The best fashion and gift stores Normandy

At Aurel Creation, each piece is unique, and pearl jewelry, bracelets or necklaces, make you folies… The designer uses only French raw materials and expresses his talent by making these beautiful jewels, while also offering splendid engravings on mother's buttons. As for the wide choice of fabrics in the metre, it will inevitably create ideas in grass designers…

Catherine Duthoit fell in love with flax as soon as she discovered it. She has decided for 5 years to put her passion at the service of others by offering artisan creations and original, custom-made pieces made on request. His favorite items are the bags, but all the gifts and decorations imaginable are here. Ready to wear and linen to the metre will also create irresistible cravings…

The shop offers chocolates, teas, fair trade jams, coffees (from Mexico, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia or Santo Domingo), olive oils from Palestine or Lebanon, and fruit juices that are as original as they are good for those who drink them and for those who make them. In terms of cosmetics, oriental wellness enthusiasts have found their supplier of Aleppo soaps at affordable prices. A great idea, the grocery store is now used as a relay for the website www.manger-local-normandie.com

Change of address this year for the Eye of Elsa, the second space opened by Rhamsa Berrehil.

In front of the university and the conservatory, the literary café presents a complete programme of meetings, foreign languages conversations, history, exhibitions. A place where you can also find antique books, discs and dvds. Tea salon.

A few steps away from the Sainte Mère Eglise site, is QMC (Quinéville Militaria Collectable). At 150 meters from the Memorial of the recovered freedom, collectors, professionals or amateurs are welcome. At the QMC, to maintain the duty of memory is to be able to resell military antiques from 1900 to our days, it is also to satisfy the search for sometimes rare objects: clothing, camouflage outfits, uniforms, decorations, and badges.

Linen shirts, linen pants, flax socks, as the name of the shop indicates, it is linen that plays the star here in the thread of female and male clothes and linen. Isabelle, self-taught, works with a stylist of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux and a Polish stylist, which fills his den of unique creations, both in linen and in decorative objects. Even if the shop, facing the church, is not visible, the welcome and beauty of Isabelle's creations is worth a detour.

This beautiful contemporary art gallery opened in 2002 and offers superb exhibitions. For amateurs…

Make contemporary art accessible to all, without making concessions. This is the mission that the Le Radar gallery has set since 2007. Among the latest exhibitions, "Cartographies" approached - as his theme indicated - the art of cartography or representation of a territory and its configuration by its codes. Level curves, street maps, flat images or 3 D, this exhibition highlighted the appropriation of a geographical space according to its use by man. The forest massif, the urban plan, the aerial map and the maritime map, is an interpretation by the plasticists that was then mentioned. Have your eye, dare enter, because exhibitions are always exciting here. The diffusion of contemporary creation is among its artistic prerogatives. Its projects also integrate into the cultural actions of the city: A few examples are the Bayeux-Calvados Prize or the Word Seed Festival.

Located at the foot of the cathedral, this souvenir of remembrance, whether it be the landing, the Bayeux or the Normandy in general, is an essential step for lovers or not, in short, curiosity itself. Over the years Michel has forged very strong ties with veterans he perpetuates. Whether they are Americans, Canadians or English, they don't miss to visit him during their passage. But rest assured, veteran or not, are welcome. The time of a coffee or a snack, one likes to detail the small wooded room on the walls of which pictures of Doisneau, coats of arms and other gifts of the friends of Michel. In the beautiful days you can enjoy the terrace. Adjoining the room, a shop corner packed with objects. A real cave of Ali Baba. The great classics are not the same: plates, mugs, figurines, books on landing, flags and other laces. It is possible to spoil small and large, starting with yourself. We'll never stress the kindness of Michel and Bea's welcome… in short, a place to feel.

This concept store showcases mainly graphic creations and works by artists from Normandy, but also a number of unusual objects. It's a fairground for originality, with cheeky gnomes, fire extinguishers imitating wine bottles, mirrors in the shape of beetles or dragonflies, crucifixes with colorful motifs, and old-fashioned spotlights converted into lighting fixtures. Prints on dibond will give you a new perspective on key pop culture characters. Perfect for a decor with a difference!

Here is a hyper innovative concept that is going to be a hit! While we advocate the second hand because less polluting (the textile industry is really not a good student), we wonder how new can play the card of eco-responsibility. First of all, by putting an end to overproduction, here we only manufacture to order, no waste! 100% from Caen, for chic and timeless pieces to which we must add the low ecological impact of the manufacturing process, or the end of stocks from luxury houses. We want more, do you?

Fans of climbing and not a specialized store? Dorothée, a professional climber with 15 years of climbing under her belt, has embarked on the adventure and it's all the better for it! Here, personalized advice, fitting and testing of equipment (sometimes even products in short circuit) and magnesia (this powder to avoid sweaty hands and to have more grip on the holds) in bulk, bravo for ecology! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced climber, if you want to climb the Mont-Blanc or the small cliff next to your house, you will find what you need.

