Les Halles

Almost always overcrowded, with lots of young people just hanging about, les Halles doesn't make very good shopping. A lot of stores are closed down and what is open is mostly cheap stuff.

Built in the place where the markets were held in earlier days, the shopping mall of Les Halles has an ideal location right in the center of Paris, between the Louvre and the Notre Dame. In Les Halles you can find almost anything. There is a huge bookstore, called FNAC. There are several places to have lunch, there is an indoor swimming pool, there are loads of clothings shops and there is a Haagen Dasz. All of this is to be found underground! On top of the mall is a garden where children can play.