France: Paris
Areas in the city:
- Bastille and Oberkampf
- From Montmartre to the Batignolles
- From Saint-Germain to the Latin Quarter
- From the Champs-Elysées to Opera Garnier
- From the Halles to the Marais
- Butte aux Cailles, Chinatown, and the French National Library
- Villette, Belleville-Ménilmontant and Saint-Martin Canal
- The Louvre
- Montparnasse
- Nation and Bercy
In a nutshell...
Paris can be discovered in many different ways. Sightseers can visit the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, the Montparnasse Tower and the Arc de Triomphe Cultural visits of Paris include the Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Grand Palace and the Orsay Museum. Whichever sights you choose, the capital abounds with visual delights.
Fashion capital of the world, Paris also presents style and luxury from the Champs-Elysées to the Rue de Rivoli, where you can visit the Baccarat Museum or the Museum of Fashion and Fabric.
Paris is also every man’s town and quarters such as the old Montmartre or unusual Belleville with their bistros and traditional festivals are symbolic of the village spirit that can be found within this metropolis.
Finally, Paris is a city of fine food where well-known chefs such as Fauchon and Lenôtre are well-established on the Place de la Madeline.
A city to visit, explore and relish!
Paris: Shopping
GRANDE MOSQUEE DE PARIS - rue Geoffroy Saint Hilaire
Based in the Mosque of Fès, this central Mosque in Paris is a mythical place for relaxation and culture. Around a table in the garden patio you can sip on a sugared mint tea and try delicious(...)
CHOCOLAT - rue Monsieur-le-Prince
Chocolate flows continuously in the fountain installed in this shop. On the ground floor, you can choose the form of chocolate that you want to purchse: blocks, candies, or hot and cold drinks. On(...)
EKOBO HOME - rue Herold
Ekobo Home is a brand creates contemporary products for the home using bamboo in a effort to encourage social equality, economic and ecologial growth. It is an undertaking that would seem almost(...)
CACAO ET CHOCOLAT (MARAIS) - rue Vieille-du-Temple
Waking into Cacao et Chocolat is a bit like tempting fate. How anyone can resist the temptation of their truffles, candies, bars, fruit squares, or gift boxes is unimaginable. Inspired by(...)
ROUTE DU THE - rue Lacépède
In the calm of rue Lacépède, near to the Mosque of Paris, the Route du thé just opened its fourth store filled with precious and varied leaves. Here you can find almost as any teas as there are(...)
ALBUM - cour Saint-Emilion
For anyone who loves comics, this is the place to go. Spread out over several differetn boutiques, this chain of stores has everything and anything. Comic books, mangas, cartoons and anything(...)
LES ABEILLES - rue de la Butte-aux-Cailles
If you have the spirit of a bee keeper or you just like the sweet smell of honey, les Abeilles (The Bees) is definitly the store for you. Founded by a bee keeper who now gives advice and explains her(...)
LES BONBONS - rue Bréa
At the bottom of their jars, dozens of different candies await you. Children of all ages will find something pleasing and nostalgic. Candies here are in the flavors of the past like licorice and(...)
COLETTE - rue Saint-Honoré
Colette, for those in the know, (full name is Colette style design art food Paris) is one of the top stores in the city for all that concerns fashion: from clothes to gadgets and other design(...)
BAZAR DE L HOTEL DE VILLE (BHV) - rue de Rivoli
BHV saw its creation in 1856 during the height of the department store frenzy in Paris. With siblings such as Samaritaine, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, and Bon Marché, BHV was an immediate(...)
TRUFFAUT - quai de la Gare
From seed to tools to potting soil, you'll find everything you need to make your garden grow, whether its filled with plants, flowers, herb, or vegetables. This chain store also offers decoration for(...)
LIBRAIRIE ATTICA - boulevard Richard-Lenoir
Specialized in modern languages, this bookstore is a real tower of Babel offering books in German, English, Spanish, Italian, French and others like Arab, Japanese, Portugese, Chinese and Russian.(...)
LAPEYRONIE - rue Brantôme Quartier de l'horloge
In a lovely small street near the Pompidou Center, Lapeyronie is a first grade roasters. Their collection of varities is pretty large: 25 kinds of coffee and 65 kinds of tea. The unique aspect of(...)
MARCHE SAINT-PIERRE - rue Charles-Nodier
Not far from Sacre-Cœur, the Saint-Pierre market is internationally known for its selection of fabrics. Whether you're looking for costumes, theater, drapes or clothing, your sure to find the(...)
