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Shopping in Besancon - authentic goods, best outlets, malls and boutiques

BESANCON: La passerelle, le jardindes sens depuis le pont St Pierre In Besançon there're shops and shopping pavilions for every taste. Chateaufarine is the largest shopping center in the city. 70 shops offering men's and women's clothes, as well as goods for children are concentrated within its walls. In this shopping center you can purchase perfume of high quality and exclusive jewelry, interesting designer accessories and souvenirs. Famous in town hypermarket Géant, where you can always buy products and essential goods, is also here.
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Fashion lovers who prefer to dress only in the most prestigious boutiques, should definitely visit the central street of the city, where the luxury Galeries Lafayette department store is located. The most prestigious and expensive brand shops are concentrated in it. They sell cosmetics and perfumes and you will find an excellent bookstore there. Since its opening, this elite store is a permanent venue for fashion shows and other themed events dedicated to modern fashion.
For those who love walking around colourful markets, Besançon's Marché couvert Beaux-Arts market is worth visiting. It presents the best farm products from various regions of France. You'll find wonderful vegetables and fruits, as well as meat delicacies and seafood there. Gourmets will be pleased to taste rare artisanal cheeses. There are wonderful wines from nearby wineries as well. Despite the fact of being exclusively a food market, it is very popular with tourists. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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Among the shopping centers of the city, Les Passages Pasteur is worth mentioning. It looks more like a covered shopping gallery. The mall houses fashion boutiques with men's and women's clothes, it is focused on a wide range of customers. There are also exclusive designer salons, whose price level may appear too high for regular buyers. They prefer shops of popular brands, such as Mango, which is more interesting to visit during seasonal sales.
Besançon Travellers who have long wanted to acquire luxury watches in Besançon should look into Utinam Horlogerie Contemporaine store. This store presents the best brands of watches from all over the world, including Switzerland and Germany. The prestigious shop is historical, its opening took place in 1900. Like many years ago, it is visited by true connoisseurs of style and luxury nowadays. The price level is quite high, but it is fully compensated by the high quality of the presented goods.
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There are a lot of unusual thematic shops in the city. Ladies should definitely visit Boutique Lulubel store. It sells very cute souvenirs and hand-crafted jewellery. You can purchase original decorations for your house or postcards for your loved ones or even extraordinary costume jewelry. Master classes are often held here, as well.
Travellers with children will be interested in visiting Bidiboule Besançon store. It offers its small customers hundreds of toys. They sell inexpensive soft toys and erector sets adored by all children, as well as more expensive toy models for a special occasion.
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For the best regional wines you can go to Comptoir des vignes Besançon specialized store. It presents the most popular grades of wines from the outskirts of the city. Before purchasing, visitors are necessarily offered tasting them. The owners of the store are real professionals of their business. They will help not to get confused in the presented variety of bottles with colourful labels.
Pharmacie de Palente will appear an ideal store for ladies, who love natural cosmetics and perfumes. This store is quite large, it presents hundreds of creams, serums, shampoos and other means every woman requires.
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Designer outlets in Besancon and nearby
♥   Outlet 'OUTLET AUBONNE' Pré Neuf, Aubonne, 1170, Switzerland, 89 km from Besancon. On the map
♥   Outlet 'Villeneuve-Outlet' ch. de la Confrérie, Villeneuve, 1844, Switzerland, 118 km from Besancon. On the map
♥   Outlet 'Marques Avenue Troyes ' 114 bd de Dijon, Saint-Julien-les-Villas, 10800, France, 184.8 km from Besancon. On the map
♥   Outlet 'McARTHURGLEN outlet TROYES' Voie du Bois, Pont-Sainte-Marie, 10150, France, 187.5 km from Besancon. On the map
♥   Outlet 'Marques Avenue Talange ' Z.I. de Talange Hauconcourt, Talange, 57525, France, 220.4 km from Besancon. On the map
♥   Outlet 'Zweibruecken' Londoner Bogen 10-90 Zweibruecken 66482 Germany, 242.5 km from Besancon. On the map

Shopping advices for the whole region around Besancon

Neuchatel
For exclusive interior decorations and artworks, head to SAMHART Gallery. Many tourists come here just to admire paintings and sculptures by famous contemporary artists. All the masterpieces presented in the gallery are available for sale, including attractively ... Open »
Dijon
Among the jewelry stores in Dijon, Pasternak Bijoutier is worth mentioning. It is also found on the main shopping street. It offers customers a large choice of chic decorations and watches for every taste. The main feature of this store is author's decorations in ... Open »
Bern
Young people especially prefer CityDisc store, which is located in trade galleries, equipped under the building of the central railway station. This store has a huge choice of CDs with music and movies, you can buy all the sensational novelties, as well as CDs with the ... Open »
Geneva
Bon Genie Department Store is for those who prefer to buy from the most prestigious and expensive shops. Here, are boutiques of such famous brands as Chanel, Sonia Rykiel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Paul Gaultier, Bottega Ve-neta and Jimmy Choo, as well as several shops ... Open »
Basel
While walking down the historic district of Basel, don't miss Frei Straße. It houses some great designer boutiques, as well as shops that offer customers chic watches and jewelry. A significant part of the shops presented here is focused on wealthy customers. Frugal ... Open »
Adelboden-Lenk
The main shopping street of Adelboden is not deprived of attractive gastronomic shops. To shop for food gift sets or eatable souvenirs for your friends and family, visit Fleisch & Spezialitätenfachgeschäft Gempeler Fritz. Open in an old building, this shop is ... Open »
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