France

If Paris has a priestess of high fashion, it is surely Maria Luisa Poumaillou. A champion of young designers since she opened her original store on the Rue...more

Founded in 1854, Mariage Frères is the sine qua non of the tea world. This place is known for the fine quality of its teas, as well as the unusual blends...more

Handmade chocolates are for sale in the back, but the windows of this old-fashioned candy store feature even more alluring candied and preserved fruits in...more

Louis Vuitton's luxurious Champs-Élysées flagship is not just a place to purchase the brand's covetable clothes, bags, and jewelry—it's an ode...more

Prince Louis Albert de Broglie knows a thing or two about cultivating one's garden—it was tending the one at his château near Tours that inspired him...more

Le Bon Marché is a reference for everything a department store (Paris's first) ought to be—from its Gustave Eiffel–designed glass and steel...more

Teetotalling President Sarkozy notwithstanding, wine is practically France's national drink—and it's easy to find. There are reliable chains such as...more

They did not invent the macaron, but they may have perfected it—which is why Sofia Coppola had all the sweet treats for her film Marie Antoinette...more

L'Eclaireur is the giddy Colette's brainy older cousin. The stores were some of the first to showcase Belgian designers like Ann Demeulemeester next to design...more

This vast, multilevel bookstore near the Hospices de Beaune stocks thousands of volumes on wine, Burgundian food, history, entertaining, and more. You'll also...more