In the middle of the Rue du Gros-Horloge, the most popular shopping street in the city centre, you can find the most sun and good mood. Lush, it's a store where colours and scents come together. Soap, masks, cosmetics of all kinds, this is where you must come to take care of yourself and have fun while respecting the environment. Handmade cosmetics, displays that make you want to eat, colours galore… Not forgetting that Lush is a committed brand that fights daily to offer ethical products, not tested on animals and based on natural ingredients. Come on, it's Lush we have to go!

Opticians deal with new designers, such as IDC, Beau Soleil, and exclusive Cartier, Chanel brands, and especially offer the possibility of designing their own frames. They provide glasses with telescopic arms and even without arms at all - yes, that's right! Immediate troubleshooting, free maintenance, and adjustments several times are possible.

If you're looking for a place to service your classic car in the Rouen area, Garage Lory Moore is the place to go! Since 1989, it has specialized in classic vehicles, particularly English ones. It maintains, restores and prepares classic cars from the 1950s to the 1970s. Jaguar, Triumph, Austin, Austin-Healey or Aston Martin hold no secrets for this team of enthusiasts, who will also provide you with excellent advice if you spot a used car you like.

Art and craft lovers, come to the Atelieroba where two ceramic artists are waiting for you. Beautifully installed in the old fish market of the ^19th century, this workshop invites you to discover: potteries and creations in colored ceramics, books of poetry and superb paintings are spread out in front of your eyes. If you wish to please one of your aesthetes or if you wish to decorate your home, you will be delighted by one of the original pieces offered for sale. There's plenty to add to your decor!

With its label "Unis vers le beau responsable" (United towards responsible beauty), which highlights products that value human beings, ethics, nature and the circular and sustainable economy, Printemps is taking the responsible turn while offering high-end ready-to-wear for the whole family. In addition to men's, women's and children's fashion, there are areas for home, jewellery, leather goods and cosmetics, as well as the new "Scent Room" which offers great perfumes and new talents in scents, or the "Le Joli Cadeau" area dedicated to gift ideas for every occasion.

Starting with the idea of personalizing cutlery by engraving it, Manon and Geoffrey have planted this little seed: why not personalize other objects? Banco! Ma Fabrique Perso is an online store full of pretty little creations: decoration, textiles, stationery, toys, comforters... To be engraved or embroidered so that this object is simply unique. One look at their e-shop and you will see that your basket will fill up at sight! We fell for the door of the little mouse and the pretty wooden cards!

In 2022, a new Fnac opened its doors in Normandy. This 550 sqm store is located in the Carrefour shopping mall in Touques, near Deauville. All new and beautiful, the Fnac store offers an "urban mobility" section (with electric scooters), a smartphones and connected objects section, books (including the Petit Futé guides!), video games, micro-computers, sound and photo equipment... But also a ticket office and a selection of gift cards. A vast choice, characteristic of the French brand, created in 1954.

This store offers a large choice of beautiful decorative objects for your home and unusual and original gifts to offer. You will find there this atmosphere of cabinet of curiosities which invites to the discovery. A 4,000 year old meteorite mounted on a brass design support, a fish in the shape of a coral or a dinosaur tooth, all the pieces presented here have a history and are highlighted with art and delicacy. A beautiful address to visit, if only to jump back in time... and for the pleasure of the eyes.

Many cats are looking for a new home. Trois Petits Chats 76 organizes foster care for them until they are adopted. We concentrate on a limited number of boarders, around ten, to guarantee them the best possible conditions. To carry out its mission, the association needs donations, both in kind (litter, transport crates, food, etc.) and in cash. Recognition as a charitable organization means that the latter can be tax-exempt. This is how Nakoa, Taz and Albator found a family.

In the Saint-Marc shopping center, right next to the market, this large boutique of a Breton brand created in 1985 offers you to learn how to make and repair your own clothes, thanks to sewing workshops led by specialists. You will learn how to design from A to Z, for you and your family. But there is also of course everything you need to get on the spot: sewing machines, buttons, zippers, fabrics for clothes and for furnishing, linen, sponge, as well as wool and knitting needles, badges...

A brand new place, and quite a discovery! Chez Mimile is a whole concept located in the heart of Dragey-Ronthon. Emile Comte has decided to offer furniture and clothing in an old renovated stable. The latter, renewed regularly, come from collections from the 1960s to the 1980s in most cases, and are in excellent condition. Equally surprising - and rare - is the furniture offered. Small old nuggets, vintage, and that we find at surprising prices for the quality proposed. We love it!

