It is impossible to submit a trip to France without shopping. And in Marseille shopping just need to do! Firstly, shopping here is doubly pleasant, since the most importantly shops of the city are located in such beautiful and historical areas of the city, then Shoping Mono to call the shopping excursion. Well, or combine an excursion with shopping. So, what streets are replete with trading rows? First of all, it Rue Paradise and Rue St Ferréol.
These streets are in front that you need to visit fashionable, because there are more importantly European boutiques and large shopping centers. "Galeries Lafayette", the largest shopping center of Marseille It offers guests to look into departments such as Monoprix, H & M, Virgin, Diable Noir and dozens of shoe stores and departments with accessories.
Go to Clothing store "ESPACE MODE MÉDITERRANÉE" On La Canebière Street, 11 - the shop is located in the old building HausSmann, and the fashion museum is located here.
Next, move to Course Belsunce Street where you can find the famous stores "Lafayette", "Fnac", "Habitat" and "Center Bourse".
Of course, it can be noted that in these stores prices are not the lowest. Therefore, discounts can be sent to discount centers and outlets on Rue de Rome Street and its continuation Avenue du Prado..
Be sure to look here in the "Monoprix" - a boutique of clothes with adequate prices.
If you follow south, you can detect Area Cours Julien. , with cozy restaurants and cafes where you can eat after a tedious shopping.
After, you can proceed to the next streets and continue shopping on the Rue Fontange and Place Notre Dame du Mont, where you just need to look into shops with designer clothes and accessories like Fille de Lune (77 Cours Julien), Les Fées Bizar (T), MME Zaza of Marseille (104 Corniche du Préside John Fitzgerald Kennedy), Floh and others.
If you follow north of the old port, you can know before Streets Avenue Saint-Antoine where the fashion shopping center is located "Marseille Grand Littoral". It is pretty big, so, bow to time and patience. On the territory there are more than 200 department of clothing, shoes, bags and underwear, as well as hypermarket "Carrefour", and different bistro and cafes, plus a cinema, playrooms for children. It is better to allocate a whole day for a hike in this department store.
By the way, do not forget that shops work for the most part, from 9 am to 7-8 pm every day, except Sunday (although some trading houses work on this day).
Concerning Marcel markets , they simply be sure to visit them. Markets are also food, and clothing, and there you can buy antiques and souvenirs.
Every day from 07:00 to 12:00 in the old port is open Fish Marché Du Quai Du Belges Fish Market.
There you can buy fresh seafood, including those that are served in restaurants for mad prices, and here a kilogram can be purchased for 2-4 euros.
Product Market Capucins "This is not only a place where you can buy fresh vegetables, cheeses and meat - this is the firm life of the city, this is a pulsating vein, this is the place where you can feel like a real Frenchman.
Grocery markets are pretty early.
Such a market can be found on La Canebière, for example.
Floral and textile markets Located on Cours Julien Square. Extensive Flea Market Les Puces de Marseille It is possible to detect north of the harbor at Chemin de la Madrague de la Ville, 130 (there you can buy a whole mountain of the right and unnecessary, furniture, dishes, paintings, candelabra, pots, handbags, souvenirs, some clothes, in short, a bunch of charity).
Now a couple of tips on What can be brought from glorious Marseille What to give friends or leave yourself as a reminder of the journey to this cozy town.
- Christmas figures Santons handmade.
The roots of the appearance of these figurines go to the 18th century. The figures are small, 2.5-15 cm, handmade, are made of ceramics, and represent pictures of Provencal village life (there are 55 different figures, mostly, these are people of different professions and layers of the population - merchant, grinding, beggar, chestman chestnuts and EVD) Such figures can be found on the street Rue Neuve Sainte Catherine, passing parallel to the Rive Neuve seafront, next to the Saint Victor Abbey and Abbey.
- Olive Soap Savon de Marseille.
By the way, the production of such tasty soap is already engaged here of the 5th centuries, and the secret is very difficult to divert in soils, because recipes are transmitted from generation to generation. Such soap - and a great gift to any woman, because it has a beneficial effect on the skin condition. And you can buy it on Park de La Plaine (the nearest metro - Notre Dame du Mont Cours Julien) and on the area De Castellanne (Metro Station Rond Point Du Prado), as well as in some shops on the embankment of Marseille.
- Products from Fayans - Tea, cups, glasses and other dishes. We are looking for such products in the area of Le Panier (the nearest metro - Colbert)
- Navette de Marseille cookies (Little rigid biscuits in the shape of a boat with an orange jam). Such cupcakes can be bought completely everywhere, including in the city supermarkets.
- Blankets Le Boutis In the unique Provencal style. For them goes to textile fairs on Cours Julien Square (Saturday and Sunday).
- Apervent Pastis. (This is an anx vodka from 50 different herbs and spices, which is diluted with water and is used as an aperetive. Buy on the spill on the embankment in the corporate store),
Wine Rivesaltes. (wine from grape grapes of all species - Noir, Blanc and GRIS), Banyuls. (Delicious red or white wine from grapes of Grenasha Noir, GRIS, Blanc and Carignant-grown on the slopes of Catalan Pyrenees), Jurançon (dry white wine or sweet white wine with aromas of tropical fruits, pineapples and mango), CRèME DE CASSIS Liquor (Sweet dark red liquor made of black currant), Mint tincture Ricqles. which can be added to a cup of tea or coffee.
-olive oil with different herbs and essential oils
- cheese (The best cheese stores - Au Royaume De La Chantilly (2 Rue Granoux), Epicerie Fine Wicher (20 Ave Maréchal Foch), "Mayrig" (9 AV De La Rosière), Thibon (2 Rue Granoux), as well as at the city's grocery markets.
- souvenir in the form ceramic cricket - Visor, whistle or plate.
As you can see, there are plenty of shopping places in Marseille, and the shopping itself is incredibly fascinating and soulful! Successful shopping, colleagues!