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The Best of Paris in 7 Days of Art, History, Food, and Culture
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Paris Trip “La Belle Époque: The Beautiful Era”
Your Parisian dream vacation come true
Art historian Giulia Bernardini and travel writer Susan Heinrich have curated an unforgettable itinerary to show you the best of Paris including some lesser-known gems. Soak in the city’s delights along with a small group of like-minded, inquisitive travelers, leaving details and logistics to Giulia and Susan. This week-long tour of the City of Light’s treasures is an art history seminar woven into an upscale tour — an immersive journey through French art, culture, and cuisine.
Stay in chic comfort at the award-winning boutique Hôtel Signature St. Germain des Prés, ideally located on the left bank in the seventh arrondissement.
Enjoy mouth-watering French cuisine at some of Susan and Giulia’s favorite restaurants, take a private cooking class, cruise down the Seine at sunset, ascend the Eiffel Tower, visit the newly reopened cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, and take a day trip to Normandy to see Monet’s garden in Giverny and to visit medieval Rouen.
Visit iconic museums like the Orsay, Marmottan Monet, Orangerie, Rodin, Montmartre, and more. Giulia’s vast knowledge and passion will bring to life works of art, architecture, and the historic figures responsible for changing the face of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Paris and beyond. In museums and monuments, brasseries and cafés we’ll see the influence of the city on the art being made and learn how the artists, architects, photographers, musicians, and collectors of the BelleÉpoque built the foundations for twentieth century modernism.
Why “La Belle Époque”?
Throughout the 1800s until the eve of the Great War (WWI), France experienced intense socio-political tension and transformation. Against a backdrop of imperial and republican struggles for power, Paris grew into a sprawling urban center of glittering cafés-concerts, elegant parks, and endless shop-lined boulevards populated by laboring and bourgeois classes with expendable income and leisure time, as well as often opposing ideas about modern society and politics.
Positing themselves as society’s cultural pioneers opposite the academic tradition were the avant-garde artists of the Parisian Belle Époque: the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Symbolist, Fauvist, Cubist, and Orphist, painters, sculptors, architects, musicians, and authors whose self-imposed task it was to translate this new state of modernity into their chosen media.
I hope you’ll join me for this unforgettable, immersive deep dive into Paris’s most transformative era.
I look forward to seeing you at the feast!
- Giulia
Trip Pricing & Cancellation Policy
Trip cost per person at Hôtel Signature, April 2026 (trip cost will change ahead of next dates)
Elegante room (135 sq ft): $6859 single occupancy, $5637 double occupancy
Prestige room (325 sq ft): $7785 single occupancy, $6185 double occupancy
Paris Tour Package Includes
7 days of art history tuition, accommodations and breakfast, entry tickets to scheduled museums and galleries, five meals (including a cooking class), one-week Paris métro pass, private minibus to Giverny, pick up at Paris airport, gratuities. Does not include: airfare, lunches and dinners not listed in itinerary, ground transportation to Paris airport.*
Trip Cancellation Policy
100% of total trip cost refundable, minus processing fees, up to 90 days before trip start date.
50% of total trip cost refundable, minus processing fees, if cancellation occurs between 89 and 31 days before trip start date.
No refunds if cancellation occurs within 30 days of trip start date.
Should trip be cancelled by Wonderfeast entire cost of trip paid by guest to date will be refunded, minus non-refundable expenses.
*Itinerary subject to change at any time
The trip will have a maximum of 12 guests (plus Giulia and co-host).
The itinerary will involve significant daily walking, including stairs, and along uneven pavements and cobblestones. It is necessary for guests to be physically fit so they you are comfortable with the pace.
While the itinerary is designed to maximize what you experience during our seven days together there will be some free time. You are welcome to skip a scheduled event or meal if you’d prefer to rest or do something on your own.
Flights should not be booked until you hear that the trip is confirmed. Giulia will let you know as soon as a minimum of 8 participants are registered.
Important Trip Details
What Wonderfeasters have said…
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“Giulia, you are the star of Wonderfeast. You are cheerful & warm, knowledgeable and expert. You are able to manage people graciously. You planned a well thought-out, balanced itinerary. It was a fantastic trip! What you offer is special and unique.”
- Annie Murphy
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“I loved the fact that you had a theme: La Belle Époque. Everything fell into place after that. I also loved the MANY things we saw and did - some that fit into that theme as well as some that didn't such as the cooking class. The visit to Nancy's home was a highlight. I also appreciated the fact that you encouraged people to feel free to go off on their own when they had the inclination. ”
- Toni Cohig
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"Giulia is charming, brilliant, engaging and connected, and her tours offer fun and unique art and historical travel opportunities. But I also think it important to know that she is of the highest character and treats her clients and customers with absolute respect. My fiancée and I needed assistance in some travel arrangements and Giulia was selfless in the extreme, and just a delight to work with to manage these issues - at some substantial inconvenience to her. I cannot speak highly enough of her personal and company's integrity!"
- Larry King
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“I highly recommend taking Wonderfeast's Paris trip!! It is so much more than being a tourist. You get to be immersed in the history and culture through art!! I loved it so much, it definitely is a curated experience.”
- Lori Butina
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“For art lovers there's nothing like having an art history professor guiding you through museums, sites and cities. The size of the group is especially conducive to an intimate connection with the city and/or museums being visited. I'm so glad I selected Paris as my first Wonderfeast trip - I'll always have Paris. I saw it very differently than I did on previous trips and Paris will be more than just a travel memory”
- Anne Stellmon
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this trip suited to me as a solo traveler? Absolutely, yes. The small group size guarantees that we'll get to know one another as we share our adventure. I am very proud of the camaraderie and, often, lovely friendships that are formed on Wonderfeast trips. In addition, during unscheduled time, Susan or I may take interested guests to visit unscheduled sites, go shopping, or have an apéritif at one of Paris’s many cafés or restaurants.
I like time to myself. Will there be downtime or is every day fully booked? While we do have several full days, most are planned so that you will have time in the evenings to relax and digest all the wonders we'll have seen. Also, keep in mind that this is your trip so you can elect to take a break from the planned activities whenever you like.
I have dietary restrictions or allergies. Might this be a problem at meals? Not at all. Just let me know of any intolerance, allergies, or dietary restrictions so that we can accommodate you seamlessly throughout the trip.
Will not knowing much about art and history make me feel lost or out of place? You needn't worry! Giulia is passionate about ensuring that you'll have a meaningful, enriching experience no matter how much exposure you've had to the history, art, and architecture of Paris.
What if something comes up and I have to cancel? Can I get my money back? Per the Cancellation Policy, you have 90 days before the trip start date to receive a full refund of any payment made.
Do you have more questions? Click the button below. Need other answers? Contact me or schedule a call.