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Galeries Lafayette Paris

90 Reviews you can email for info and reservation or phone when in Paris. Its a popular venue so I am told. the correct email for a response to all question is the customer service...

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Galeries Lafayette Nice

8 Reviews The famous Galeries Fayayette but seems things are less expensive thant GL in Paris. You will find almost everything for gifts and your own use. women and men clothes. Gifts As much as you can afford...

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Euralille Lille

7 Reviews Euralille is a one of France's largest and best indoor shopping centres, designed by the world famous architect Rem Koolhaas. Eurlaille opened in 1994 and contains over 140 shops, including a large...

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Local flavor shops Strasbourg

6 Reviews Strasbourg is very famous for lot of number of high -end chocolate shops. In fact these shops is much look like chocolate jewelry shops. All chocolate creations and candies are like art. They are very...

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STORES/MALLS Rouen

4 Reviews Auzou is the best chocolate maker in Rouen. It is working since 1634 in this house. Larmes de Jeanne d'Arc (Tears of Joan of Arc) : almond lightly grilled, added with nougatine and coated whith...

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Champs Elysées Paris

47 Reviews What a coincidence, just posting something in Misc about Christmas shopping and there you are coming to Paris for it.GLorious. I will be there tomorrow by Virgin/Fnac at C-E with my 3 boys shopping...

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Flower Market Nice

3 Reviews Tempting bundles of beautifully displayed flowers greeted us outside shops along the Coeurs Saleya--such vivid colors! We passed by on our way to the Promenade, stopping often to sniff in appreciation...

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Shopping in the Pedestrian Streets Lille

9 Reviews Lille is a university town so has a very young population, this is reflected in the shops. There are a mix of funky shops and boutiques selling diverse ranges. Artisans sell their wares and there is...

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Christmas Market Strasbourg

3 Reviews The atmosphere of Strasbourg's Christmas markets should be experienced by everyone. Walking around in the crisp air beneath the city's fabulous Cathedral while browsing through gifts reflective of...

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FLEA/STREET MARKETS Rouen

5 Reviews In this booth, you will find all sorts of local cheese. Camembert, of course, invented by Marie Harel, but there several others that are awaiting for you though you do not know even their name....

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Les Puces (Flea Markets) Paris

17 Reviews Last visit September 2011 The last time we visited the Marche aux Puces, located near the Porte de Clingancourt metro station, it was rainy and cold, we ended up only staying a short period of time...

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Wazemmes market Lille

4 Reviews An array of market stalls, stands and shops, in a network of roads. This is the best place to buy your food and drink, fresh vegetables, cosmetics etc. It starts very early on Sunday and finishes by...

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Le Forum des Halles Paris

23 Reviews Les Halles was originally the wholesale food market for Paris. After its move to Rungis they developed a shopping center, mostly underground. Now, after that is not working very well, they are talking...

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Vielle Bourse Lille

3 Reviews Underneath the arches of the Vieille Bourse, you can visit the books sale in the afternoon. Some vendors selling old books and other people playing chess in a beautiful surrounding! A nice place to...

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Monoprix Paris

18 Reviews Monoprix is everywhere. It is a local supermarket chain that sells local produce and foodstuff to imported items, clothings, etc. However, not all Monoprix are the same. Some sells households items...

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Printemps Paris

23 Reviews Pulled by a woman from shop to shop, the exhausted man had, at last, a small compensation: the beautiful building composes a classical ambiance for the myriad of shops and stalls. Shopping?...

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Samaritaine Paris

20 Reviews New : FERME POUR TRAVAUX Activity : Fermé depuis juin 2005, la Samaritaine a entamé une longue période de rénovation. A la réouverture de ses portes, prévue en 2011, le grand magasin devrait...

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Bon Marché Paris

8 Reviews “For my part I believe that the Tower will possess its own beauty.” — Gustave Eiffel, his response to critics of his Tower in a February 1887 interview with the newspaper Le Temps Although Le Bon...

