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Best Shopping Streets in Paris BOULEVARD SAINT GERMAIN, BON MARCHÉ & RUE DU BAC Running through the elegant 7th arrondissement, the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and into the lively Latin Quarter, Boulevard Saint Germain is a street shoppers won’t want to miss in Paris. Starting at the Seine River in the 7th, this pretty street is lined with trees and beautiful Parisian buildings. It’s a great spot for home décor shops, fashion boutiques and gourmet food shops. As you reach the intersection with Rue du Bac and Boulevard Raspail, you’ll enter a fabulous shopping neighborhood. Follow Boulevard Raspail down to Rue de Rennes, and along the way you’ll find many interesting…

CHICAGO  The Top Shopping Streets & amp; Neighborhoods in Chicago   The nickname “Magnificent Mile” — hyperbole to some, an understatement to others — refers to the roughly mile-long stretch of North Michigan Avenue between Oak Street and the Chicago River. In terms of density, the area’s first-rate shopping is, quite simply, unmatched. Even jaded shoppers from other worldly capitals are delighted at the ease and convenience of the stores concentrated here. Taking into account that tony Oak Street is just around the corner, the overall area is a little like New York’s Fifth Avenue and Beverly Hills’s Rodeo Drive rolled into one. Whether your passion is Bulgari jewelry, Prada…

Once thought of as dull and grey, Brussels is fast shedding this image and gaining itself a reputation as one of Europe’s must-do destinations, with its small town charm, trendy barsand restaurants,fabulous food, great nightlife, fantastic shopping, numerousmuseums, and other attractionsincluding the diverse and interesting exhibitions and festivalsorganized there every year. Brussels is also becoming known as a mecca of style, art, and design. While attracting more and more big names in international fashion to its growing shopping districts, homegrown Belgian designers are rapidly gaining global notoriety.  The streets of Brussels feature artand architecturecreated from an unmistakably Belgian point of view that cannot be replicated.  This beautiful city is a center for fashion,…

Small but perfectly formed, Antwerp has plenty of inspirational womenswear boutiques, kidswear, streetwear and antiques, plus a thriving cafe culture and unbeatable Art Nouveau architecture. Ever since six young Antwerp-based designers hired a van and drove to London to take Fashion Week by storm in 1986, the city has become renowned as the style capital of Belgium, retaining its reputation thanks to its influential fashion schooland the MoMu fashion museum. Why go? Antwerp’s compact sizemeans it can be covered on foot in one or two days – making it a practical inspiration-boosting trip that’s within easy reach of both Brussels (one hour by train) and Amsterdam (two hours) Visit for…

Boston offers a variety of excellent shopping areas in easy-to-reach central locations. Because so many Boston locals live, work, and shop right in the center of the city, we have plenty of top shopping venues within easy walking distance of other visitor attractions. You can explore luxury designer boutiques, large department stores, home furnishing emporiums, consignment shops, big shopping malls, antiques, art galleries, and concept stores close to other visitor attractions. Interested in discount shopping?  Two excellent outlet malls are only a 5-minute subway ride or luxury bus trip away. And just a few miles outside the city, you’ll find excellent suburban malls, each with its unique mix of stores, restaurants, and entertainment.

Shopping in Prague Shopping in Prague is very pleasant not only thanks to the many shopping centers where you can find shops of different brands offering various types of goods in one place, but also thanks to many specialized shops, such as fashion boutiques, design shops, specialty food and drink shops, streetwear shops, and more. While shopping in Prague you can easily opt to buy everything organic, from organic food to organic cosmetics not only in specialized organic products shops, but also in the ever-more-popular farmers’ markets. The real treasures are hidden in antiques stores, small shops selling homemade goods, as well as in the flea markets that are also…

BERLIN – GERMANY Berlin is a vibrant city full of young artists and can-do creativity.   There is an overriding attitude of tolerance from both Berliners and visitors alike, and a general hedonistic feeling of anything goes. With its low rents, Berlin attracts residents from eclectic cultures and this diverse pulse is tangible in every district. The city is in permanent flux, with businesses constantly opening, closing and changing location. Most go for the nightlife and the art – Berlin is a fantastic place to soak up culture. Large subsidies enable more than 200 museums/exhibition halls and around 400 galleriesto survive here.   In terms of its own history and…

The Wilde Zee is slightly different. It’s formed by five traffic-free streets that cheerfully flow into one another.You can stroll at a relaxed tempo past exclusive shops, hip brands, trendy businesses and exquisite delicatessens. Traffic-free Five attractive pedestrian shopping streets form the Wilde Zee area, named after a bridge that stood here in the 15th century over a moat.The moat took a sharp turn here and sometimes the water splashed up high – it seemed like a wild sea.Today the water has been replaced with traffic-free streets that house the trendiest and most exclusive shops. For fashion lovers The Korte Gasthuisstraat, Wiegstraat, Lombardenvest, Groendaalstraat and Schrijnwerkerstraat (the five Wilde Zee…

What makes a specialty boutique wondrous? A unique point of view. Mind-reading levels of customer service. A sense of surprise. From Amagansett to Seattle, Chicago to Miami, DEPARTURES contributors and serious shoppers salute small stores (in no particular order) across America.      

Tree-lined streets, tiny boutiques, Deco-era architecture, and quiet labyrinthine alleyways: Shanghai’s French Concession remains largely untouched by the relentless pace of development in the sprawling metropolis. With Wuyuan Road as the neighborhood’s bright, new star, here’s our a guide to exploring the most fabulous two blocks in town.