France

In a region renowned for bubbles, Ratafia Champenois is a non-effervescent delight

Visitors to the port of Calvi can expect a warm welcome and glorious cuisine at two top restaurants

The Résidence de la Pinède spa is a temple to R&R, bringing blissful bespoke treatments to town

Le Spa at Four Seasons Hotel George V offers haute treatments in the Parisian golden triangle of couture

Christian Dior was passionate about cuisine and couture, and the Hôtel Plaza Athénée – the address where he showed his inaugural collection – has created a menu inspired by the designer’s cult cookbook

The chairman and CEO of residential resort developer Discovery Land Company makes deals over tacos in Cabo, honey-truffle fried chicken in LA and the catch of the day in St Tropez

Top-level second homes for rent at ThirdHome

The salty, pine-tinged air and rugged landscapes of an Atlantic French island are what inspire this British perfumer

From rock climbing on the Rhine to reviving Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian-jungle journeys, the river cruise paradigm is being turned on its head. Maria Shollenbarger reports on the boats, itineraries and fixers taking it to the next level

Adorned with semiprecious stones, the silverware is a cut above

Sample a staple of New England cuisine in the capital of fine food

The creative director of Lalique has overseen collaborations with Zaha Hadid and Damien Hirst and pioneered the brand’s state-of-the-art new technique of digital art sculpting

It was a place of escape for Jean Cocteau and a summer gathering spot for Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich and Pablo Picasso – now guests at Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat can enjoy fine dining at La Villa Santo Sospir

When an unnamed species is auctioned at the Eiffel Tower, €40,000 will go to charity

The French restaurateur, who received no formal training, holds more Michelin stars than any other female chef – her seventh for London’s La Dame de Pic, which opened last year

A stylish boutique in Reims is dedicated to the quirky, seductive qualities of increasingly in demand indie champagnes

The chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard entertains overseas clients over lobster and linguine in his home city of Paris and shares beef tenderloin with colleagues in Miami

Relais de Chambord is housed in a boldly restored stone farmhouse in the grounds of a 16th-century château