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SEPHORA Paris

13 Reviews Why "Don't breathe"? - because it's not easy with a million diferent perfume aromas in the air... Every one knows Paris is one of the world's premier shopping cities. And the first one for perfume...

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Carrousel du Louvre Paris

13 Reviews This is an underground shopping center where you can get advance tickets for the Louvre and also go through security to enter the museum. There are 45 shops and restaurants on two levels. The shops...

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Bazaar Hotel de Ville - (BHV) Paris

8 Reviews The Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (of Paris) is better known as the BHV (say: Bay Hash Vay). It is a Paris must visit, a department store founded in 1852. They have everything but are especially known for...

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Shakespeare & Company Paris

15 Reviews This book store in the Latin Quarters is Paris oldest book store, facing Norte Dame cathedral. This place is a great place to find books in all types of subjects. Always packed with both local and...

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Passages Paris

14 Reviews Located in one of the beautiful passages in the 2nd arrondissement, Passage Choiseul, is a papeterie called Lavrut, where I picked up some "moleskine" notebooks, the kind Hemingway used, for Mr....

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Fauchon Paris

11 Reviews I had never set foot in this store until my wife brought me. I was amazed at the amount of items they carried: chocolates, candy, tea, coffee, wine, honey, sea salts, jam etc. My wife has particular...

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Les bouquinistes Paris

10 Reviews In the 1980s some bouquiniste owners stopped sell books and prints in favor of tourist souvenirs. New regulations were introduced in the early 1990s to stop this unwelcome development. Only a quarter...

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G.H. Mumm & Cie, Reims: Shopping for champagne

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M/s G. H. Mumm % Cie is one of the largest producers of champagne in the world. It was founded by Mumm brothers in 1827. Today it is also a tourist attraction not only for the local tourists but also for foreign tourists.You may purchase the popular champagne known as Cordon Rouge produced in the factory at the boutique in the factory at slightly cheaper prices than those in the outlets at supermarkets. You may also follow a guided tour of the winery and see how the champagne is being manufactured in the factory. You will certainly enjoy champagne tasting of some popular champagne at the end of the tour. There is also an audio-visual display for visitors on the history of Mumm before the guided tour. Opening hours are between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. daily during the summer months. The factory is closed for visitors during the lunch hours. Mumm champagne. Prices slightly cheaper than...

Cours Saleya, Nice: Flowers Market

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Cours Saleya is located in the heart of Nice very close to the Promenade de Anglais and the Old Town. This is basically a colourful flowers market dealing in fresh flowers. It opens from early in the morning until approximately 1.00 p.m. daily. Cours Saleya is also a favourite meeting place for the locals. It is one of the major tourist attractions in Nice. Fresh fruits and vegetables and meat such as fish and chickens are also available in the market occasionally. However souvenirs can be purchased at reasonable price at Cours Saleya compared to those of other parts of the city. Don't forget to bring along your cameras with you when you visit Cours Saleya! Fresh flowers, souvenirs from Nice in particular and France in general. Reasonably cheap compared to other parts of the city.

C&A: La defense Shopping

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In "La defense", after being amazed by the modern Arch triumph , you can go in the mall beside it, there is a HUGE C&A , H&M , CIELO , and other shops that sell reasonably priced clothes, and the variety is amazing as well as the quality , specially if you are there in discount season ... these shops are also located in other parts of paris, like the opera street, but its all in one place in La defense.

Fromageries: Get some Cheese for your Picnic

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Fromageries are an essential aspect of life in French cities and towns (actually all around the French-speaking world); and one of the most pleasant ones in my opinion as a cheese-lover. They are all over the place, in quaint stores or in simple market stalls. Do take advantage of them as, after all, a quintessential French travelling experience is to have a picnic of cheese and red wine in a luscious garden overlooking a chateau. The use of different kinds of milk from different breeds of cows, goats and sheep, as well as the different lengths of aging (affinage) result in over 500 cheese varieties produced in France; a really large choice in textures and flavours that can sometimes be confusing. The rule of thumb is obviously to try the local variety, particularly if it benefits from an AOC - Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (Designation of Controlled Origin) label. Even if most of...

