The best fashion and gift stores Causses et Cévennes

The most beautiful postcards of the city are displayed in panoramic format. Beautiful photographs, home production, which will make it possible to visit this end of Aveyron to their recipients… Mr Martin has a permanent exhibition of his finest pictures in the shop.

Becoming an institution on Alés is the world of culture, knowledge and knowledge that awaits you here. This large, multi-lingual library opens on two levels and many rays, where walking distance to the books is really pleasant, thanks to the good signalitique and the well arranged space. Whether in youth, literature, school literature, history, economics, sociology, law, languages, politics, psychology, BD, travel, tourism or regionalism, to name but these departments, we are always welcomed by competent staff, sellers who know a radius. You can. to order everything that is written. Note, the interesting loyalty card that is offered to all clients. As in Montpellier, the bookshop regularly organises authors'signatures, debates around topical topics and artistic animations, which actively participates in the alésienne and Cévennes cultural life.

Founded in 1989, the company's aim is to offer affordable, timeless leather city gloves to as many people as possible. Made with traditional craftsmanship, the gloves are designed to be durable, solid, comfortable and repairable. In addition to equipping the characters in a number of famous films, Atelier du Gantier works with the costume designers at the famous Parisian amusement park. In addition to a visit to the boutique, take advantage of a glove-making demonstration at the workshop, and don't forget to have your pair made to measure!

Catherine André is a top-of-the-range clothing company specialising in knitwear, distinguished by its work on materials, colours and shapes. The brand has built a creative and poetic universe where light and color draw infinitely new jacquards and prints. The design studio has a specific know-how, combining traditional and innovative knitting techniques. Each season, this expertise is used to create a new story, a new journey to give birth to exclusive models.

Pâtisserie Veyret is a true paradise for pastry lovers. Run by Sylvain Veyret, master pastry chef and chocolatier, this store offers a wide range of sweet specialties to delight young and old alike. Whether you're looking for viennoiseries, pastries, ice creams, confectionery or special breads, you're sure to find what you're looking for at Veyret. Sylvain Veyret, with his experience and qualifications, puts all his know-how at the service of his creations. He uses quality products, sourced mainly from local producers, to guarantee excellent artisanal pastries.

In Alès, Fnac's bookshop department offers you all the bestsellers, thrillers and books in the news in its bookshop area. Need a specific title or book? Let a bookseller be your guide, and he'll be at your disposal during store opening hours. If your book isn't on the shelves, you can have it delivered free of charge to the store the next day, or order it online.

This luxury stocking manufacturer has been weaving its tradition in the Cévennes of Gard since 1918. The family-run, high-end business, now in the hands of the third generation, is now making a name for itself with its French production. The company houses within its walls the last ancient looms in Europe. A rare treasure that allows it to manufacture the famous "fully fashioned" Cervin stockings in 100% silk, crystal nylon or cashmere, which have won over, among others, Catherine Deneuve and the dancers of the Crazy Horse.

Created on the streets of Brazil, Da Rua means "of the street" in Portuguese. It was here that André, originally from a small town near Sao Paulo, learned to create mesh bracelets using ancestral techniques. Arriving in Lozère with Noémie, they decided to take up these techniques to create Da Rua bracelets with a style both delicate and rebellious. They are handmade by André, stitch by stitch, in their workshop in La Canourgue. Find their beautiful creations online and in several boutiques in Lozère.

In a small village in the heart of the Gévaudan region, artisan saddler-maroquin maker Joffrey Niel shares his passion for leather and traditional know-how by offering his handmade creations in his boutique-atelier. As part of a local approach, he uses skins from exclusively French tanneries producing high-quality, personalized and durable leather. Trained by the Compagnons du Devoir, he cuts, assembles and sews each bag, satchel, wallet, belt and other leather accessories on site, using ancestral know-how.

Julien Tuffery, the^fourth generation of master tailors, has been able to take advantage of the renewed interest in Made in France and its know-how to build a trendy image for his business. Atelier Tuffery selects only noble materials: high quality denim fabrics, and French, hand-stitched. The range of Tuffery jeans comes in trousers, shorts and shirts for men, as well as trousers, shirts, skirts and shorts for women. The Florac brand also offers some accessories: straps, belts...

