Paris Travel Answers

Why not purchase your bread when you get there? Gluten-free diets are not unknown in Europe, and with a little looking around the net, you can find places to buy your bread. Just to throw out a couple of examples, a search brought up this page: adventuresomekitchen.wordpre... I looked up Naturalia (praised in the article) and here is a map/listing of their locations in Paris: http://tinyurl.com/7rcbes3 This was just once search - taking a few minutes will very likely turn up more options. Good luck!

Oh! Thank you SO much! I just didn't know where to look, this is GREAT!! :D

good response on naturalia, and you wont have a problem finding it here. if I know the area can point.::: cheers

You're very welcome - now you can relax! And if Gwened says it's good, it must be - he's a local. :)

Wow, thanks! We will be staying at Avalon Hotel, 133 boulevard de Magenta, just by Gare Du Nord. Our time of arrival will be at about 6 or 7 pm, are there any shops open at that time?

According to the map there is a Naturalia on 75 Boulevard de Magenta so not far at all from you. I can't find hours but being it's a market, I'm guessing it might still be open into the evening. Gwened? Your thoughts?

Hmmm - this says 73 Boulevard Magenta instead of 75 but no matter - the difference is small. It looks like this: cityvox.fr/bons-produits_par...

shops ,normally open until 19h but in Paris they are sometimes on until 20h it depends on the store. The magenta area is great for shopping fabrics, clothes at good prices allup blvd magenta there is a Naturalia at 73, Boulevard Magenta and about 600 meters from that one there is a Biocoop, same line 73 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière Les jardin de voluptes serves veggi and bio food, its a restaurant, 10 rue de l'Echequier near gare de l'est train station store Bio Generation,195 rue du faubourg saint martin, and Biosphare,57 rue Saint Maur,all glutten free near metro rue saint maur La Vie Claire is a chain of stores all glutten free and Bio, see webpage for Paris lavieclaire.com/ou-nous-trou... as I said you wont have a problem, google for the addresses all near you;Enjoy Paris

Typing same time, it is 73,exact the webpage is here naturalia.fr/entreprise/nos_... you can put the postal code of the hotel for all stores near you, the closest been 73 bd Magenta cheers

Ok, if this info is current (won't swear to that) it appears to be open from 10:00 - 20:00 daily. I have seen some others that close early on Sundays so I'd check their hours when you make your first visit. http://tinyurl.com/bl9egyu

LOL, typing same time again. :O)

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Thank you SO MUCH both of you! :) Now I know my stay in Paris will be a lot better. I will definitely try to check out that gluten-free resaturant mentioned in the blog: Des Si Et Des Mes. ^_^

Enjoy beautiful Paris - I love that city!

indeed Paris is a movable feast....! Enjoy it

You can find sometimes gluten free bread at a local "boulangerie" if you ask around. In bigger supermarkets too (like Carrefour,...), they have ranges of special diet food, not unlike "natural food" shops.

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To answer the actual question, both Sweden and France are in the European Union, which is among other things a CUSTOMS UNION! This means you can take what you like (other than weapons, narcotic drugs, etc...) across internal EU borders and into France. There are no customs controls anyway, and as far as I know nobody has ever accused gluten-free food of being dangerous to public health which is the only issue that can occasionally justify restrictions on free movement of goods (foot and mouth disease, avian flu..).