Lafeyette Shopping towards Opera House

by bnward5

to me...it was a waste of timeeeeeeeeeee! If u've ever been to Herod's in London...this mall was shamefully unsightful!!!! I'm not one to put my nose up....but honestly,,,when u think of Parisian shopping...u think of high scale and ultra modern....at least i do....and this Lafeyette Sqr by the Opera House was a waste of time. Enjoy the smaller shops that surrounds that entire area...its much more enjoyable.

Boutiques en Calais

by Elodie_Caroline

On my first trip to Calais in 1983, I didn't think much of the hypermarket, too many greedy people from the UK looking for cheap drink and fags, but I did enjoy the little shops joined onto it.In one of the little boutiques, I found these really sweet little brass keyrings. They were of Buddha, and they are only about an inch high. I bought myself and my ex-boyfriend, Pete, one each, they weren't even very expensive either, considering that they were there purely for the 'tourists'.I still have mine and it goes absolutely everywhere with me. I always feel that I'll be safe as long as I have my little brass Buddha in my handbag and yet I've never believed in lucky charms as such, but it's always seemed to work for me. I also got a gorgeous gold coloured belt in '88, and just recently, my best friend Domi, who lives in Paris, sent me these pretty little ornate earrings from a boutique...

Moët

by Gili_S

France is heaven for shopping of wines and brandy. Just be sure they are the right items, from Champagne and Cognac. It is always a good item to buy for home or as a present. Here in this time it was the classic Moët :-)

Buying Champagne at Reims

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Hi,We were in Reims (pronounced by the French like 'rance') a week ago and happened to visit the Cellars at Veuve Clicquot. We bought a couple of bottles of vintage Veuve Clicquot (Brut, 1988 & 2002). This cost us about 40Euros each. The cost of the 2002 bottle was slightly higher at about 42 to 43Euros at other shops in Reims. But when we reached Paris, this had gone up to about 52Euros in the Alcool Shops there. Also, in the duty free shop at Nice, these bottles cost about 42Euros. It makes sense to buy the champagne at the cellars itself. By the way, you need to book via email/fax for a cellar visit and it costs 7.50Euros per person for the trip. More details at --- www.veuve-clicquot.comFor those who cannot make it to the cellars, you can buy the same at couple of wine-shops bang opposite the main entrance to the Notre Dame there (on either side of the road leading up to the...

Laguiole Knives: Laguiole Knives

by ATLC

The ultimate knife from France is the Laguiole knife (pronounced Lay-Yool).Handmade with a choice of handles in colourful synthetic or exotic woods or beautiful bone.For 15 years I have drooled in front of every shop that sells these knives. I own a good Swiss army knife and had no reason to trade it for a Laguiole knife. But I'm sure that some day I will.Now I bought a set of steak knives, with rosewood after long discussion with the lady in the shop about which knives to buy.The detail of these knives is exquisite. Not only the quality of the steel but also the rosewood handles with tiny copper nails as decoration. It is truly an investment for a beautiful heirloom.After I decided her husband sharpened the knives once and they were put in a wooden box. Then painstakingly wrote out a receipt. The brand Laguiole comes from the village Laguiole that unfortunately did not succeed in...

Fromageries otherwise supermarkets: Cheese

by chess_machine

If your country allows it, you should come back home with some French cheese. Being a former expatriate during one year, I remember us French feeling nostalgic to the used smell (yes!) of Camembert or the magic taste of Roquefort. And though you can find some of them in huge cosmopolitan cities like New York, it might be harder elsewhere. Best is to go to a fromagerie, a cheese store. There are some in main French cities. I personnaly love: Camembert, Roquefort, Conte and Reblochon.

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