This is a weird shopping mall with a weird combination of shops that has blatantly placed itself…read morenext to the eurotunnel entrance to capitalise on Brits going throughg the tunnel, but has failed miserably to offer the sort of thing we would love to see here. We don't want weird chocolate shops and random perfume places. What would make this place totally awesome would be a farmer's market with fresh local produce, like the one in Le Touqet. Get one of these in here and I'd be tempted to drive down from London to do my grocery shopping every month!

The only thing worth going here for (IMHO) is Carrefour. I've checked it out several times and it's…read morepretty much what you'd find in any shopping centre - H&M - Zara - Etam - Toys R Us even a Tescos wine store. There are a few French boutiques, gift shops and shoe shops, but generally they are average to over priced, especially the electrical store Darty. I can only suppose that they pay a premium in rent that they have to pass on. If you're gasping for a pint there is an English pub in the food court, which is a bizarre faux French street cafe affair (see photo). If you do go, make sure you make a careful note of where you've parked and which entrance you use (it's easy to get turned around).

A French "hypermarche", (what we'd call a supermarket) located near Cite Europe featuring…read moreeverything you could ask for, especially if you're a good wine-fan. Due to it's location in Calais this place is popular amongst people who want to get alcohol at a cheaper price than in the UK. Many of the staff speak English well enough to help you if you don't speak much French, and are most polite about it, (I once had someone try to insult me there in English, so I responded by insulting him in French, then he showed me what I was looking for, so it could be a sport there, heh).

This is the relatively new add-on to the big Cité Europe shopping mall (it's on the other side of…read morethe car park but you might want to move your car over to nearer the doors or you'll probably end up forgetting where you parked, the car parks are huge !!) and the idea is, it's all designer gear at knockdown prices. That may well be true but it still seems pretty expensive to me !! Good for a look around but there's nothing that special really.

From the owner: Notre centre commercial vous propose des commerces et des services variés. Supermarché, drive…read morepiéton, restauration, maison médicale, crèche, bijouterie, parfumerie, prêt à porter, électroménager, cuisine, salle de sport, distributeur de billets, école des langues, produits régionaux, chaussures, maroquinerie, coiffure, literie, pharmacie,...