* Paris, Capital of fashion

Be a fashion star for a morning as your guide takes you to some of the capital’s trendiest stores:cult boutiques, show-rooms and upcoming young designers workshops are all part of your designer shopping experience. After lunch, take a group trip of the “passages”, or shopping arcades linking the city’s main boulevards with the Royal Palace of the Louvre. High glass-ceilings, elegant shop fronts and unusual boutiques, from the elegant Vero-Dodat Arcade to the old-fashioned Verdeau Passage these 19th century shopping malls retain a very Parisian charm.

Visit with the group the new Fashion and Design Centre in the Docks de Paris, an old riverside storage depot that has been completely transformed and revamped with a modern bright green steel and glass exterior. The structure plays host to a Fashion School and exhibition space, bookshops, cafes and restaurants, bringing a breath of fresh air to the Bercy district. Lunch.