5 Iconic shops to visit in Paris 🛍️ ✨
5 Iconic shops to visit in Paris 🛍️ ✨
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As much as Paris might be known for its food and for its art, it's equally as known for its FASHION!
My budget has never been at this level but these are still iconic shops that are worth visiting or seeing up close! Trust me the shops are beautiful and are the coolest places to window shop!
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Printemps Haussmann
@czphoneshome
This is one of the iconic department stores in Paris and I mainly love its exterior! It’s massive and stretches across 3 buildings! They also have decorated window displays around the holidays! 🛍️
When we visited, it was a rainy day and we were surprised to find that there were several cafes inside Le Printemps where we could have a seat, stay warm and relax!
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Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
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This is perhaps the most beautiful department store I’ve ever seen! This building actually used to be one of the top tourist attractions in Paris because of how beautiful the interior is!
Be sure to admire the building from directly in the centre of the ground floor but also from above to appreciate all of the details! The glass dome on top is gorgeous! ✨
There is also a cool vintage and second hand section on the top floor that I'd recommend checking out because it's really unique to all of the other high-end clothes that are found in the shop.
Tip: If you ride the escalator all the way to the very top floor, you can access a beautiful view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower, completely for free, from the rooftop!
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Le Bon Marché
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This is actually the first department store that ever opened - in the world, so it’s historically really significant!
My personal favourite corner is the food section, it is massive but is the prettiest grocery store I've probably ever seen! It has everything you could ever need (of course, at a very high price!) 🥘
They also are known for their festive decorations!
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Original Chanel shop
@czphoneshome
Not too far from the Haussmann shopping area is the original Chanel store! It is very high end and there’s always a line to get in but it’s the iconic shop for luxury! 👒
I personally find it cool to see the birthplace of such an iconic name and brand! It's more of a historical monument in my opinion than a store!!
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Louis Vuitton
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Another luxury brand staple is, of course, Louis Vuitton! There are a few spots to check out but the one on the Champs Élysées is actually the flagship store (meaning it’s the most important location for the brand!) It's enormous, and also ALWAYS has a line!👜
Fun fact: it’s the largest LV store in the world! (5 floors dripping with luxury and class)!
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I hope you enjoyed this new point of view of Paris and even if you're like me and shopping here is out of the question - admiring the buildings and their history is pretty cool too!
Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!
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