10 Best Places to Shop in Vaud, Switzerland

This department store has clusters of designer areas on several levels.

When you're in the market for a high-end watch, keep in mind that this shop sells brands like Blancpain and Omega.

Rolex, Tag Heuer, and Baume & Mercier are on offer at Bucherer.

A modern, multilevel complex diagonally across from the train station, the Centre Manor Vevey (still called Saint-Antoine by locals after the previous structure) clusters large and small retailers within its glass panels. The underground parking is a smart alternative to the cramped, restricted parking in Old Town.

For magazines, travel guides, and other reading material, FNAC is the superstore. It even has a hyperactive coffee bar and a ticket kiosk.

This modern complex is filled with shops and restaurants. Underground parking is connected to the Place du Marché, a large covered pavilion where the open-air food market is held every Friday morning.

This upscale department store has a splendid food hall on the lower level.

If you are searching for brands like Ebel, go to Guillard.

The town's best cheese shop sells coveted double-crème from a dairy in Gruyéres that locals line up to purchase before the limited daily supply runs out.

Value-priced Manor stocks a full range of merchandise, including souvenirs. It has bountiful food offerings, too.