We will follow a fabulous route during a unique and original tour that combines two stores at a pace that suits you, using escalators or elevators that have dazzled the world with their novelty and modernity.

Thank you, Mr. Zola, your novel “Au Bonheur des Dames” invites us to revisit the daily lives of shop assistants, the capitalist world, and even more so, the social progress underway and a nascent consumer society...

Enlightened founders, architects and decorators, commercial strategy, luxury corners and brands, figures and facts... we will stop to admire the key points: 19th-century or Art Nouveau domes (below and above), walkways, rotundas and skylights, belvederes and green terraces with breathtaking views of Paris... Haussmann's plan will hold no more secrets for us!

We will visit areas that have been closed to the public for 50 years: new terraces, a 1910 dome with white glass, a 1924 Art Deco staircase, a masterpiece of ironwork and mirrors by the architect Wybo, who decorated transatlantic liners...

Of course, at the end of our tour, everyone will be free to enjoy a dream shopping spree!

Good to know for the tour

Your guide will be Lora Romano, a state-certified tour guide - language available: French