(Last Update: 04.09.2024) In terms of multi-storey retailing in Paris Galeries Lafayette'skin, SpringIf there's one place I love more than , BHV and Samaritaine it's Le Bon Marchéis. Being located in Rive Gauche, it is a store that is -relatively- less touristy, appeals mostly to the elite of this region, is as luxurious as possible, but also has a wonderful market in terms of service, presentation and product quality. A special place we love to go to is Le Bon Marché.
1838The company, which started its business life with a small shop in , became known as "Le Bon Marché (Le Bon Marché) because it was the address for affordable shopping in the early days.lo bon march or lo bon magshe) took its name; Because “bon marché” means “cheapness, affordable shopping” in Turkish.
1850 in the 6s. boroughLe Bon Marché, which moved to its current building on Rue de Sèvres in Paris, has been one of the most important addresses for luxury shopping in Paris ever since. It has many luxury consumer brands such as Louis Vuitton, Kenzo, Givenchy, Fendi, Guerlain and Tag Heuer. LVMH GroupThe owner of Le Bon Marché, which is owned by -naturally- is also the owner of 51% of the shares of LVMH Group (if I'm not mistaken). richest person in france holder of the title Bernard Arnault I learned that while preparing this article…
Le Bon Marché, Sèvres-Babylon metro It will appear right in front of you when you get off at the station. However, if you accidentally exit from the other corner of the station, you can still reach here by passing to the right, left or through the park you will encounter. In this case - if I were you - from the left side, that is, Rue de SèvresI would prefer to walk from .
When you enter Le Bon Marché, you will be greeted by a bright environment with the typical multi-storey retail concept, and you will find yourself in a wide variety of luxury brands of accessories, jewelry and perfume.
As you move towards the middle, you reach the famous high-ceilinged gallery section. Of course this is it Galeries LafayetteIt is not as cool as the magnificent stained glass dome of , but it still has its own architecture and decoration; I'm sure you will love this place too. From here, you can go to any floor you want and lose yourself in the consumption frenzy, or you can wander around the floors one by one just for the pleasure of your eyes and your heart.
At this stage, I don't know if I should tell you "stop by here, look here", as if you would enjoy it more if you discovered it yourself. However, I must say that the men's section is at -1 level, and from this point you can pass to the building behind. Also at -1 again a wonderful wine cellar There is a very nice cafe next to the kavan.
And the book-stationery section and furniture-decoration sections on the upper floors are like an exhibition palace. Speaking of the exhibition palace, there are many contemporary works of art in the building. Therefore, you can also turn your shopping trip into an art event at Le Bon Marché. For example, the work in the cover photo of the article is not a decoration, but a work of art. You may come across such studies from time to time. So when you go there, you will see a different view than this cover photo.
The place that impressed me the most in Le Bon Marché is definitely “La Grande Epicerie de Paris“, in other words, the market part of Le Bon Marché. This department is located in the second building at the back of the main building. La Grande Epicerie de Paris is a wonderful market, there is nothing here... The prices are not much more expensive - unless you buy something very extravagant.
Of course, there is no need to do your daily grocery shopping here regularly, but you can come here from time to time, browse among the quality, attractive, delicious, pleasant grocery products, buy a few things you want from here, set up a pleasant table for yourself with the products you buy, and enjoy shopping from the very beginning, right from the moment you leave the table. It allows you to experience a ceremonial event right up to the moment.
In my opinion, the most interesting part of La Grande Epicerie water department; Yes, it is the water section :) So much so that when I saw hundreds of different bottles lined up on the shelves in this special section with wooden shelves up to the ceiling, I first thought that this was a rich liquor section, but then when I got closer, I was shocked when I realized that the contents of the bottles in thousands of different colors and forms were only water. . Different types of water of any type you want, from any source, are available in this section...
As I said, the regulars of this place are generally the neighborhood people. Of course, there are plenty of tourists, but Galeries Lafayette or Spring They are not in a situation where they invaded the store like a flock. If I said the people of the neighborhood, it would be more accurate to say they are stylish and elegant people walking around as if they were walking on the catwalk. So much so that it is possible to see more expensive and flashier bags in the arms of customers wandering around the market.
Although my French friends laughed at me when I told them that I liked shopping for groceries at Le Bon Marché, as someone who was bored with Carrefour and Auchan, I always liked to pamper myself here from time to time. Maybe if it was closer to my house, it would go more. I would bury the capital there; Fortunately, there is a silver lining in everything :)
Once, we came by car because we were going grocery shopping and left the car in the parking garage right next to it. parking a car in paris It's already a problem, parking is expensive, and on top of that, I had to struggle a lot when I lost the parking ticket. :) When the parking attendant demanded 40€ for the lost ticket and we politely explained the issue to 11€, I thought the 11€ parking fee was reasonable. It looked like a number 🙂
I think another reason why I love Le Bon Marché is that my mother loved shopping at the “Kadıköy Bon Marché” when I was a child. I think there was also a "Bahariye Bonmarşesi", I don't remember it very clearly. It was a great pleasure for me to move to Paris after many years and have the opportunity to shop for the original "bonmarşe". From Kadıköy Bon March to Paris Bon March Of course, I cannot thank enough everyone and every event, good or bad, who contributed to this life journey...
In summary, if Boulevard Saint Germain If you intend to wander around, Church of Saint Sulpice – Eglise Saint-Sulpice de Paris After visiting, I would suggest that you expand your travel area a little, walk this way, take a look at Le Bon Marché and leave. Metro to come with M10 ve M12 It will be enough to get off at the “Sèvres-Babylone” station of the lines.
Le Bon Marché is open between 10:00-20:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00-20:45 on Thursdays, and 11:00-19:45 on Sundays. For current information and other details, you can check the official website below.
Enjoyable trips, pleasant shopping.
Web address: 24sevres.com/fr-fr/le-bon-marche
Address: 24 Street of Sèvres, 75007 Paris
