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Shopping in France, a mystical experience

Shopping in France, a mystical experience

Shopping in France, a mystical experience Shopping In France Few people give shopping the same energy, enthusiasm and thought as the French. Whether it’s a trip to the market for lunch ingredients or to an elegant boutique for a new evening gown, they give it their all. For you to truly enjoy the French shopping scene have to do the same. France is home to a multitude of grand department stores, chain stores, small boutiques and flea markets. But a new concept in French shopping is the parapharmacie. It’s a mixture of chemist shop, health-care store, and beauty product vendor....

Shopping In France: Paris and Bordeaux

Shopping In France: Paris and Bordeaux

Shopping In France: Paris and Bordeaux France offers you an enormous choice of goods, but the quintessential French purchase is clothing, especially designer fashions. If you’re on a budget, window shop at the great fashion houses to get a feel of what you want. Then head for the markets and budget shops to do your actual shopping. Shopping In Paris Paris is divided into quarters or arrondissements, each with its own shopping opportunities. Marais is the place for elegance, St-Germain for international fashion brands and Montmartre is dripping with romance. Paris is of course home to the large French department...

The great joys of shopping in France

The great joys of shopping in France

The great joys of shopping in France Shopping In France France is the ultimate shopping destination for the sophisticated consumer. It offers everything from the ultimate in haute couture to perfumes to wines and cheeses. And shopping in France is not the utilitarian experience it can be elsewhere. Rather it’s a serious activity that demands attention and a certain flair. First we look at Paris where the shops make up an important part of the fabric of the city’s cultural identity. Then we’ll head to Bordeaux which offers more than just its famous wines. Shopping In Paris Think of Paris...