• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

La Vallée Village.   (Photo: Courtesy of La Vallée Village)

Escape Paris price-gouging for a day and go bargain-hunting at La Vallée Village—Euro Disney’s complex of outlet shops is the largest in France. To get there, catch the A4 RER train at Gare de Lyon or Châtelet-Les Halles and take it a half-hour to the Val d'Europe stop, right at the mall. Everything from to Zadig & Voltaire sells here for at least 33 percent less than Paris’ department-store prices. Personal shoppers are available for the sartorially clueless (two hours for $140; reservations at 33-06-21-99-98-97). For lunch, take the train to the town of Meaux, home of the famed Brie de Meaux cheese. Auberge du Champ de Mars (16, ave de Victoire; 33-1-34-15-15) has stone walls, antique tables, and Brie certification from the region’s cheese-makers.

Published on Sep 10, 2008 as a web exclusive.