French Escale

All our journeys Paris · 4 days

Paris, behind closed doors

The city as regulars live it: doors that open early, tables without a booking, and no one hurrying you along.

A candlelit table in a Parisian salon with gilded mouldings.

Paris can be seen in a crowd or lived in private. We arrange the second: a suite in a Right Bank palace hotel, a driver who knows your schedule before you do, and a programme that leaves as much room for chance as for appointments.

Days alternate the extraordinary with the unhurried. A morning at the Louvre before the doors open, an afternoon of fittings at a couture house, then nothing at all — a long lunch, a walk, a spa. In the evening, the tables you cannot book and the members' clubs of the 8th arrondissement.

A Paris palace suite at dusk, windows open onto the zinc rooftops.

The moments that make it

  1. The museum to yourself

    The Louvre, the Orangerie or a private collection, opened for you before public hours, with a curator or a long-standing guide.

  2. Couture by appointment

    Private salons, reserved fittings, pieces shown away from the shop floor. Someone walks with you, carries the bags and handles the alterations.

  3. The discreet tables

    A chef's counter, a private room, an address that appears in no guide. We choose for your taste, not for the rankings.

  4. Nights without a queue

    Two or three clubs depending on the mood, a table already waiting, a driver at the door. You leave when you decide to.

The journey at a glance

  1. Day 1

    Arrival and settling in

    VIP welcome at Roissy or Le Bourget, private car transfer, suite ready and bags unpacked. A light dinner, depending on jet lag.

  2. Day 2

    Art before hours

    A private museum visit before opening, lunch in a private salon, a free afternoon or the spa. Dinner at a chef's table.

  3. Day 3

    Fashion and the night

    Private appointments at two or three houses, reserved fittings. In the evening, a discreet dinner followed by private clubs, with a quiet escort.

  4. Day 4

    Time well spent

    A slow morning, a walk through the Marais or Saint-Germain, a last lunch. Transfer to the airport — or a few more days, if Paris keeps you.

Your Paris, on your time

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Other ways to travel

The teak deck of a yacht at anchor, white linen cushions.

Paris · French Riviera 7 days

Paris to the Riviera, the signature journey

The palaces and nights of Paris, then south to the Mediterranean: a crewed yacht, Porquerolles, Port-Cros, Saint-Tropez.

A clifftop villa with an infinity pool facing the Mediterranean.

French Riviera 5 days

The Riviera, at the pace of the sea

A villa above the water, a yacht waiting every morning, and the Hyères islands before the crowds wake up.

An alpine chalet living room, a log fire and snowy peaks through the window.

Switzerland 6 days

The Swiss Alps, from lake to summit

Geneva and the shores of the lake, then a chalet facing the peaks. Complete calm, a few hours from Paris.

All our journeys