Crafts, wine and
cheese are some of the best articles to buy in France.
If you are headed for wines, the best thing to do is to
go directly to the producers -"vignerons "-,
or to the "Maisons or Syndicats du Vin". The
most economic option it´s to buy "vrac",
boxes with 5 to 10 bottles filled directly from the barrels.
In order to buy a sample of the enormous variety of French
cheeses, the most advisable thing it´s to make it
in a fromagerie, where as minimum usually there are 200
varieties. Among all the possibilities that the French
crafts offer, it Outstands the ceramics and the porcelain
-in some places called "faïence"-, specially
the produced in the city of Limoges.
In Paris there´s an ample supply of stores where
to buy clothes. The haute couture is present in the stores
of the great designers like Yves St-Laurent, Armani, Chanel
or Versace, whereas cheaper alternatives can be found
on department stores, the Lafayette galleries, and the
so called "discount stores", with quality clothes
from the last season. Other good option in France it´s
to overhaul the numerous street markets celebrated in
almost all the cities and towns one or twice per week.
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