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Christmas shopping in department stores; festive season magic

With the approach of the end of year celebrations, Paris becomes feverish with excitement and takes on a completely different ambiance. Take advantage of your stay at the Hotel Marais Bastille by doing your Christmas shopping in the capital’s Grands Magasins (department stores) and admire their exquisitely dressed and wonderfully imaginative festive display windows.

Discover shopping in the covered passages of Paris

The time of the Bourbon Restoration saw the flourishing of a new kind of sheltered shopping arcade in Paris. Inspired by the Napoleonic campaigns, these glass-roofed passages dedicated to trade enjoyed their golden years prior to the coming of the department stores. Today listed as historical monuments, they still house shops, tea rooms and restaurants. During your stay at the Hotel Marais Bastille, take the time to discover these Parisian architectural curiosities and enjoy a shopping session or two!

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