Italie 2 is a nice, medium-sized shopping mall right next to Place d'Italie. It's one of those…read moretypes of malls that have everything you could possibly think of, and if you'd need to, you could stay in for a week and you wouldn't have a shortage of anything. Italie 2 has a large Parisian supermarket (buy fresh shrimp by the kilo!), coffee bars, toy stores, fashion outlets and even a Sephora (small tip - this Sephora has prices lower than the flagship store on the Champs-Élysées). Italie 2 is a nice place to go shopping if you'd like to save some cash and are searching for some gifts for back home.

Eh, it's a shopping mall. Nothing to write home about. The…read morepros: -it's clean 1you will find most major shops including Zara, fnac, Sephora, printemps, Franck provost + a few other hair salons, shoe stores, etc -conveniently located right at place D'italie metro stop -the cmg sports club gym is right there! -they often have special offers and coupon booklets exclusive to the shops in the mall -there's car parking and bike stands nearby The cons: -it's a little on the small side -you maybe won't find all the shops you want -it's not impressive -you have to pay money to use the bathroom (although that's pretty standard in France, but still I'm allowed to gripe about it. I have a small bladder and that requires a certain budget in France) -lacking a food court -you always get harassed by people representing charities up front asking you to donate money to their cause