LIBRAIRIE DU THEATRE DU ROND-POINT - avenue Franklin-Roosevelt
This bookstore consacrated to stage arts is located in the Rond-Pont theater. The store carries everything having to do with theater: contemporary plays, repertory plays, biographies, essays,(...)
PUBLICIS DRUGSTORE - avenue des Champs-Elysées
This isn't your typical mom and pop lunch counter! With more than 3,000 square meters of surface space, the Drugstore is a sprawling center of modern culture: food, cinema, books, wine, gourmet. (...)
L IMAGIGRAPHE - rue Oberkampf
This bookstore has given a helping hand to small publishers, audacious publications and the avant garde while keeping in stock a quality selection of books and other products on the well organized(...)
MAISON DES BONBONS - rue Mouton-Duvernet
This boutique is a real paradise for sweet-toothes of any age! Sugary treats of yesteryear and regional specialties of today are offered along side one another. The plus is that if youa re shopping(...)
LES BOUQUINISTES - quai du Louvre
These famous bookstands, cultural symbols of Paris that contribute to the city's village esprit are located all along the Seine: on the right bank from Pont Marie to the quai du Louvre and on the(...)
HAILI - rue Daguerre
A former stylist has brought together under one roof the clothes of many different designers and is more than willing to help you select from amongst the rare and sometimes unique pieces which ones(...)
CHAI 33 - cour Saint-Emilion
This establishment in lively Bercy Village offers a space dedicated to the discovery of wine. Here you can test, buy and drink a different kinds of vintages selected by their sommeliers who have put(...)
L EMPIRE DES THES - avenue d'Ivry
A complete immersion into tea culture awaits you on the otherside of the door to this boutique. More than 200 tea varieties are available as well as other tea related objects like dishware, pots,(...)
PRINTEMPS HAUSMANN - boulevard Haussmann
Built in 1864 by Jules Laluzot, this department store possesses a lovely stained glass dome that allows light to be colorfully filtered through the store. In addition to a large selection of brands(...)
EVA BAZART - rue Saint-André-des-Arts
In the charming rue Saint-André-des-Arts, Eva Bazart is a boutique the sells authentic French novelty objects such as salt and pepper shakers designed by Peugeot (they last a life time) There are(...)
BERCY VILLAGE - rue François-Truffaut
Village, commune, neighborhood, Bercy is all of that and more today after drawing upon more than 6,000 years of history. First a revolutionnary commune and then a small wine producing community of(...)
PASSION CHOCOLAT - avenue Simon-Bolivar
Not far from Secrétan market, a former covered marketplace, Passion Chocolate's area of interest is immediately recognizable. The know-how of these confectionners is immense and those passionate for(...)
CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE - rue de Rivoli
Opened in 1994, the Carrousel of the Louvre brings together a commercial gallery (shops, restaurants) and events space giving visitors of the Louvre a nice spot to relax and eat or drink. The(...)
EXPRESS YOUR TEE - rue des Archives
Baby, ready or not...express yourself! You want to be like Madonna or Britney Spears and share with the world your musical preferences, spiritual affinities, or emotional well-being on a t-shirt?(...)
LES PAPILLES - rue Gay-Lussac
Les Papilles is a unique establishment in that it is part restaurant, part wine cellar and part fine food grocer. On a par with some of the greatest restaurants, this restaurant is particularly(...)
ANTOINE ET LILI - quai de Valmy
Antoine et Lili got started in 1944 opening their first boutique on the rue des Martyrs in Paris offering an ethnically inspired, colorful line of women's clothing, and accessories. The idea took(...)
LES DOMAINES QUI MONTENT : BASTILLE - boulevard Voltaire
Les Domaines qui Montent is a wine boutique that offers vintages from more than 150 different wineries from throughout France. The concept is copied three times in Paris, with boutiques "Rive(...)
LADUREE - avenue des Champs-Elysées
Founded in 1862, Ladurée gained exposure with the film Marie-Antoinette which featured elegant meals whose dishes were prepared by the restaurant. Known mainly as a pastry shop, the specialty here is(...)
CARTON - rue de Buci
In the chic rue de Buci, not far from rue de la Seine, Carton is a top quality pastry shop where you can find anything and everything associated with French sugary treats. The breads like croissants(...)
