Place for shopping in central Paris?

L'Opera Stop (on the Metro) is great shopping area. Also alot of the side streets have funky shops with cool stuff.

Champ Eleysee, wich is the long hight street near the arch de tromp

We just came back from Paris and the sales are on in the department stores. Lafayette is the department store I did some shopping but st Honore is my very favourite street for all the big names. Avenue des Champs Elysees was fun also try to visit Le Fouquet for the most amazing mille faille in Paris. Have fun remember it is very expensive and the pick pockets thrive on the tourists.

BHV is very nice... It's a massive 6-floor department store just behind the Hotel de Ville. It's particularly nice because it's not really situated in a big shopping district. Paris doesn't get more central than the Hotel de Ville.

Les Halles at Chatelet, and Rue de Rivoli. Also, you can go to blvd Hausseman, where all the department stores are.

The link below gets you all the major shops (department stores etc) - just click on http://paris.conciergerie.com/travel_paris/shopping_paris.php Here below is a very useful Paris Address Book - from the site above. Loads of useful info - http://paris.conciergerie.com/travel_paris/address.php#galeries My partner and me always have our annual break in Paris in Montmartre - if you've never been there, check it out at the video clip below (warning - parts of Montmartre are RED LIGHT but not offensive) Montmartre One of the best department stores in Paris is Gallerie Lafeyette - check out their website below. . . .love it to bits. . . . http://www.galerieslafayette.com/ The store has this fantastic dome when you go inside - wow factor 100+ - photo that if you can. also this link too.. . http://www.galeries-lafayette-paris.com/ The other great thing about Paris is that Google have photographed almost all of if, so now all you ever need to do is go to the Google Map of Paris, click on the view thing and you can walk up and down the street of choice so that you'll know your way about once you get there. Just click on STREET VIEW at this next link and you'll be able to look up and down the street outside Galleries Lafeyette etc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=40%2C%20boulevard%20Haussmann%2075009%20PARIS&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Here is a great article about Shopping in Paris: http://paris24hs.com/shopping-paris Have a nice shopping season !