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.
“Loved this! If you love perfume you need to do this! Amazing experience!”
Learn Paris macarons with a French chef at Galeries Lafayette Opera district. Hands-on piping, ganache, 4 macarons, recipes in 90 minutes.
“Loved it. Went very smoothly. Could not improve the experience.”
Paris cooking class at Le Foodist: cook a 3-course lunch with wine, optional Latin Quarter market, and recipe copies to make it again.
“I highly recommend this experience. The environment is absolutely charming and the facilities are top notch. Our chef/instructor was amazing! From the farmers market visit to the the preparation and the cooking to the final course of our meal, Chef Luc was engaging, professional, funny, and extremely efficient. I will definitely schedule another session when…”
Make a custom Molinard perfume in Nice with a 45-minute guided workshop, choosing from 40 essences and taking home 30ml.
“I attended the 45-minute perfume making workshop. The staff at Molinard are very friendly. As someone who's never done a perfume workshop before, they made the experience easy for me to understand. The location is near the beach, which is an amazing spot. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in trying something new :)…”
Hands-on Paris croissant class near Place des Vosges. Make croissants, pain au chocolat, and pain au raisin with a chef.
“À great introduction to the art of French baking. The instructions were clear, group was small so easy to ask questions and get personal assistance. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to be a better baker.”
45-minute Fragonard Eze class: factory tour, English guide, Olfactiv Pyramid lesson, and a 12ml Eau de Toilette you make.
“It was overall a great experience and must do in Eze! Very informative and fun activity”
Create a custom perfume in Paris near Île Saint-Louis. Smell options, blend 2–3 notes, and take home a 50-ml bottle.
“We truly enjoyed the workshop – everything was explained in such an interesting way, and it really sparked our interest. The workshop couldn’t have been designed any better. Hats off to you! Keep up the great work; I can only recommend it to everyone.”
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 so lovely! We learned a lot and the croissants were so delicious. The instructor was engaging and an amazing french pastry chef. He also sent us a long list of restaurants, pastry shops and souvenir shops for the rest of our trip that were excellent. Highly recommend!”
45-minute Fragonard Grasse tour and class. Blend your own 12ml Eau de Toilette using the olfactive pyramid.
“From the reception desk I had a great experience. Very friendly staff, incredibly knowledgeable and passionate guide and at the store, they were very kind and helpful (calling a taxi for me as it started to rain) I felt I got a lot for my money during this visit :)”
Learn French macarons in a small Paris class at Le Foodist. Make meringue shells, pipe filling, taste tea, take home 20–30.
“What a wonderful way to spend three hours in Paris! We booked the activity not knowing that our instructor, Stephane, is such an accomplished pastry chef globally. Stephane made the class not only informative but also a lot of fun, too. And he was generous with his recommendations for dining options and culinary retail locations…”
Learn French macarons the hands-on way in a small Paris workshop. Make meringue, ganache, and crispy-shell treats to take home.
“Our instructor was great. There were kids in our group and she was really good at getting them involved. I have made macarons before but they were a fail. I hope to try these at home and be much better at making them!”
Learn wine tasting in a 17th-century cellar near the Louvre. Sip Champagne plus 5 regional French wines with a sommelier.
“The Sommelier Laury was outstanding! Wonderful wines and a great atmosphere. Highly recommend!!!”
Create your own 50ml Molinard perfume in Nice: learn top-heart-base notes, mix from 90 essences, and take home a labeled bottle.
“I'm really happy I chose this workshop with more scents for 50ml instead the one of 30ml cheaper workshop because that one offers smaller variety of scents to choose. I wish they talked a bit more about perfume theory but it was nice since we have more time to make it”
Make and decorate your own Paris chocolate bar, learn from a chocolatier, tour the Choco-Story museum, and taste chocolate.
“we really appreciate this activity. We really enjoy to decorate with the chocolat. Activity for kid and adults.”
