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Just off Place Bellecour is the so-called “golden triangle” formed by Rue Emile Zola, Rue du Président Edouard Herriot and Rue Gasparin, whose boutiques rival Paris for designer shopping. Among Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Max Mara and Cacharel are several affordable shops selling homewares, jewellery, shoes and men and ladies’ clothing.

Lyon is also great for antique shopping: there is the Auguste Comte district, the Cité des Antiquaires dealers, the canal flea market, and plenty of secondhand bookshops and bric-a-brac stalls. Elsewhere, there is a large shopping mall in the modern part of Lyon, Part Dieu, which has 300 shops including Galeries Lafayette.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3820 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3819
Buy some chocolates for yourself or pick up some presents – the coussins de Lyon, chocolate in marzipan, are the local speciality. Bernachon (42 Cours Franklin Roosevelt) is also a renowned Lyon chocolate maker.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3819 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3817 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3817 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3688 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3688 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3394 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3394