Founded in 1957, the club organizes meetings to exchange ideas, as well as outings and photo rallies for beginners and advanced photographers. Affiliated with the Fédération photographique de France, it regularly takes part in competitions and exhibits the work of its thirty or so members every year. One of its most active members is Jean-François Salles, a renowned photographer who has contributed images to numerous books on the Lozère region. Although photography has come a long way since the 50s, the spirit of the club has remained the same: mutual help and conviviality.

The store offers bicycles in all shapes and sizes and for all uses. Whether you're a touring cyclist, a mountain biker, a thrill-seeker, a veteran or a child, the choice is yours, depending on your skills, morphology and desires. Over the past twenty years, the store's employees have referenced 2,000 items and operate a specialized workshop (repair and maintenance of all makes). They provide replacement bikes and "made-to-measure" assemblies. They also rent out bikes, mountain bikes, electric-assist bikes, etc.

Since 1852 in Millau, Mégisserie Richard has been renowned for its expertise in the manufacture of top-of-the-range dipped lambskins for the luxury goods industry, for leather goods, clothing, footwear and glove-making. Combining artisanal processes with modern industrial techniques, the company offers a range of 60 colors of lamb skins from Aveyron and Entrefinos in Spain. In 2013, the company was awarded the "Entreprise du patrimoine vivant" label, and in 2023, the Silver Medal of the Leather Working Group.

Near Gambetta Avenue, you enter the factory itself to finally access the collections shop. Here, the male models on one side, the woman on the other. The collections present the current cuts, the trend colours… As for the classics, they remain presented all year round: coats, three-quarters, soft or fur jackets, the whole is made of lainée skin, nubuck or fin. But it is in the summer that the choice is the widest, especially for colours. The price range of this house, founded in 1925, is wide enough to satisfy the greatest number.

On the Causses, one hundred and thirty years of glove history are written in Millau, the world cradle of the glove. This very special place is home to master glove-makers, seamstresses with meticulous hands and a unique know-how that no machine can replace. In the boutique, you can find top-of-the-range gloves made on site, as well as visit the workshops and a museum on the history of the company, featuring objects and gloves from old collections.

In a large workshop that has preserved its glass and waxed floors, three art professions display and enhance each other. Mary Beyer signs a colours jewelry that harmoniously blends the colours of the pearls of rock and strass, then used in haute couture, under his direction, Lavabre Cadet house regained his great references - she worked for Balmain, Chanel, Givenchy, Saint Laurent… - and released every year a collection of original gloves added to classical models.

In its two boutiques (over 500 m2), André Sales offers a wide range of leather goods, gloves, belts, briefcases, luggage, umbrellas, leather gift items, scarves, skins... Since 1984, the workshop has been making bags, small leather goods and belts, offering a wide choice of models: lambskin, stag, cowhide... Other address: Place du Mandarous.

In the off-season, one knocks on the window of this shop, but in summer it is always wide open onto the courtyard which also joins the workshop. For the pleasure of the eyes, all the leather goods are wisely lined up: briefcases, wallets, travel bags and handbags of all shapes. Black and browns are found throughout the range, with colours changing according to the collections, which means that some items can be purchased at promotional prices. The quality is impeccable.

Bleu de chauffe evokes the canvas jacket once worn by steam locomotive drivers. It's also the signature of a young leather goods company. The brand's creations are inspired by the old trade bags once carried by letter carriers, plumbers and doctors. They are entirely manufactured in Aveyron. The skins are rigorously selected and naturally and vegetable tanned. Each bag is signed and dated by the maker, "like a unique piece".

Maison Lavabre Cadet was once Yves Saint Laurent's favorite glove brand, and was recently acquired by French luxury goods house Camille Fournet. Established in 1946, the Millau workshop still makes bespoke gloves for haute couture houses. Lavabre Cadet's exacting standards and expertise are perfectly in tune with the contemporary values of French luxury that Camille Fournet sought. Lavabre Cadet gloves can be found in numerous luxury boutiques in Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Beijing.