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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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When in Provence, opt for the fabrics with typical provence patterns, consisting of small flowers, in warm colors mostly. There are also other patterns than flowers. See the picture for some samples.This makes beautiful table cloths and curtains to give your home a "provence touch" back home..! Depends on where you go, in department stores perhaps more than in the markets, but of course it also varies with the quality of the fabric.
In the many street markets you can buy fabrics (see earlier tip) or why not local ceramics? Yellow especially seems to be a popular color, but I got some beautiful rustic cups in Provence, quite cheap.
This area of France, in and around Bordeaux, is known as one of the world's best wine-producing regions. Although you will find loads of places to buy wine along the Dordogne's little villages, St. Emilion is packed with them. In fact, it seems to exist for little reason other than its row upon row of wine shops. . .So, if you're in the market, this is an excellent place to go.
Calling Au Printemps a department store seems rather silly. Located on Boulevard Haussman, this huge store is comprised of three buildings connected by walkways - Mode (women's clothing and accessories), Maison (home store), and a men's shop.Au Printemps has everything you could think of - a souvenir beret, a wide selection of top name purses, shoes, and clothing, and a fabulous home store featuring Lalique. There is even a cart set up selling "macrons", tiny little pastry delights that come in different flavors and are not to be missed.If you want to do some serious shopping, or get to see a real slice of Parisian life, or both, don't miss Au Printemps. Lalique has some beautiful glass items. Besides the shop in Au Printemps there is one in the gallerie de Louvre and a shop on rue Royale.Also get a beret if they fit - they seem to come in one size fits all.Great purse and shoe...
Welcome to the world of the nature! I love this shop... World music and sounds of the nature CDsBooksSciences : Astronomy, Microscopy etc.Wellness (in your bathroom)Hiking material (maps, etc.)Garden materialToysand Home perfumes, candles with great names. Nature après la pluie : Nature after the rainSoirée sous les lampions : Evening under chinese lanternsLe temps des cerises : The time of cherriesSieste sous le figuier : Nap under the fig treeBal sous les tilleuls : Bal under the limes
If you are looking for a funny gift or for something special for your apartment then you are right there. You can buy everything from lamps to shower curtains to tooth paste. Most of the stuff you can buy at WHY is more or less useless but it makes fun and that is in my eyes the main point. It depends on what you want. You can spend from about EUR 5 to whatever.
A long stretch of shopping district!! A shopping haven for shoppers! You get major brands like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton and they are apparently cheaper than the ones here in Singapore. (D’oh!) there are a variety of shops selling various items. Souvenirs, electrical goods, beauty and make up stores, clothes..clothes and more!! It really felt like heaven to me. A few hours is definitely insufficient for me. And do visit the music store- VIRGIN. It is triple stories. ( I think…cant recall)..but I could remember there were loads of music cds to choose from and the setting was good! And it is a HUGE store. The price of a cd is kind of reasonable. Ranges from USD14 onwards. Depends on the import. Souvenirs, clothes, crepes.
Yummmm! Go on a wine tour .... or three. I could only manage/afford one, around the Bordeaux area. Well worth it, even if you don't usually 'do' touristy stuff. Wine! Red or white - go by the taste and the recommendations of the conneissuers...buying at supermarche usually works out cool too... the sky's the limit - but nice stuff need not be too overpriced if you choose carefully or buy from the vinyards
I found fresh vegetables and fruits in Europe, as just cut from plants.. but you'd better go to fresh market to buy it, it's so cheap, 1.5 euro for 1 kg of strawberry.. its not expensive if you cook by your own in Europe, you can find all materials for spaghetti in supermarket... baked chicken is something I highly recommend, very delicious !
Four Seasons George V Paris Paris
5 Reviews and 556 Opinions The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay...
Palais de la Mediterranee Nice
3 Reviews and 674 Opinions The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent...
Hotel Gutenberg Strasbourg
1 Review and 183 Opinions I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3...
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Q: Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay...
A: get it at any mobile phone provider Bouygues, SFR or Orange. I use Orange. very easy http://agence.orange.fr/search?query=paris&st_like%5BSERVICES%5D%5B%5D=%25 have...
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