FRANCE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular workshops. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Fragonard Paris mini perfume workshop at the Opéra Garnier museum: guided tour, olfactory pyramid lesson, and a 12 ml Eau de Toilette to take home.
“I loved everything The guide was very kind and funny The parfumes were so good smelling”
Learn Paris macarons with a French chef at Galeries Lafayette Opera district. Hands-on piping, ganache, 4 macarons, recipes in 90 minutes.
“An interesting workshop learning about how to make macarons with specific techniques and recipes. I will definitely be trying to recreate these at home!”
Paris cooking class at Le Foodist: cook a 3-course lunch with wine, optional Latin Quarter market, and recipe copies to make it again.
“Absolutely amazing. We had the best time and we learned a lot of new techniques. The location is beautiful. It is also has a beautiful downstairs as well. Fantastic job. I will be posting my personal review on my page as well.”
Make a custom Molinard perfume in Nice with a 45-minute guided workshop, choosing from 40 essences and taking home 30ml.
“Excellent experience! My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this activity while in Nice. It was fun and interesting to smell the different essences and to make our own special perfumes to bring home. I highly recommend Molinard!”
Hands-on Paris croissant class near Place des Vosges. Make croissants, pain au chocolat, and pain au raisin with a chef.
“Fun with a small group! Great instructor! She was knowledgeable and friendly. We walked away with 2 yummy croissants and 2 pain au chocolates each.”
45-minute Fragonard Eze class: factory tour, English guide, Olfactiv Pyramid lesson, and a 12ml Eau de Toilette you make.
“One of the best things I done on my short trip to the south of France! If you are able to go then I definitely recommend. Our guide Magdalena (sorry if this is wrong) was just perfect, friendly, funny and so knowledgeable. Such an enjoyable experience and I will now be buying my perfumes from…”
Create a custom perfume in Paris near Île Saint-Louis. Smell options, blend 2–3 notes, and take home a 50-ml bottle.
“The workshop was a fun and unique experience. The background of the guide was incredible, and the insights offered about the history of perfumery as well as the chemistry behind perfumery were well-explained and interesting to learn about. It was creative, hands-on, and the process was simple to follow and very engaging. After the 2…”
Create your own 50ml Molinard perfume in a 1-hour workshop in Grasse, guided by an expert with 90 essences and a 20% shop discount.
“It was a unique experience for my wife and daughter to make a perfume themselves. As a criticism, the group spoke not only English but also French, so the guide had to explain everything in both languages. The group should be either only English speakers or only French speakers. On the other hand, the price…”
Hands-on French croissant class at Maison Fleuret in Paris. Learn laminated dough, chocolate pastries, and take warm croissants home.
“The class was amazing. Selma(I hope that’s right) was such a great instructor. Also provided local suggestions. Highly recommend booking this tour or any other class they offer. We had so much fun.”
45-minute Fragonard Grasse tour and class. Blend your own 12ml Eau de Toilette using the olfactive pyramid.
“I got to make perfume and tour the factory and both were very enjoyable experiences. Would recommend!”
Learn French macarons in a small Paris class at Le Foodist. Make meringue shells, pipe filling, taste tea, take home 20–30.
“Brilliant and fun. Our chef Fanny was fantastic and was able to combine teaching with a great sense of humour. Also she was able to correct my pronunciation of certain French words.”
Learn French macarons the hands-on way in a small Paris workshop. Make meringue, ganache, and crispy-shell treats to take home.
“Delphine is an excellent guide, speaking in both French and English so everyone in our class understood. She demonstrated the techniques, offered advice and explanations for making macarons at home. The whole experience was fun and the cookies were delicious! Yes well worth it - can’t wait to try making them at home. Thanks, Delphine!”
Learn wine tasting in a 17th-century cellar near the Louvre. Sip Champagne plus 5 regional French wines with a sommelier.
“Fun atmosphere. Wine was decent not great. Good for beginners.”
Create your own 50ml Molinard perfume in Nice: learn top-heart-base notes, mix from 90 essences, and take home a labeled bottle.
“Amazing! Our instructor was great and very helpful - highly recommend”
Make and decorate your own Paris chocolate bar, learn from a chocolatier, tour the Choco-Story museum, and taste chocolate.
“we all had a really fun time. a little rushed, maybe increase time to 50 min”
