Craft Market

Shopping

Shopping in La Rochelle's intimate Old town is a wonderful experience and you can find a large number of cute boutiques and craftsmen, nice antiques, jewellery stores, designer shops and of course all the usual retail chains. Les Halles is a very interesting and colourful indoor market, where you will find fresh food products, first-class fish and seafood as well as rare local and tasty goat cheeses. Also visit the Island of Ré for its open-air markets with local products and scrumptious seafood as well as many array of great shops.

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City Center Market

The 19th-century covered market seethes with stallholders selling fresh fruit and vegetables, fish splayed on beds of ice, and meat. The building itself is worth the detour, but we suggest you come in and buy a few local specialties and fresh seafood, some of which you can even eat on …

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Craft Market

Authentic, handmade leather crafts, jewellery, sand sculptures and more are sold by the artists themselves on the waterfront. You can also have your portrait painted or buy a representation of La Rochelle. If you have no purchasing intention, this market is still a nice walk by day or …

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Paul Bossuet

Cognac and Pineau is produced by this local vintner make great souvenirs for your loved ones (and yourself) as they are very typical of the region and are sold in beautiful bottles. You can buy all the products in the wine store or directly at the vineyard, for the same …

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Galeries LaFayette

This well-known French department store gathers everything from fashion to house decoration in four large floors. It presents all the major French and global brands and is the perfect place to get your fabulous French Woman panoply: beret, Coco Chanel style pants and classy suit …

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Ile De Re Chocolates et Caramels

The only producer of caramel made with AOP Poitou-Charentes butter containing Ré island 'fleur de sel' salt. Learn about artisanal caramel production, visit their workshops and taste delicious products. If you are convinced these are the best chocolates you ever had, you can bring some …

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Matlama

Matlama specialises in the handmade production of bags and fashion accessories with unusual designs. It also hosts exhibitions featuring the work of local artists and craftsmen in a wide array of arts, including but not limited to paintings, jewellery and leather …

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Bijoux Vertigo

Set in the streets of Port, Vertigo jewellery is an institution in La Rochelle. You will find in this carefully set boutique a wide selection of fashion jewellery in sterling silver, natural materials and precious stones. A store of the similar brand also exists in …

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La Maison D'Ambre

La Maison D'Ambre - literally "The Amber House" - specializes in perfumes, home fragrances, mineral stones and amber jewellery. The creator of the products recently started producing also home decorations such as various objects decorated with or shaped as …

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Librairie Gréfine

The Librairie Grefine (Grefine Book store) is a great shop packed with the latest and the most vintage cartoons, mangas, illustrated books and a crowd of miniatures! Come here to be around other book lovers or find your read of the holiday: you will encounter …

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