And now back to memory lane in my former dept 78 of Yvelines; plenty mentioned in my blog. We purchase here many items and came to eat several times as well as the best cinema around ,and just off the City limits of Versailles, I found some pictures not in my blog and they should, therefore, here is again , my Parly II Shopping Center of Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt !!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I.
Well, you probably come from a country of big malls or shopping centers and these are rare in France, even if the newest ones are pretty much out there, Well ,we were lucky to lived for 9+ years in Versailles (see posts), and we always shopped at Parly II in nearby across the street Le Chesnay. Now town officially Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt. My boys went to middle and high school here or collége/Lycée, a very nice town chic a bit upscale and the mall is just an extention of it. We love it !! One was on the wonderful shopping center mall of Parly II, the best mall in the whole region of Île de France in my opinion. Even if actually is the town next over Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.
The Parly II officially opened in November 4, 1969 with 150 shops, it was the second largest shopping center in France !! Designed for the automobile, it has extensive parking on two and three levels!. The shopping center includes a covered three-level gallery, in which are located branches of Parisian department stores (Le Printemps, BHV), many shops and cinema, and very modern. It was enlarged for the first time in 1987 and covered 107,000 m2. The second extension was inaugurated in November 2017 increasing the commercial surface by 10 000 m2. In 2017, it had 187 stores. My late dear Dad Elio, son and me below!
The shopping official address is 2 Avenue Charles de Gaulle The hours are 10h to 21h Mondays to Saturdays, Sundays Truffaut is open 10-19h , McDonalds 9h to 22h and Pizza del Arte 11h30 to 22h30. The restos here are plenty from Brioche Dorée, Comtesse du Barry, Laura Todd, Ellis gourmet burger , pizza del Arte, Paul boulangerie, McDonalds, and many service stores , tabac, repairs of jewelry,and clothings, banks, travel stores etc. The big Paris stores are here , all you need under one roof with class. Great department stores like FNAC, BHV de Paris, Au Printemps, Decathlon, Boulanger,Truffaut, Darty, Apple store, games like , Monoprix, Orange, Optic 2000, Lenôtre, Nicolas, Lindt chocolate, Jeff de Bruges, Armand Thiery, Adidas, Auchan hypermarket, Alain Figaret, Father & Sons, Hugo Boss, Ikks, Jules, Lacoste, Levi’s, Nocibé, Sephora, Tommy Hilfiger, Yves Rocher, and Zara to name some of my favorites still there. To check as these might change.
You have carte cadeau or gifts cards, and can take your own Parly II card for discounts in the mall; events invitations, children animations, and guignol shows. Valet parking available. Free WiFi, personal shopper, children spaces with care, as well as baby changers, nurse on duty at level or niveau 0 next to PC securité. Reception for hire of taxis, chairs, etc, phone recharge outlets, car wash by the porte de la concorde Mondays to Saturdays 10h to 18h, photo cabinet Harcourt at level or niveau 1 Porte Vendôme and 4600 parking spaces for free. Parking levels -3,-2, -1, 1,0, The best at level or niveau 1 by Porte Saint Michel entered right into the food court of goodies !! Fully AC or heated yeararound with outside Cinema UGC to reopen with 12 showrooms as the previous one was a bit used and we love it underground! Really for once a real mall ambiance and trés chic, you will love it while in Versailles, as we did/do!
The way to get there from Versailles other than driving is to take bus 6201 from the RER C rive gauche château train station to the mall. The shopping center is served by 2 bus stops Centre Commercial Parly 2, and Parly 2 Dutertre . Also the bus 6202 from Avenue Sainnt Cloud corner with Avenue de l’Europe to Centre Commercial Parly 2 Also, a few hundred meters down you can walk into the domaine of Versailles (palace ) by the Porte Saint Antoine (see post) and the hameau of M-A and the Trianons, where we did our walks/jogs! Awesome area and many memories! If you decide to take the car from Paris , take the A13 direction
Rouen and get on exit :Sortie 6. Get on the D186 at Rocquecourt direction Versailles, get around the arboretum bypass and see panel for centre commercial Parly II.
The Parly II officially opened in November 4, 1969 with 150 shops, it was the second largest shopping center in
France. Designed for the automobile, it has extensive parking on two and three levels!. The shopping center includes a covered three-level gallery, in which are located branches of Parisian department stores (Le Printemps, BHV), many shops and cinemas recently reopened ) and modernized. It was enlarged for the first time in 1987 and covered 107,000 m2. The second extension was inaugurated in November 2017 increasing the commercial surface by 10 000 m2. In 2017, it has 187 stores. In fact,the story tell us that the center was to be called Paris 2 but the Parisians objected for fear of losing business, so the name of Parly was used instead ( a town in the dept Yonne ,region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
At the same time as the shopping center, was built the condominium of Chesnay-Trianon (Parly 2). The largest co-ownership in
Europe, it includes 7,500 homes for more than 18,000 inhabitants (the Parlysiens). And just behind this was my kids’s middle school!!! More on the residences here: https://www.parly2.com/residences/
The official Westfield Parly II Shopping Center: https://www.westfield.com/france/parly2
There you go folks, if you like shopping ! and big malls , then this one was made for you. A must for the shopping in us with a sublime combination of Versailles ,great. Again, hope you enjoy this post on my Parly II Shopping Center of Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
