La Samaritaine reopened its doors in 2021 after 16 years of renovation. Discover its shopping, beauty and restaurant areas. You'll love strolling around, enjoying the tea rooms and discovering the majestic staircase and window displays.
La Samaritaine, the department store now owned by LVMH, awaits you for fine shopping and gourmet discoveries. Take a closer look at this architectural gem on the Pont Neuf and Rue de Rivoli, covering over 70,000 m2 and open daily from 10am to 8pm.
The smallest of department stores...
...but the largest of concept stores. That's how La Samaritaine defines itself from now on! A 20,000m2 shopping center that should delight serial shoppers. La Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf offers everything that makes Paris so charming: fashion, gastronomy and theart of living!
So, shopping-addicts beware: over 600 brands await you under the mall's mythical glass roof. These include luxury brands, of course, but also exclusives and young designers who will probably be shaping the fashion of tomorrow. There's even a 200m2 concept store. All styles and tastes should be catered for: as you'll have gathered, this is the place to be for those who, rather than following fashion, prefer to set it in motion.
There's also a 3,000m2 beauty area, the largest of its kind in Paris, where you'll find exclusive nuggets. And since beauty is all about well-being, here's something for those in need of a little pampering: a SPA and a beauty-studio are also on hand!
La Samaritaine unveils the biggest beauty corner in Europe!
La Samaritaine reopens from June 23, 2021. After waiting for 16 years, Parisians and tourists can discover the renewal of the smallest of department stores in town. And surprise: it has the biggest beauty corner in Europe! [Read more]
We've talked shopping, we've talked lifestyle, what are we missing? Ah yes, gastronomy! The entire 5th floor is dedicated to it. Restaurants, cafés and tearooms: a total of 10 eateries ready to give you a taste of the best of French cuisine. From the creativity of a Michelin-starred chef to the indulgence of the trendiest patisserie, there's something for everyone. Between Voyage Samaritaine by Matthieu Viannay on the 5th floor, Ernest by Naoëlle d'Hainaut, Street Caviar in accessible mode or the Dalloyau spots with Dinette and l'Exclusive, there's plenty to do.
The former Samaritaine is now split in two. Indeed, the Samaritaine you once knew has been divided to accommodate Le Cheval Blanc Paris, the famous luxury hotel.
A little history...
Thehistory of the Samaritaine began in 1870 with Ernest Cognacq. This salesman set up his small novelty shop in a room next to a café. Success soon followed, and the store expanded. By 1900, Ernest Cognacq reigned over the department stores, which occupied several city blocks. La Samaritaine grew and evolved under successive owners. It reached its golden age in the 1960s.
After 1970, the department store's commercial success declined. Its surface area gradually shrank, and stores were sold to companies and converted into office space. In 2001, the LVMH group bought La Samaritaine. Four years later, the store was closed to comply with safety standards. Although the closure was intended to be temporary, La Samaritaine has not reopened since.
Originally, the work was only scheduled to last until 2015. However, the work has been considerably delayed. Announcements of a reopening date for 2018 and then 2019 have multiplied. Despite being the smallest of the Parisian department stores, this Nouvelle Samaritaine was a pharaonic project.
La Nouvelle Samaritaine, a new place to live
At a time when shopping temples are tending to become real living spaces, La Samaritaine is no exception to the rule, taking the concept one step further. So when the phoenix rises from its ashes, you can expect shopping, but not just shopping!
On the Seine side, thisArt Deco jewel is home to a new Parisian Palace, the Cheval Blanc. This new spot boasts 26 rooms and 46 suites, with views over the quays and Notre-Dame, and boasts the largest swimming pool in Paris. Pastry chef Maxime Frédéric has even left the ovens of the Georges V to delight the taste buds at Cheval Blanc!
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But it's not just tourists who stand to gain from the Nouvelle Samaritaine: this department store that has risen from the ashes also includes 96 social housing units entrusted to Paris Habitat, an 80-seat crèche run by "Les Petites Canailles" and 15,000m2 of office space.
An eco-responsible project
The 10-storey, 70,000 m2 project is part of an innovative environmental approach. To understand it properly, we'll have to talk technology. La Nouvelle Samaritaine uses renewable energies: in particular, it is air-conditioned using deep geothermal energy and ice storage techniques. The LVMH group is as committed to theenvironment as it is to the economy .
The design is the work of theJapanese agency Sanaa, winner of the 2010 Pritzker Prize. To combine innovation and respect for heritage, Jean-François Lagneau, chief architect of historic monuments, was involved in the project, while work on the future Cheval Blanc hotel is being supervised by Édouard François.
Where does the name La Samaritaine come from?
The name refers to a scene from the Bible, which was used as a backdrop for sculptures on the building at the time. The scene recounts the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. According to theGospel of St. John, at this well Jesus meets a woman from Samaria - the name of an ancient city in the Land of Israel, today a few kilometers from Nablus in Palestine - who is resting. According to Orthodox Christian tradition, the woman's name is also Photine the Samaritan woman.
A discussion between the two begins. Jesus asks the Samaritan woman for water, and she is astonished that he should speak to her, since the Jews despise the Samaritans and do not speak to them. Jesus replies that the water she draws does not quench thirst, but that the living water he gives gushes forth, and whoever drinks it will never thirst again. The discussion continues, until the Samaritan woman understands that this is the Messiah, and invites the people of her village to come and listen to him.
Dior Spa cruise: treatment and fitness cruises on the Seine, in the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Dior installs an elegant spa aboard a boat on the Seine from July 30 to August 11, 2024. A privileged experience of absolute well-being, punctuated by treatment and fitness cruises in the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a view of the magnificent Parisian panorama, revealed as the water flows by. [Read more]
LVMH Cultural Olympiad: exhibitions at Berluti, Dior, Guerlain, Louis Vuitton and La Samaritaine
In anticipation of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, LVMH is launching its Cultural Olympiad, a series of exhibitions combining art, sport and fashion at 7 of its iconic addresses. Berluti, Dior, Guerlain, Louis Vuitton and La Samaritaine are all getting in on the Games action! [Read more]
The 2024 summer sales run from June 26 to July 23, 2024. To mark the occasion, shopping malls and department stores in Paris and the Ile-de-France region are changing their opening hours, and offering special events for shopaholics! [Read more]
Cova launches its chic aperitivo in its patisserie next to La Samaritaine
Every Thursday, Pasticceria Cova, located right next to La Samaritaine, offers a chic aperitivo, Il Giovedi da Cova! The idea? You choose your co*cktail and enjoy a selection of tasty bites and small dishes. We've tried it and we'll tell you all about it! [Read more]
La Pasticceria Cova, pastry shop, tea time and beautiful Italian terrace
La Pasticceria Cova is the new café-tea room that has taken its place in the corner just in front of the Samaritaine. This mythical Milanese institution with its refined decor and creative pastries now opens its arms to us in Paris. You can sit down all day long, from breakfast to tea-time, including aperitivo, inside or on the large terrace overlooking the department store and the quays. [Read more]
Dinette's Tea Time at the Samaritaine
What if we went to the Samaritaine to have a tea time? Go to Dinette de Dalloyau for a sweet and salty gourmet and original moment. [Read more]