It is discreet, at the corner of rue Thouret and rue Émile-Verhaeren, in the middle of the pedestrian downtown, but full of surprises. This boutique opened in 2019 and offers a wide selection of women's clothing, shoes and small accessories. It's a colorful wardrobe at very affordable prices, with pieces for day, evening, work, home. Jeans, sweaters, jackets, suits, dresses and skirts: each season brings its share of novelties. Everything is in the air of time, very feminine. In short, a great address for an afternoon of shopping!

Le Détour bookstore offers an in-store purchasing service, as well as the possibility of picking up orders in-store. It offers a selection of books in various genres, including detective and thriller. Current favourites include Nicolas Ferraro's Notre dernière part de ciel, translated by Alexandra Carrasco-Rahal. This novel tells the story of Keegan and Zambrano, two drug traffickers whose plane carrying cocaine crashes in Argentina. They must then recover their cargo, which is scattered across the countryside.

The sign is a nod to two personalities associated with the city: Flaubert and de Beauvoir. It's here that you'll find everything you need to create beautiful souvenirs of Rouen, from local creations. While the store hosts Norman artisans and producers (kits, cider, beer, juices, cosmetics, groceries, jewelry), it also offers its own creations: posters, greeting cards, as well as fun accessories: calendars, tote-bags, notebooks, pouches, magnets, stickers, bookmarks and badges.

Marina, Carentan has obviously what made of dedicated equipment. Among these, Top Nautique, which offer the sale of new boats and occasion, also of engines, an offer for repairs, a guarding and wintering - in short, a whole range of services. The upperworks, cleaning products or clothes are there, and the place also has a dedicated shop.

Here is a brand whose name has the advantage of being clear! Cotentin Nautic, in Saint-Vaast, offers dozens of boats, opportunity or the purchase. Located in the local area Pont des Bernes, it is perfectly complementary to the brand Uship, located rue de Réville, which allows you to have hundreds of references for your boat, enough to allow you to satisfy your marine passion.

A perfectly tailored suit, a dream? Not for long, thanks to Ivan and his confidential boutique. The young man will work with you on an individual, personalized basis to offer you a suit tailored to your morphology, at an affordable price and with an eco-responsible approach! Just imagine, for one suit you'll be able to choose from almost 10,000 fabrics! You can then personalize your outfit with a wide choice of accessories. And if, by some misfortune, that garment needs repairing, Ivan will be there for you too!

Chez Maman is a must for the people of Rouen. Located in the former Dufour restaurant, a stone's throw from the cathedral, the shop attracts all fashion fans. With its bay windows and a decoration where the stone and the beams have been preserved, this beautiful space offers designer brands that are not really within the reach of everyone, but which have the merit of responding to very different tastes: Acne Studio, Jacquemus, Paco Rabanne, Casablanca, CP Company or Stone Island. A unique shopping session awaits you!

Eureka, we've found it! Yes, we've found a great bookshop, and apparently we can't be the only ones: it's so popular! Eureka Street was the brainchild of long-time booksellers Bénédicte and Pierre. Novels, thrillers, science fiction, children's books, comics, new and second-hand. There's plenty of room here for coffee or tea (sometimes accompanied by a pastry), and for reading performances: not just book signings, when an author comes in, his or her texts are staged and set to music - a real feast!

The Espace culturel E. Leclerc offers in this store a large choice of books, CDs and DVDs, from the most popular ones to the most niche ones, but also works from small publishers or productions from independent labels. You will find general literature, detective stories, practical books and travel guides, comic books, children's books, dictionaries... It is also a ticket office. A practical address after having filled up the fridge.

The long-awaited McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny, a brand-new outlet village, finally opened its doors in spring 2023, bringing luxury and high-end ready-to-wear to western Paris. Spread over 20,000 m², this shopping paradise offers around a hundred boutiques and restaurants to satisfy every taste. On a pleasant and particularly well laid-out site, luxury brands follow one another, offering attractive prices.

Pastel is the brainchild of Jeanne. Here you'll discover all her finds, but not just any finds. Here, you'll find French and European creations and ethical, eco-responsible brands. Decoration, fashion, jewelry, tableware, bold, fun and truly beautiful, all the pieces are respectful of people and the planet, and you'll even find kibble for your pets. We fell for the glasses made from the bottoms of wine bottles( full-onupcycling!) and the pretty bananas made by Jeanne herself.

Who doesn't know the Balto? It's true that, at first glance, it doesn't seem to be of great interest because it's ultra-common. But the address has the merit of being ideally located, open every day until late, even very late in the evening. Here, it's the lair of the Sunday morning scratch game fans or a little coffee before or after the market on the port, that also of the nicotine addicts that will not be missed at midnight, sports fans with the circulation of matches. And if you have a hollow, they also serve a classic, but good, cheap bistro cuisine. It is not a panacea, but it is better than nothing!

Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Saab and Suzuki.

