France

The Saint Germain storefront looks seductively like an open gift box: brown velvet, with a few softly lit pieces glowing in its folds. Adeline Roussel...more

At the Abbaye de Flavigny, candy-maker Catherine Troubat and her staff of specialists carry on the centuries-old tradition of making aniseed bonbons. As the...more

Paris is crammed with antique shops, otherwise called brocantes or antiquaires, often full of marvelous assortments of objects. One concentration of shops is in...more

Pablo Picasso wore sandals from this century-old Parisian leather house, which opened its Cannes location in 2007. The sandals are still done in the trademark...more

Based in the village of Bissy-sur-Fley, in the scenic Côte Chalonnaise wine country of southern Burgundy, Catherine Vanier is a distinguished ceramist who...more

This wine store, which dates to 1860, specializes in local and Provençal specialties, including many hard-to-find properties and varietals. There is an...more

Housed in the former town house where Coco kept an apartment, just off the Place Vendôme, the original Chanel boutique is still the best; for...more

Charvet is a haven for the well-dressed man, not just for stuffed shirts—though it's filled with them. For more than 150 years, it has been France's...more

Spend a day in the Luxembourg Gardens and you'll see that French children have as much style as their parents. For a good introduction to vêtements pour...more

Insiders with a sweet tooth know to seek out Bernard Dufoux, considered one of France's top ten chocolatiers, in far-flung La Clayette in southwest Burgundy....more