Best 28 Days in France — Food & Wine

Eat 100% gluten-free French pastries, eclairs, and croissants at Paris's first dedicated celiac patisserie

Brunch or lunch at NoGlu, a stylish 100% gluten-free restaurant and grocery near the Palais Royal

Lunch at Le Potager du Marais, a beloved plant-based bistro serving vegan French classics since 2004

[CLOSED 2025] Gentle Gourmet — Paris's acclaimed vegan fine-dining tasting menu restaurant — permanently closed in 2025

Brunch at Biosphère Café, a certified organic, 100% gluten-free and plant-based café near Parc Monceau (8th arr.)

Stop at Cloud Cakes for Instagram-worthy 100% vegan pastries and cakes in the Marais

Learn to taste and decode French wine in an atmospheric underground cellar with cheese pairings

Master the laminated dough technique for authentic croissants and pain au chocolat with a pastry chef

Float past the illuminated Eiffel Tower and restored Notre-Dame on an evening Seine dinner cruise

Ride the elevator to the summit of the world's most visited monument for 360° views over Paris

Taste croissants, aged cheese, éclairs, and wine across Montmartre's best artisan stops

Pipe, fill, and assemble French macarons using the Italian meringue method with a pastry chef

Shop at a Paris market then cook Coq au Vin or Boeuf Bourguignon with an expert chef

Browse Van Gogh, Monet, and Degas in Paris's finest Impressionist museum, a converted railway station

Friday night Shabbat dinner with the local Chabad community — open to all Jewish travelers and curious visitors

Spend a full day inside the Louvre to cover its 9 wings and 35,000 artworks at a relaxed pace

Join a small group with a local expert for skip-the-line Louvre access and art history insight

Get a fully tailored private Louvre tour with skip-the-line access and a dedicated expert guide

Descend into the ossuary beneath Montparnasse holding six million remains — now with a new immersive audio experience

Walk the Pletzl — Paris's historic Jewish quarter — and the Mémorial de la Shoah documenting France's role in the Holocaust

Step inside the Gothic jewel of Île de la Cité, whose 15 floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows cover 600 sq m

Find Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf, and Chopin in Paris's oldest and most atmospheric cemetery

French Jewish art and history from the Middle Ages to Modigliani, housed in a 17th-century Marais mansion

Explore three centuries of immigration to France at the Palais de la Porte Dorée — 600 objects spanning Armenian, Polish, Italian, and North African arrivals.

View original documents spanning seven centuries of French history — and access free genealogy records in the reading rooms of this magnificent Marais palace.

Spend unstructured time in Paris — shop, picnic, or follow your own path through the city

Walk the Marais sites of Protestant Huguenot history — the Reformed churches and plaques mark where 200,000 ancestors fled to England, Prussia, and South Africa.

Drive into Provence for a full day of tastings at three wineries, local lunch, and winemaking history

Cycle Provençal hills on an electric bike to a family winery for tastings and a picnic lunch

Hit four bars with a complimentary shot at each, then get free nightclub entry at the Riviera's best spots

Friday night Shabbat dinner with the local Chabad community — open to all Jewish travelers and curious visitors

Visit Beaujolais wineries for tastings and drive through the best-preserved medieval village in France

Cycle through Vieux Lyon, the Presqu'île, and La Croix-Rousse with a local guide and regional tastings along the way

Stroll the peninsula between two rivers: Place Bellecour, the Opera, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts