The best fashion and gift stores New Aquitaine

Isabelle Cosseron has been running her bookshop in the center of Casteljaloux for almost 40 years! That's how expertly she can advise you, and how she calls most of her customers by their first names. This bookshop, brimming with books and favorites, is so inspiring that it's hard not to take a book home with you. There's also a newspaper section, some stationery and postcards. Small business in the noblest sense. One of the nuggets of downtown.

In her studio, Myriam Chesseboeuf creates illuminations and calligraphy. After 13 years in Quebec, she returned in 2022 to the city of her childhood. Artisan d'art, Best Craftswoman of France in 2019, observe her technique. She composes her color palette using pure pigments, mixed with egg white, honey... recipes from the Middle Ages! She also uses gilding to sublimate family trees and copies of old manuscripts...

Editions Padmakara is a pioneer in the translation of Tibetan philosophical and religious texts. It is one of the most renowned translators in the field, and has been sharing these works for many years. Their books range from introductions to Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness mediation, to more complex texts for further study. Many of Mathieu Ricard's books are published by this house.

Altermundi, initially based in Paris, opened in July 2022 in Bordeaux. A pioneer in the responsible products market, the store offers a wide selection of accessories and decorative objects for the home (jewelry, candles, cosmetics, etc.), for children, and also a men's and women's textile universe. The store intends to support local artisans and designers, such as Zèta and its recycled vegan sneakers. The store also wants to offer workshops to raise awareness of zero waste and responsible living.

What is Musique Machine and where is it? Above La Belle Lurette, accessible from Rue Carnot as if you were going to Face B, Musique Machine is like a big music box where you can find vinyl records to buy or listen to on the spot. In fact, there are always dozens of vinyls available outside opening hours. Choose a vinyl and listen to it on the turntable at Face B, which then becomes a very convivial lounge. Musique Machine is both a specialized retail outlet and a repair shop (hi-fi, instruments...).

BORDEAUX SHOP is an online shop where the local or tourist can find a variety of products, ranging from stationery to coffee, t-shirts and wine accessories, always BORDEAUX Ville de Coeur ©, BORDEAUX Skyline ©, trentetroismillebordeaux ©, Grappe de Thé ©, I love BORDEAUX ©, The ideal to offer an original souvenir gift, you will agree. But BORDEAUX SHOP is soon a gallery of art photographs made by professional photographers who offer visitors their views on the archtecture of Bordeaux and its surroundings. To discover at www.bordeaux-shop.fr

Studio photo CLIC16 is a professional photographer located in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente, Charente. Since 2012, the studio has been offering a wide range of photographic services, such as wedding photos, fine art portraits, family photo shoots, pregnancy and baby photos, fashion shoots and passport photos. Photographer Gilles Barthez is renowned for his talent and ability to bring out the best in his subjects through light. Photos are delivered within a week of selection and professional retouching. The studio's website features the photographer's portfolio and additional information on the services he offers. Whether for a special event, a family photo shoot or simply to capture a precious moment, Studio photo CLIC16 is a reference for photography in the Charente region.

This new boutique, opened in 2012 and located in the heart of the city, features a vintage and colourful 1950s style front. There are pretty retro and/or glamorous kitchen aprons, a wide choice of products made in the region, in partnership with Tissages Moutet, Tissages de Luz, Terafeu Terafour... On the shelf: original shopping baskets and bags, cheerful and offbeat dishes. On the website: some recipe ideas. It is not quite a factory outlet, but still a specialized boutique that collaborates in disseminating and promoting local know-how.

CROMIGNON offers a haven of peace for your 4-legged friends in Bosset, Dordogne, just 15 minutes from Bergerac. Delphine has been running this small business since 2010. The establishment offers three types of care. The Hôtel Canin welcomes a small group of up to nine dogs, with heated rooms, a secure garden and a variety of activities. The Feline Hotel offers a cocooning VIP suite for one to three cats, overlooking the garden. You'll receive daily photos and videos during their stay. Delphine also offers home visits for all your pets.

Beychac-et-Caillau is a small town in the Gironde department. They offer a wide range of entertainment, including bouncy castles, sports games, creative workshops, entertainment for toddlers, quad bike and go-kart circuits, water games, wooden games, mascots, laser paintball, gourmet stands, magicians and balloon sculptors. You can request a personalized quote online and receive a reply within 48 hours.

When Sylvie talks about the designers and craftspeople carefully chosen for her boutique - some forty of them! -her eyes sparkle, and we soon discover that each has a remarkable universe. The chiselled jewels are creations in horsehair; the felted wool for the lighting fixtures is collected by an artist whose husband is a sheep farmer; the kokeshi dolls in terra sigillata were born in Pau. The boutique is small, but offers great gift ideas. The originality of these irresistibly charming pieces highlights the excellence of French craftsmanship.

A bookshop as we like them, open between noon and two. After lunch, you'll enjoy browsing the extremely well-stocked shelves of this independent shop. The comics section is perfect, as is the one dedicated to young people, which will make you want to warm up your bank card. Le Matoulu organises a number of events, book signings and readings led by the great names in literature. Of course, you are dealing with real booksellers in the flesh who will have only excellent advice...

In the town of Chauvigny you'll find the "Histoire de cuir" boutique run by David Brissonnet, an artisan leatherworker with a passion for leather. He specializes in the creation of full-grain leather belts, which he selects himself from his supplier in Parthenay. He attaches great importance to the quality of his products and refuses to use inferior leathers. In addition to belts, he also offers small leather goods, and can work on furniture and motorcycle upholstery projects. David Brissonnet obtained a CAP in leatherworking through VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience), and now trains trainees. He also devotes part of his time to the creation of vénerie clothing, due to the growing demand for hunting products.

The Séjours Agency travel agency offers quality language stays for young people and teenagers. Approved by the Direction Régionale du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle, the agency offers financial guarantees to protect customers in the event of the agency's failure. The Séjours Agency team is made up of professionals with a passion for foreign languages, and 5 to 15 years' experience in the field of language stays. Our programs are certified by renowned institutions such as the British Council and English UK. The agency offers personalized advice and follow-up for each language stay, with a single contact person available right up to the end of the stay. In addition to language courses, participants can enjoy cultural, sports and leisure activities organized by the school. Séjours Agency also offers booking services for air tickets, hotels, cars and sightseeing trips.

Cambo-les-Bains is a town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. For those in need of computer repair services, Original WebMaker is an option to consider. They offer in-home computer assistance and troubleshooting services. In addition to their repair services, Original WebMaker also offers website creation, specific development, webmastering, consulting and auditing.

Located in the Saint-Pierre district of Bordeaux, Histoire d'y Voir Junior Opticien specializes in children's eyewear. In a relaxed yet serious atmosphere, the optician's team offers in-store shopping and personalized advice. They are attentive to the first signs of visual problems in children, such as watery eyes, red eyes or children who often rub their eyes. Frames are guaranteed against breakage with no deductible, and all repairs and lens sizing are carried out on site in their workshop. They are the exclusive partners of Miyosmart, a glassmaker specializing in children's myopia, offering fine, aesthetic lenses.

Les Jouets de Léa is a toy store located in Andernos-les-Bains. The store offers a wide range of healthy, sustainable, plastic-free toys. Among the products available are a multiplication table, an XL ice-cream cart play car, a "Nordique" compact workbench, a "Nordique" construction kit, a "Safari" animal motor cube, a mini golf course, Arc-en-ciel XL building blocks, a XL ladder game, calculating sticks and a pizza oven for children's kitchens. In-store purchases are not possible, but the store offers a drive-through and delivery service.

Located in Bayonne, Allume-moi is a lighting store offering a wide selection of vintage lighting. Allume-moi also offers a professional service for customers who are industry professionals. The store is located at 9 Rue Douer, 64100 Bayonne.

They offer a variety of jewelry in gold and platinum, with precious stones such as sapphires, diamonds and emeralds. Jewelry is available for purchase in-store.

Les Mots sucrés salés bookshop is located in the heart of the old town of Terrasson-Lavilledieu. It offers a wide choice of books and ideas for all readers. You can make your purchases in-store, or opt for in-store collection. For more information, check out their Facebook page, where you'll find photos and videos of the bookshop. Les Mots sucrés salés enjoys a good reputation, with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 15 reviews.

DIMO Diagnostic is located in Bordeaux, at 36 Rue du Maréchal Joffre. They offer a range of real estate diagnostic services for property sales and rentals. Among the services offered are the parasitic state, the descriptive state of division, the global technical diagnosis, the merule diagnosis and the energy audit. The center also provides rapid interventions, measurements, survey sketches and file updates.

Fashion'Quai is a women's clothing store located in Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The store offers a variety of services including in-store shopping, drive-through and delivery. Fashion'Quai is appreciated for its smiling welcome, wide choice of products, personalized advice and pleasant store. The sales staff are also available, and prices are affordable.

This is an independent technical control centre. She is a member of the SAS Auto'sickle network which claims the affiliation of more than 250 centers in France. Friendly welcome, very pro-friendly advice to prepare your vehicle for the best time (we don't want to trap you with a counter-visit) and control reports made available online. Rare, you are ready for replacement cars during downtime. Competitive rates compared to franchisees. 

Castillon-la-Bataille is a town known for its craftsmanship and history. This establishment offers a variety of local handicrafts, perfect for souvenirs or gifts. Another place of interest in Castillon-la-Bataille is "La Bataille de Castillon", a historical show that retraces the last battle of the 100 Years War. This event is a must for history buffs.

Very pretty store which proposes, like a boudoir, articles of beautiful French manufacture. It is one of the historical stores of Pau! Created in 1946 by a woman named Madame Souléro, this glove shop quickly became a must-see address. Taken over in 2000 by Sylvie, who has since been joined by her daughter, this store is full of wonders: leather goods, gloves, scarves, watches, jewelry... Le Gantelet du Roy works with well-known brands such as Christian Lacroix and Laulhère, to name but two. The welcome and the advice are two precious assets of this store that we can only recommend to you!

La Rochelle is a dynamic, cultural city offering a wide range of activities for visitors. Not to be missed is the 1200°C art gallery. In addition to the art gallery, La Rochelle is packed with other interesting attractions. Food lovers can visit La Cooperative Bistrotiere, a café-bar located near the gallery. For those looking for restaurant supplies, Baron Moleskine is also nearby. La Rochelle also offers many practical services, such as hotels, parking lots, supermarkets, petrol stations, banks, hospitals and post offices. Visitors can also take advantage of the water fountains dotted around town.

Iris Bijoux is a costume jewelry store located in Penne-d'Agenais. Customers can make their purchases in-store. The address is 2 Rue Bombe Cul, 47140 Penne-d'Agenais.

Studio F360 Photographie is a photography studio specializing in wedding coverage in Bordeaux. Located in the heart of the city, at 16 Rue Ulysse Gayon, the studio offers high-end services to capture the most moving moments of your wedding. The photographer, Patrick Chatelain, is renowned for his excellent work and his ability to convey emotions through his photos. The studio can travel throughout France and Europe to cover your wedding.

Oh, ladies and gentlemen! Finally, the most blue flowers of you, how many times have you gone in front of this shop and have dreamed in front of these beautiful white dresses, today that you are the most beautiful of your life? Don't rougissez! This is the strength of this store, it carries you in reverie. With bretelles or bra, with strass or voiles, these dresses have consumer style, and you should find your happiness in dressing. Gentlemen, Miss M… you also dress with his finest costumes, from the most classical to the most modern. For the dream to be the most majestic, Miss M… even offers some good addresses of providers, whether it be for the place of reception, the musical atmosphere or the photographs. Long live the bride! For those who don't have a plan to get the ring finger, you can still find a nice cocktail dress from 90 €. 

A souvenir shop of all kinds where everything is 100% made in France and even made in Bordeaux. Alongside traditional postcards, magnets, key chains, chocolates, canivés, etc., there is a more original panoply such as custom shirts and mugs, medieval dress for children aged 3 to 9 years (girls and boys), shades, pilgrim, poncho plaid, etc. capelin in polar, accessories for wine and of course wine. You can also compose its kit with a glass to the effigy of Bordeaux, a bottle of mediterated wine, a personalized sommelier apron in 5 minutes or a torch. The cherry on the cake is the vine foot to plant in its garden or on its terrace and resists -20 °. As for the reception, it is all smiles…

Each of its interior is a nice gallery in which you will find trendy decorative objects, sometimes design, sometimes more classical: lamps, chandeliers, lamps, interior fragrances, candles, crockery, carafes, cushions, hedges, vases, frames, furniture, etc. Everything is nicely presented in the shop. We love to stroll while paying attention to well-informed advice. If you cannot find your happiness in everything that is displayed in the shop, other products can be presented on the online catalogue.

Who can live even one day without his phone. Those who have launched the challenge of participating in World day without mobile phones know how difficult it is. So when it breaks down, our entire world collapses. No panic, we found the company that will give you a smile. Téléphone-Téléphone in Bordeaux-Lac is a reference for smartphone repair of all brands. The experienced and serious store team will make a diagnosis before intervening on your phone. Fast and efficient, Téléphone offers high-quality hardware troubleshooting service. 

Kidimieux is a toy store located in Hendaye. They offer a variety of products such as manual activities, board games, Kukuxumusu T-shirts, musical toys, handmade blankets from Hendaye, handmade textile creations from France, and watercolor kits from Sentosphere. Kidimieux also offers an in-store shopping and pick-up service.

Sud Express is a women's clothing store located in Agen. It is a ready-to-wear chain offering elegant and casual clothing, as well as city-style women's accessories. Services include in-store shopping and in-store collection. The store also offers private sale discounts ranging from 20% to 50%.

Proxy-Media is a computer store located in Châtelaillon-Plage. It offers a range of services including game console repair, home visits and diagnostics. Proxy-Media also offers remote sales and ensures rapid intervention on their premises or at home within a 20 km radius. In addition to repairs, they also offer user assistance, computer troubleshooting and consulting services. The store specializes in Apple Macintosh products. For computer enthusiasts in Châtelaillon-Plage, Proxy-Media is an address to remember.

La Boutique Des Vapoteurs is a chain of stores specializing in the sale of vaping products.

Located in Calviac-en-Périgord, Itinérance Cuir is a warm clothing store specializing in leather. The store offers a wide range of leather clothing for women, adapted to their morphology. Customers can buy in-store, collect in-store or have their purchases delivered. Itinérance Cuir also offers payment facilities, enabling customers to pay for their jackets in instalments, free of charge. After-sales service is also provided, with alterations, zipper replacements, lining changes and routine maintenance offered. Itinérance Cuir also offers a website where customers can view available products and subscribe to receive special offers.

This adorable boutique is a veritable paradise for brides-to-be! With over 80 stunning wedding dresses on display in its showroom in Couze-et-Saint-Front, Aime Comme Mariage offers an exceptional choice of models to suit every style, figure and budget. Private fittings are also available. The Aime Comme Mariage team is on hand to advise you on the crucial step of choosing THE dress. An on-site alterations workshop is also available. In short, it's the ideal place to find THE dress of your dreams!

At Le Sou Français in Hossegor, every coin becomes a precious treasure to be worn close to the heart. Behind this jewelry store lies a moving family story, that of a penny bequeathed by a great-grandfather who went to the front. Today, the designer perpetuates this heritage by crafting delicate jewelry that will make you, too, a passer of history. More than just jewelry, these are genuine family heirlooms passed down from generation to generation. Le Sou Français is a concept as poetic as it is personal, giving a new dimension to the jewelry we wear.

Make way for designers and their bright ideas! In this boutique-gallery or gallery-boutique, two spaces rub shoulders. The first, where the works of a painter or photographer are exhibited each month, and the second, where some twenty designers showcase their work. And it's teeming with ideas! Jewelry, accessories, trinkets, leather goods... small, one-of-a-kind pieces, ideal for a gift or to treat yourself. Each designer has a permanent booth: the perfect opportunity to meet and, why not, create something made-to-measure.

The Biocoop in Royan is an organic store. It offers a wide range of organic and ecological products. Customers can make their purchases in-store or pick them up on site. The Royan Biocoop also offers an online shopping service, as well as recipes, information on local producers and magazines.