September marks the end of summer and a change of season. Here are 3 luxe events to toast to the end of another sensational summer.

Cassis, France is home to the quiet seaside village with the same exquisite landscape, spectacular cuisine, and French flare as its bolder cousins, St Tropez and Cannes. With a more relaxed and dreamy pace, days spent in Cassis just seem to melt away. Seasoned travelers, and those new to the French Riviera, will appreciate the unspoiled nature of this luxurious Mediterranean gem. Here are a few of our favorite things to do in Cassis:

Spring is that off-the-shoulder number by Olyana Sergeenko, red roses in rack and rows; it’s the snow-drop daisies of Chanel’s newest line. It’s like Marimekko after months of prison drabs. In the gardens of Versailles, it’s carpet of anemone tucked between newly greening-up boxwood; it’s the sun-warmed play of a thousand fountains in a hundred little bouquets lined with fresh clusters of violets.

One of the best times to visit Paris may surprise you as it has nothing to do with spring time; in fact, one of our favorite times to be in Paris has nothing to do with weather at all! Twice a year boutiques and department stores in the City of Light open their doors and offer deep discounts to customers from both near and far. Called simply Les Soldes (the sales), the bi-annual events stretch over 5-6 weeks in mid-January and in mid-summer. If you count shopping as one of your passions, or covet the finer things in life, you will want to consider a trip to Paris during Les Soldes!