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Viewing Shopping in France: Paris and Bordeaux for Fashion and WineShopping in France: Paris and Bordeaux for Fashion and Wine
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France offers you an enormous choice of goods, but the quintessential French purchase is clothing, especially designer fashions. Here are some great tips to help you find French fashions, dripping with romance, without paying a small fortune. By Alistair White France offers you an enormous choice of goods, but the quintessential French purchase is clothing, especially designer fashions. If you are 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 stores, les grands magasins such as Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, and you can spend whole days browsing them. However, the sheer joy of shopping in Paris comes from visiting the galleries or passages, the 19th-century glass-roofed shopping arcades that just ooze charm and transform rainy days into shopping adventures. Bear in mind that most stores in Paris close on Sundays, which gives you the opportunity to explore one of the City's many flea markets. Shopping In Bordeaux Few people outside Europe realize what a shopper's paradise Bordeaux truly is. There are some of the world's most popular brand names on parade here: Cartier, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Mont Blanc, Christian Lacroix, Rolex, and Tartine et Chocolat. The pinnacle of shopping in Bordeaux is the Golden Triangle of the Allees de Tourny, the Cours de l'Intendance, and the Cours Clemenceau. This triangle contains the Place des Grands-Hommes, home to the City's most prestigious shops, vending everything from foodstuffs to the latest fashions. You do not have to shell out your last dollar on upscale designer shops, however. There are plenty of cheaper French chain stores here for you to choose from, along with countless locally owned boutiques where you can get something special at a reasonable price. Of course, do not forget the wine. The whole Bordeaux Region offers local vintages for sale by the case, and at very favorable prices. About the Author: Alistair White has been in the travel industry for over 20 years, and is the founder and CEO of Cheaper Than Hotels. Cheaper Than Hotels offers cheap hotels in France, like cheap Paris hotels. Article Source: Adult Escapes - http://www.AdultEscapes.com More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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