Things to Do in Paris

Charvet

The duke of Windsor made Charvet famous, but Frenchmen of distinction have been buying their shirts here...

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Limoges-Unic & Madronet

In two shops a 3-minute walk from each other, you'll find Limoges china and anything else you might need...

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Hédiard

This 1850 temple of haute gastronomie has been renovated, perhaps to woo visitors away from Fauchon....

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Yves Saint Laurent

Long gone are the 1970s, when anything the late Yves Saint Laurent did was touted by the international...

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Église Saint-Louis en L'Ile

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Défilé des Marques

French TV stars often shop here, picking up Saint Laurent, Dior, Lacroix, Prada, Chanel, Versace, Hermès,...

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Centre National de la Photographie

• 8th Arrondissement - Monceau Madeleine

Nikita

This is the discount sales outlet for all the big names in women's lingerie, including Bolero, Lise Charmel,...

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Didier Ludot

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• 9th Arrondissement - Grands Boulevards

SR Store

This is where great designer Sonia Rykiel dumps all that good stuff she didn't sell in main-line boutiques....

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Taschen

This store is a Germany-based publishing house that's known for coffee-table books. Erudite, high-profile,...

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Montparnasse Shopping Centre

This shopping center is sort of a quick-fix mini mall in a business center and hotel (Le Méridien) complex,...

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Morabito

This glamorous leather purveyor was originally established by an Italian entrepreneur on the place Vendôme...

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Les Trois Quartiers

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Marias, Bastille & Rue Louise Weiss

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Cimetière St-Vincent

Because of the artists and writers who have their resting places in the modest burial ground of St-Vincent,...

Au Gré du Vent

This is where the wives of diplomats and millionaires and self-made women from all arenas of Parisian...

• Shopping

Piscine Municipale Aspirant Dunand

• Water Sports
• 14th Arrondissement - Montparnasse

Nicolas

This is the flagship store of this chain of wine boutiques, and as such, its vintages are likely to be...

• Shopping

Club Med Gyms

This chain of state-of-the-art fitness centers is the largest in France, with 22 of them scattered throughout...

FNAC

FNAC -- This is a large chain of music and book stores known for their wide selection and discounted...

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Jean-Paul Gaultier

Supporters of this high-camp, high-fashion mogul describe him as an avant-garde classicist without allegiance...

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Galerie 27

This tiny closet sells etchings and lithographs by famous artists of the early 20th century, including...

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Parisphile

• Tours

Body Gym

Evoking a long and narrow corridor within one of the nearby Métro stations, this gym occupies the street...