What you can buy
NEW from 1st October 2011. TOBACCO guidelines for personal use - 800 cigarettes (was 3,200), 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 1 Kg smoking tobacco (was3 Kg).
ALCOHOL - 110 lts beer, 90 lts wine, 10 lts spirits, 20 lts fortified wine.
Information about L'Usine Cote d'Opale shopping centre in Calais - Day-tripper.net, the web magazine which saves you money when crossing the channel to Calais, to buy wine, beer, spirits and food, travelling by ferry or Eurotunnel.
Boulevard du Parc. 62231. Coquelles.
Tel: 0033 321 17 07 70.
At Coquelles in Calais, is L'Usine Cote d'Opale (opened as Marques Avenue 5th December 2003), a huge shopping centre with over 50 shops selling 80 brands at reduced prices. Conveniently situated close to the Eurotunnel exit, it is spacious and well laid out - a worthwhile port of call for English Shoppers on day-trips to Calais.
Marques Avenue, the previous owners of this mall have still have centres in Troyes, Paris, Metz, and Romans.
Opening times
(Public Holidays - Holiday Shopping) Monday to Saturday 10am - 7pm.
There is a Calais Tourist Office branch here. Cite Europe and Eurotunnel are close by.
CREDIT CARDS - we suggest you ring your credit card company before shopping in France - increased fraud means they are turning down shoppers cards if their spending deviates from the norm. Take your mobile - you can often sort the problem out over the phone.
- Marques Avenue still have other centres in France. www.marquesavenue.com
How to payCredit Cards -  -  - CB - Eurocard, (£'s) |
DirectionsFrom Ferry - take the A16, direction Boulogne, then exit 41. From Eurotunnel - follow signs for Cité Europe and then L'Usine Cote d'Opale (some signs still show Marques Avenue). Foot passengers - Bus No 5 from Rail station. |
Distance from CalaisFerry Port; Distance (km) 6 . Eurotunnel; Distance (km) 2. |
 - Facilities for the disabled
There is also a lift and escalators. Disabled parking is available. Holidays for the disabled / information |
Shops at L'Usine Cote d'OpaleThere are over 50 shops selling 80 different brands at L'Usine Cote d'Opale and a restaurant. 830 car spaces plus 11 for coaches. Brands available at L'Usine Cote d'Opale For the latest brands available at this centre check here |
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Useful Outside linksL'Usine, now in Calais. www.usinecotedopale.fr McArthur Glen Factory Shops, large chain in France. www.mcarthurglen.fr  - Troyes Magusine. There are many factory shops in Troyes. www.troyesmagusine.com
 - Conseil National des Centres Commerciaux. Find a French Centre Commercial (click the map of France). www.cncc.com
 - Centres Commerciaux. Lists many Centre Commercial throughout France and Portugal. www.centres-commerciaux.com
 - Site des Marques. Useful resource for French brand information. www.sitedesmarques.com
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