
Learn French Whilst Enjoying Your Favourite Hobbies
Combine your French lessons with cooking, wine tasting, perfume discovery or photography — immersive experiences that make the language come alive in Paris.
- Cooking, wine, perfume & photography
- Native Parisian teachers
- Tailored to your interests
“I had a wonderful experience with FAYLI while in Paris for the summer! The discussion groups were so helpful and all of the instructors were fantastic. Could not recommend highly enough!”
French + your passion, combined
Each activity programme pairs targeted French lessons with a hands-on experience run by our partner schools. You learn the language through something you already love.

Become a real French chef!
Once you've taken your French classes with us, focusing on the vocabulary and grammar you'll need in the kitchen, to understand a recipe, you'll head over to a cooking school to learn about the French culinary arts through cooking lessons with a French chef.
Whether you want to learn how to make a croissant, whip up the perfect soufflé, master the macaron, or just generally dive into the French culinary scene, the experience will bring something unforgettable to your Parisian experience.
Cooking classes will take place with our partner cooking school. Classes will be taken in English. There will be an extra fee to sign up for their classes.
- Partner cooking school
- Classes in English
- Extra fee applies

Taste the finest French wines!
Come and enter the fascinating world of winemaking and wine-tasting with our French & wine lessons combined course. Whether you are a connoisseur of fine wines or simply a wine lover who thirsts to learn more, this course will deepen your knowledge.
With our French classes, we will help you develop your vocabulary and understanding of the wine world. Then, you'll head to the wine tasting school where you'll be introduced to the art of wine tasting, deciphering the different labels and tastes of various French wines.
Wine tasting classes will take place with our partner wine tasting school. They can be taken in French or in English. There will be an extra fee to sign up for their classes.
- Partner wine school
- French or English
- Extra fee applies

Discover the most beautiful French perfume houses at the Fragonard Museum.
Enjoy a walk through some of the most beautiful neighborhoods of the city while practicing your French.
During the tour you will have the opportunity to improve your French by learning and using the essential vocabulary for fragrances. This experience will also show you the fascinating universe of perfume creators, their story, and their savoir faire.
- Fragonard Museum visit
- City neighbourhood walk
- Fragrance vocabulary

Learn French through the lens
Learn photography in Paris at the same time as learning the French language. Take our French classes to deepen your knowledge about photography, the vocabulary you'll need, how to describe a picture, and learn about some of the most famous French photographers like Robert Doisneau, Sabine Weiss, Henri Cartier-Bresson or Marie-Laure de Decker.
You will then take photography classes which can focus on the theme you're most interested in: from an introductory class for beginners to workshops about camera settings, aperture and depth of field, shutter speed and movement, light and focus.
Photography classes will take place with our partner photography school.
- Beginner to advanced
- Camera & composition workshops
- Partner photography school
Ready to get started?
Combine French lessons with an experience you'll never forget
Tell us which activity interests you most and we'll put together a programme around your level, schedule and passion.
Make every lesson an adventure
Discover Paris through French — one croissant, one glass, one photograph at a time. Talk to our team and we'll match you with the perfect activity course.
- Native Parisian teachers
- Beginners welcome
- Flexible scheduling