This autumn, symphonic concerts will once again be performed on the stage of the legendary concert venue, the Salle Pleyel. On the shopping and leisure front, the well-known ready-to-wear brand Cacharel introduces a new concept of designer boutiques while the Lucien Barrière group opens an upmarket well-being centre near Paris.

Fashion and lifestyle itineraries in Paris. All eyes are on Paris during Fashion Week and the professional style trade shows. Especially for the occasion, shopping devotees seek out the company of specialist guides who take the wraps off the French capital’s top addresses. Others prefer fashion shows far from the madding crowd, in the major stores and at the Bristol hotel.

Complimentary visits of the city’s historic buildings and medieval gardens, usually inaccessible to the general public… this is what is on offer during the European Days of Heritage and the Gardens Festival. Equally extraordinary, the city’s Nuit Blanche initiative welcomes the contemporary art world and invites visitors for a nocturnal stroll.