Place d'Armes and
rue Royale
are the main shopping areas in Calais-Nord, with everything from
clothes and chocolate to leather and dolls; try Le Vignoble on rue
Royale for a good selection of wine. Generally, however, the streets of
Calais-Sud - particularly boulevards Jacquard and Lafayette - are a better bet.
Prisunic
department store, on bd Jacquard, has an acceptable food and wine
department. For establishments with a more inpidual character, try
the Comtesse du Barry for foie gras and other such luxury
comestibles, or the boulangerie Fred on bd Jacquard opposite the town
hall, which, aside from excellent bread, sells takeaway plats and salads. More colourful still are the
markets around place d'Armes (Wed & Sat) and bd Lafayette (Thurs & Sat). For
seafood , try Huitrière Calaisienne, on bd Lafayette, or Sole Berckoise, in bd Jacquard. The best of the
hypermarkets , or grands surfaces
, is the Auchan complex on the Boulogne road, the old N1 (Mon-Sat
9am-9pm; bus #5), which gives change in sterling should you wish it;
this is closely followed by Le Continent, on the east side of town, on
av Georges-Guynenier (daily 9am-9pm; bus #4). Cité Europe, a vast new
shopping complex by the Channel Tunnel terminal and just off the A16 in
the direction of Boulogne, offers you a large Carrefour as well as
high-street clothes shops and food shops all under one roof (Mon-Fri
9am-10pm, Sat 8.30am-10pm; bus #7).
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