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Top 10 Places to Shop

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1. Abbaye de St-Wandrille

A 14th-century barn houses the abbey shop, outlet for the monks’ own products, including CDs of Gregorian chant, honey and beeswax candles.
2. Faïencerie Augy, Rouen

Attractive plates, jugs, vases and lamps are decorated and fired according to 16th-century methods in the workshops attached to this seductive faïence shop. Demonstrations by appointment.
3. Monique de St-Romaine, Rouen

Going to a wedding or the races at Deauville? Get a one-off hat at this charming, old-fashioned modiste (milliner), the city’s sole survivor.
4. Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp

Taste the liqueur, aged in casks in the palace basement, before visiting the shop, well stocked with Bénédictines and B&B (Bénédictine blended with brandy).
5. Delgove et Cie, Le Tréport

Following this area’s traditional method of smoking fish (drying in sawdust before smoking over a beechwood fire), this smoke-house sells salmon, mackerel, herring and haddock.
6. Aux Deux Gouttes d’Eau, Forges-les-Eaux

Alexandre Audel is a potter from Martinique specializing in Vieux-Forges faïence. He also takes commissions.
7. Ferme de Bray, Sommery

On his farm on the Route du Fromage de Neufchâtel, Patrice Perrier makes and sells cider, flour, bread and the celebrated cheese.
8. Cidrerie du Duché de Longueville, Annevillesur-Scie

De Cru cider, which uses only one variety of apple, is produced in this distillery just south of Dieppe. Stock up in the shop; if you have time, visit the exhibition about cider-making.
9. Maison du Lin, Routot

Learn about the history and production of linen at this captivating museum, then treat yourself to some new napkins or a tea towel from the tempting shop.
10. Sauver Chocolat, Le Havre

Latest venture of the Auzou family, chocolatiers since 1961, this irresistible shop is a chocoholic’s paradise.