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Oct 27, 2008
La Vallée Village outlet mall is just outside Paris and minutes from Disneyland. At this shopping center, upscale European and international brand-name clothes are on sale at huge discounts in a village-like setting with cobblestone streets and individually styled shops. La Vallée Village can easily be reached by train or by car from central Paris while long-distance trains, including Eurostar, TGV, and RER trains, also stop nearby.
Brand Names at La Vallée Village Outlet Mall in Paris
Most of the around a hundred shops at La Vallée Village outlet mall sell brand-name clothes with a few shops selling jewelry, home design accessories, and travel goods. Men, women, and children are all well catered for with the selection ranging from sports clothing to formal wear. As with many upscale outlet malls worldwide, wares on offer at La Vallée Village are previous season and overstocked items rather than shop soiled or factory rejects. Discounts are generally at least 30% but bargains at 70% and more off retail price are not uncommon.
The emphasis at La Vallée Village outlet mall is on up-market brand names. Internationally renowned brands having outlets here include Armani, Bally, Burberry, Calvin Klein, D&G, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Kenzo, Max Mara, Mexx, Polo Ralph Lauren, Timberland, and Tommy Hilfiger. Popular European brands that are less commonly seen at international outlet malls include amongst others Alexandre de Paris, Apostrophe, Bodum, Christian Lacroix, Descamps, Givenchy, Mandarina Duck, Porsche Design, and Villeroy & Boch. Nike, Puma, Reebok, and Samsonite, as seemingly at every outlet mall in the world, also have shops at La Vallée Village.
Food outlets at La Vallée Village are surprisingly limited for a French shopping center. Starbucks and Bert’s Café Contemporain are good for coffee or a snack but for a serious meal it is best to head back to Paris.
- La Vallée Village outlet mall is open year round from 10 am (11am on Sunday) to 7 pm. The shopping complex is only closed on January 1, May 1, and December 25.
Transportation to La Vallée Village Outlet Mall in Paris
La Vallée Village outlet mall is just outside Paris on the rail and road routes from the French capital to Reims and Champagne. Navigation is easy as it is close to Disneyland with its excellent tourism infrastructure. Getting to the outlet shops is easy both by train or car from Paris.
- By Train from Paris to La Vallée Village Outlet Mall
Getting to La Vallée Village outlet mall is easiest from down town Paris by RER suburban train. Take RER line A4 heading towards Marne-la-Vallée Chessy / Parc Disneyland station and get off at Val d'Europe / Serris-Montevrain station. From here, it is an easy walk pass Val d’Europe shopping center to La Vallée Village outlet mall.
- RER line A4 stops in Paris at amongst others La Défense, Charles de Gaulle-Étoile, Châtelet-Les Halles, and Gare de Lyon.
Many long-distance trains stop at Marne-la-Vallée Chessy / Parc Disneyland station, mostly for the benefit of visitors to Euro Disney. From here, it is only one stop on the RER A4 to Val d’Europe.
Getting to La Vallée Village from central Paris is easiest and fastest by RER train but Cityrama also have a few bus trips per week from downtown Paris that allows for around six hours of shopping at the outlet mall.
- By Car from Paris to La Vallée Village Outlet Mall
La Vallée Village outlet mall is around 30 km (20 miles) from the heart of Paris off highway A4 heading towards Reims. From Autoroute A4, use the Val d’Europe Marne-la-Vallée exit.
- Limousine services in a Baby Bentley or Mercedes S-Class stretched limo is also bookable from Place de la Concorde to La Vallée Village outlet mall for true VIP shopping in style.
La Vallée Village outlet mall is convenient for travelers to Disneyland Paris while travelers on some Eurostar and TGV trains can also make stopovers here or use Marne-la-Vallée as point of entry or exit from Paris. For some, shopping at La Vallée Village may even be a more desirable day trip from Paris than say sightseeing at Versailles or Fontainebleau.
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