This garage is the specialist in repair of vehicles without a licence of all brands. The workshop is well equipped for all types of interventions, mechanics are competent and support is personalized. In the event of a total breakdown, Aixam proposes you to pick up the vehicle at home, or to carry out repairs directly to your home. On sale, you will find here a choice of used vehicles (all brands) - always without permits - as well as cars from the Aixam range.

One of the main assets of this, is to be self-taught. It does not prohibit anything, detached from the slightest yoke of classical training. However, there is no chance and the artistic fiber, she has it in her. A mom-dancer, a taste for theatre and writing, at age 23 she turns resolutely into the image. A passion for old things and objects that tell a story, that is the thread of its work. With the different subjects and treatments, each picture is a condensed story. The artist opens doors and doesn't want to dictate what she wants to think of her images, everyone interprets them with his own subjectivity and feeling. A world that is beholder, aesthetic and sucking, who will take you from the photo to the ancient jewels (insect jewelry… a pure wonder). In short, a meeting with genuine talent and boundless fantasy. To discover absolutely.

In the shop of the Jules-Deschaseaux stadium, CDT fanatics will necessarily find their key door to the official jersey.

In Zephyr'control, Mr. Nicolas proposes a completely different material: all models, from the playful to the free style, from the specialized dress. A choice also of traction sails, the Zephyr series, all yellow, also offers a wide choice for the new slide sport up to date, kite surfing, boards, Voiles sails and others. His advice is always pro, and he has a workshop where he produces his own sails. Moreover, he knows the best spots in the area.

Of course you will like it! Anne-Marie has now passed the torch to her daughter Anne. Talent is passed on from generation to generation: this store (which celebrated its 10th anniversary) is a real nugget. Fantasy yes, but high fantasy please, from designers, many of them French, always with very beautiful stones and unique pieces! The prices are very reasonable even if you go upmarket; besides, there are never any sales! And for the faithful customers, a nice surprise is waiting for them.

Award-winning for her work with newborns, Pauline Vervisch's business card is well-filled. Her success has prompted her to open a new, spacious studio, where she immortalizes families, pregnancies, births, reunions, unions - those moments of authentic happiness that we want to etch forever. This Rouen native combines her virtuoso technique with human interaction with her models. A self-taught photographer, Pauline has remained faithful to argentic photography: a photo should be held in the hands, not viewed behind a screen.

This large boutique (250 square metres) offers all the necessary equipment for carp fishing, predators, fishing, feeder fishing, trout and wells. You can also rent boats (a boat with electric motor and battery or 4 seats with 5 CV thermal engine without permits), find very effective bait and any other equipment necessary for your passion. 

Located in the suburbs of Gisors, this store, with over 400 m ² of sales and exposure, specialises in the sale of items for fly fishing and the coup, predator and carp. The choice is a wide range of live baits, bouillettes and feeders, meals and attractants suitable for the most demanding fishermen. And a permanent range in store with more than 5 000 references!

Originally online sales site founded by a young Normand, Jérome Valid, the shop has been on the street since December 2010 in Argentan. It offers fishing equipment dedicated to all fishermen from beginners to the most expert. An interesting boutique in price and choice. Promotions every day and always online more than 4 000 references! Blow, carpe, English, fly, nothing is forgotten.

In the suburb of Caen (south peripheral boulevard exit No. 11 Norman Norman Fleury on Orne/Flers) this store of the Land and Water teaches a wide range of fishing items, but also of the rays dedicated to the practice of horse riding and another for the practice of hunting. We appreciate finding a wide range of outdoor clothing to deal with cold and water. Also fishing cards.

We love this shoe shop! Here you have real craftsmen, Marie in the back room and Fabrice always in action, hardcore shoe and leather workers. No rush jobs, but an impeccable quality of service. These outstanding shoemakers are happy to give life back to your leathers! However, if your shoes are irretrievable, we let you know, honest no? ! You can also visit them for minute keys. And all this without paying a lot of money! A word, a gesture, Cartier does the rest!

Passionate, Anne opened her small jewelry store with her son Alexis. The store offers exclusively solid silver or gold-plated jewelry. All types are proposed: the classics (rings, necklaces, earrings) and the originals like the bolas to offer to a future mother. Anne's desire is to offer jewelry for everyone, there is a wide choice for children (models like Mom) and also "large size" jewelry. The advantage of the jewelry store is that it works with French suppliers (some of them are made in France).

A must-see on Boulevard de l'Est with its stylish gray storefront, Élite Moto lives up to its name. Over a large surface area, the shop offers dozens of motorcycles for purchase, as well as the necessary accessories, spare parts, helmets, gloves and clothing dedicated to two-wheeled activities. With dealerships for Suzuki, Kawasaki, CF Moto and GASGAS, the choice is wide, so you're sure to find the bike of your dreams! Note that maintenance and repairs are also part of the possibilities offered by Élite Moto. You've come to the right place!