interiors that trace Paris from its origins to the present day.​ After the visit, enjoy a leisurely lunch nearby before wandering around Le Marais, one of Paris’s most compelling districts, blending medieval streets and aristocratic mansions with cutting‑edge galleries, fashion boutiques and some of the city’s best pâtisseries and cafés. It is also the historic heart of Jewish Paris and the centre of the city’s LGBTQ+ scene, giving the area a uniquely vibrant, inclusive energy.
• Gourmet Food Tour: Set out on a 3‑hour food tour that explores French gastronomy through a delicious, progressive walk across one of Paris’s most vibrant foodie districts. Your guide will lead you from an artisan boulangerie for still‑warm baguette and flaky viennoiseries to a specialist fromagerie for a seated cheese tasting, then on to a master chocolatier or pâtisserie and a traditional charcuterie or covered market. Along the way, you will learn how locals shop, taste and talk about food in France, weaving together stories of regional products, culinary techniques and everyday rituals that define the French table.
• An Evening At The Moulin Rouge: Paris’s most iconic cabaret. Enjoy dinner and champagne as costumed dancers, feathers, music and spectacular sets bring the Belle Époque spirit to life in a whirl of light and energy.

Welcome to Provence, the sun‑drenched south of France at its most cinematic, with rolling vineyards, silvery olive groves, lavender fields and hilltop villages glowing in warm, honey‑coloured stone. Days unfold to the rhythm of local markets, rosé tastings and long lunches under plane trees, while the light that inspired Cézanne and Van Gogh still bathes the landscapes in soft gold each evening.

After a train ride from Paris to Aix‑en‑Provence, a smooth journey of around three hours that glides through Burgundy, the Rhône valley and into sun‑drenched Provence, a private transfer whisks you through the countryside to Villa La Coste, your contemporary retreat set amid vineyards and rolling hills.​

Villa La Coste is a contemporary five‑star retreat set in the heart of a vast organic vineyard, where minimalist architecture in stone, terrazzo and marble frames sweeping views of the Luberon hills and Mont Ventoux. Each spacious suite feels like a private villa, with generous terraces or pools that open directly onto the vines, creating an atmosphere of hushed, sun‑drenched Provençal luxury. Recognised as one of Provence’s few “Palace”‑level hotels, it combines a serious art program, sculptures and installations scattered across the estate, with destination‑worthy fine dining, organic estate wines and a serene spa, making it a haven for design lovers, gourmets and art aficionados alike.

Highlights:

• Guided Art And Architecture Walk: Through the Domaine de Château La Coste, following vineyard paths and woodland trails to discover striking contemporary installations and pavilions by leading international artists and architects.

• Private Visit Of The Estate’s Contemporary Wine Cellar: Where you learn about organic viticulture, gravity‑flow winemaking and barrel aging before a curated tasting of Château La Coste wines that showcase the character of the Provençal terroir.

• Unwinding At The Serene Spa At Villa La Coste: Indulging in treatments using natural ingredients, relaxing in the wellness facilities, or simply opening the bay windows of your suite to let in the scents and sounds of Provence.

• Enjoy A Full‑Day, Privately Guided Wine‑Tasting Adventure: Through nearby Provençal appellations, winding past olive groves, seasonal lavender fields and storybook hilltop villages. With a handpicked selection of family domaines and contemporary wineries on your route, you will meet passionate winemakers and sommeliers in their cellars, tasting expressive rosés, whites and reds paired with local specialties over a relaxed countryside lunch.
• Savor The Vibrant Provençal Food Scene: With multiple on‑site restaurants and bistros at the château showcasing seasonal, farm‑to‑table dishes crafted from local produce, estate oils and nearby market finds. Beyond the property, a constellation of charming village inns and contemporary tables invites you to explore everything from relaxed terrace lunches to refined tasting menus, all celebrating the flavors of the region.