Shopping in Paris

Shopping in Paris is something you can't miss and a serious threat to your purse as the choice is plenty.

A few high-end streets are specialized in fashion with stores from the top French and international brands.

As an alternative, the Paris department stores propose a practical combination of the best things France offers you: fashion, tableware, perfume.

Le Bon Marche department store, Paris

Looking for atmosphere. Go to a typical Paris food market or to Paris flea market for antiques.

Combine shopping and sightseeing: walk along the Seine river left banks and buy books and old Paris prints at the "Bouquinistes" outdoor quay shops.

Paris has many small shops selling everything from everywhere in the world. This is really unique.

Walk almost anywhere around the city and you will find plenty of interesting and even amazing shops.

Some streets are specialized: the trendy rue des Francs-Bourgeois near Place des Vosges in Le Marais district specializes in fashion and decoration.

The high-end rue de Seine, rue Jacob and rue du Bac near Orsay Museum in Saint-Germain des Pres are specialized in art and antiques.

You would like to bring back home fine food from France. Look at our selection  of fine food shops.

Macarons at Laduree

Le Printemps department store, Paris

The Champs-Elysees avenue is a great shopping area with its many malls and hundreds of shops.

And don't forget the large Paris shopping centers where many Parisians do their weekly shopping.

They are a good combination of affordable shopping and out of the beaten track Paris discovery.

Locate these Paris venues on Paris shopping map

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