Christmas gift ideas guide

The 2025 Fouquet’s Paris Christmas Market: Gift Ideas and Children's Workshops – Our Photos

The legendary salons of Fouquet’s Paris come alive on December 19 and 20, 2025, transforming into a festive Christmas Market blending artisanal crafts, fashion, jewelry, and décor. Visitors of all ages will find exclusive creations and enjoy fun workshops in a truly enchanting setting. A chic, delicious, and distinctly Parisian Christmas experience!

Ex Libris: Your custom, hand-engraved stamp at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche for the holiday season - photos

Ex-Libris Paris is welcoming visitors at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche until December 31, 2025, inviting you to create a one-of-a-kind stamp that truly reflects your personality. Crafted using traditional artisanal techniques passed down since the 15th century, each seal is thoughtfully designed and hand-engraved, telling your unique story. Whether applied to stationery, books, or gifts, it leaves a distinctive mark filled with your own character.

L'Epicerie des Ateliers du Bristol

The Epicerie du Bristol Paris welcomes you into a shop that’s both elegant and contemporary, showcasing a tantalizing array of delights—from the finest wines to luxurious chocolates, not to mention Maxence Barbot’s exquisite pastries and the gourmet creations of Arnaud Faye.

This Christmas, Korea takes over the Marais: the must-visit pop-up shop

EPURER is a curated pop-up by SOIH, opening at Christmas to showcase an exclusive selection of contemporary Korean brands. Blending design, fashion, lifestyle, and gastronomy, it offers a refined shopping experience in the heart of the Marais.

The Lancôme Express, a magical experience on the Champs-Élysées

The Lancôme Express is setting up on the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the House's 90th anniversary with an immersive, indulgent, and magical experience until Christmas.

Christmas 2025: free workshops in a luxury boutique on Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris

On weekends from December 6 to 21, 2025, Heurgon, an emblem of luxury watchmaking and jewelry since 1865, opens the doors of its Faubourg Saint-Honoré boutique for exceptional free workshops. These unique experiences invite customers and curious visitors to immerse themselves in the worlds of Pasquale Bruni, Fred, and Messika, where they can compose a bouquet, personalize a jewelry box, or even take part in a photo shoot. All you have to do is make a reservation!

Spa Lanqi: an institution of the ancestral art of Chinese massage in Paris

Spa Lanqi is a veritable institution of well-being in Paris. This concept invites you to enjoy cutting-edge treatments based on ancestral know-how. Ready to discover the art of Chinese massage?

Paris Christmas Art Market 2025: 3 days to find a unique art gift for all budgets

The magic of Christmas has taken hold of Paris: what if this year, instead of giving just any old gift, you gave a work of art, a gift with a difference, full of emotion and beauty? This is the spirit of the new artistic event that the capital has to offer. For just three days, a temporary exhibition space opposite the Tuileries Garden will be entirely dedicated to art via the Marché d'Art de Noël, a unique market designed to transform the idea of end-of-year gifts.

Bâton Rouge: the place to create your own custom makeup and learn about colorimetry in Paris.

Looking for the perfect lipstick or blush to match your complexion? Why not go for a custom-made product? That's what Bâton Rouge, an unusual boutique in Paris, offers. The concept? Create your own 100% eco-friendly lipstick, from the color to the fragrance to the texture, as well as your blush, based on your taste, your skin tone, and your colorimetry!

The Edge: the virtual reality revolution in the heart of Paris' 3rd arrondissement

Virtual reality fans, THE EDGE opens a monumental space in the heart of Paris! Dive into an immersive VR experience inspired by "Ready Player One", where realistic sensations and space adventures await you.

Biscotti, the gourmet ceramic café in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (93)

Set to open in September 2025, Biscotti is the latest ceramic café to open in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. On the menu? Creativity and gourmet delights!

Olfactivity: create your own personalized perfume a stone's throw from the Champs-Elysées

Olfactivity invites you to create your own personalized perfume in a fun, sensory experience. Let us guide you through 9 niche fragrances from singular worlds. Olfactivity: explore, assemble and reveal your uniqueness by creating your own signature fragrance.

KaraFun Bar unveils Battle: Who sings the most in tune?

KaraFun Bar unveils Battle: Who sings the best? KaraFun, the pioneer of karaoke in France, is launching Battle, a new experience available today in its bars in Paris, Lille, Brussels, and Noyelles-Godault, ahead of a global rollout on the KaraFun app.

Maison Avoise, the excellent gourmet restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux

This is the nugget to discover. Maison Avoise is the relaxed, gourmet restaurant with top-flight cuisine created by Alexis Voisenet and his team in Issy-les-Moulineaux. Spoiler Alert: the address is well worth a visit.

Become an apprentice groomer at the Parc Zoologique de Paris for a day!

If you're a fan of animals from all over the world, zoos and menageries, here's an activity you'll remember for a long time: the Parc Zoologique de Paris gives you the chance to spend half a day in the shoes of an animal keeper, for an unforgettable experience close to the animals.

(The aftermath) Christmas 2024: 12 websites to resell your Christmas gifts, no matter what ...

Every year, Christmas presents are double or nothing. Sometimes a dream, sometimes the wrong thing, the presents aren't always pleasant surprises. So, to lighten the scowl on your face, we're secretly revealing the 12 best sites for reselling "poisoned" Christmas presents. To be consulted incognito ...

Christmas Gift Voucher Idea, Offer an unforgettable restaurant in Paris

An evening out at a restaurant is a great gift idea for Christmas, and our gift vouchers make it possible to bring loved ones together around a table and offer them a moment of conviviality. Here are a few Parisian addresses offering their own gift vouchers, for an unforgettable dinner!

Christmas 2024: The Mini Game, the gift card adventure for an escape game session

The Game, an escape game chain based in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is offering a highly original gift voucher for Christmas! Discover The Mini Game, the interactive adventure before the adventure, to be played at home. The principle: a card game with an app, and you have to decode your gift card to book your session.

A unique experience for sports and wellness enthusiasts, at Sortir à Paris

Like us, you love discovering new places to play sports or get pampered? Opt for the Sortir à Paris gift card, which lets you become a reporter for a day - a unique experience! The offer is now closed and the product is no longer on sale.

Treat fashion and beauty addicts to unique experiences with the Sortir à Paris gift card

Fashion aficionados, always on the lookout for trendy spots, original pop-up stores and fashionable creative workshops, here's your passport to Paris! The Sortir à Paris gift card, for yourself or as a gift, immerses you in the capital's fashion universe, from secret spots to must-see addresses. Ready to make every outing a stylish experience? We're off! The offer is now closed and the product is no longer on sale.