first stores in Europe have appeared, as we know, in Paris, and it is here that trade has become an art. Therefore, in between tour of local sights and visit world famous museums will certainly go to at least one of the great French shopping malls.

Surprisingly, the most visited historical monument in Paris is not the Eiffel Tower and the department «Printemps»: every day, here come 80 thousand people. «Printemps» - this is a city divided into three "districts". In one building are collected household goods sold in other things for women and children, located in the third men's store Bryummel. Department of beauty in the «Printemps» occupies 43,000 square meters. m. This is the biggest "counter" in Europe, which certainly will not leave indifferent any lady. Anything you buy here, the store employees can deliver not only to your hotel, but in any country in the world.
Address: 64, boulevard Haussmann, metro Havre-Gaumartin. Hours: 9.30-19.00

«Galeries Lafayette» covers a huge area - 75 thousand square meters. m. In a week he was visited by up to half a million customers. On Saturdays in the department of underwear (the largest in Europe) are carried out ... free courses of striptease. Parisians, and anyone who wants to be like them, are taught the correct buttons to unbutton her blouse and sexy stockings to shoot. A special excitement in the «Galeries Lafayette» observed in winter: every day, here comes 200-250 thousand buyers, attracted 50% discount.
Address: 40, boulevard Haussmann, metro Havre-Gaumartin. Hours: 10.00-19.30

Shop "Bon Marche", opened in 1852 Aristide Boursicot,? the very first department store in the country. Huge turnover allowed the owner to set low prices, so shop and called the "Bon Marche" - "cheap." The architect of the successful project was Gustave Eiffel himself.
Address: 22, rue de Sevres, metro Sevres-Babylone. Hours: 9.30-20.00

founder department "Samaritane" Louise Cognac-Jay at the time worked in a store in the "Bon Marche". It was a great psychologist and so was able to "roll out" of buyers that they leave the store my family jewels only to go home in a new dress. "After visiting many parts of clothing, lingerie, perfume, necessarily rise to the upper terrace shop, which offers stunning views of the three triumphal arches: near the Louvre, the Champs Elysees and La Defense area.
Address: rue de Rivoli, metro Pont-Neuf. Hours: 9.30-19.00

«Forum des Halles» located on the site where once stood a huge market, "Belly of Paris", which wrote Victor Hugo and Balzac. In 1960, on the spot market demolished pavilion was built Europe's largest underground shopping mall - a spectacular structure made of glass and metal openwork designs. It focused mostly young designer boutiques and shops of cheap youth brands (Kookai, Promod).
Address: 1-7, rue Pierre-Lescot, metro Chatelet-les-Halles. Hours: 9.30-19.00