Royal Champagne Road: Chapter VII - The Ritz Era
On August 25, 1944, Ernest Hemingway showed up at the Ritz with a machine gun demanding to "liberate" the bar. He ordered 51 dry martinis. Coco Chanel lived here 34 years until her death in 1971. Princess Diana had her last meal here. Walk the Jazz Age trail where Fitzgerald discovered Paris, drink at the world's most storied bar, and understand how champagne became synonymous with luxury, celebrity, and the good life.
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Bar Hemingway: Where Writers Drank Stars
On August 25, 1944, Ernest Hemingway showed up with a machine gun demanding to "liberate" the Ritz. He ordered 51 dry martinis. Today the bar named for him serves champagne where Fitzgerald discovered Paris.
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Coco Chanel Suite: 34 Years of Champagne
"The Ritz is my home," Coco Chanel said. She moved in in 1937 and died there in 1971, age 87. The suite still features her furniture, Coromandel screens, and champagne service.
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Place Vendome: Napoleon's Column at Dusk
The octagonal square where luxury was born. Napoleon's column made from 1,200 cannons. The Chanel N°5 cap inspiration. When the lights come on at dusk, this is the most photographed square in Paris.
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Jazz Age Paris: The Fitzgerald Trail
"Men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars." Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age in Paris. Walk where he and Zelda lived it.
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Champagne at the Ritz Bar
The front bar of the Ritz, more accessible than Bar Hemingway. Princess Diana had her last champagne here on August 31, 1997. Churchill, Noël Coward, and generations of celebrities made this their Paris living room.
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