“There were masked balls at the Opera, racing at Longchamp and Auteuil, and tea at the Ritz…” declared the Baronne de Stoeckl in her memoirs set during Paris’s Belle Epoque.Louis XIV became a fervent supporter of tea following his doctor’s recommendations and made no secret of his fondness for the health benefits of the British import. It was not until César Ritz introduced it at the Ritz Paris that this custom was adopted by Parisian high society and became one of the symbols of women’s liberation. The Five o’clock tea, modelled after the traditional “tea time”, offers an exceptional and varied tea list daily. An exclusive moment that guests from around the world travel to enjoy, gently rocked by the soft sound of a live piano. |
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