Shopping in Germany: Berlin and Munich Shopping in Germany
Germany has a reputation of expertise and this is reflected in the quality of products manufactured locally. Traditional German buys include porcelain, handicrafts, toys, watches, beer steins, nutcrackers and cutlery, not to mention Mercedes and BMW.
Shopping in Berlin
Berlin has thrown off its image as a center of the plot to emerge as a dull mall fashion, antiques, furniture and home accessories. Most local malls August is Kurfa¼rstendamm (Kurfa¼rstendamm). Most shops in the city of premium quality clothing, boutiques and department stores are located on this famous street.
One reached the stage of Berlin upmarket shopping is the new Friedrichstrasse. It is a path of a mile long, with lots of designer shops, boutiques, car, coffee (with the inevitable Starbucks) and Galeries Lafayette. The proximity of the Unter den Linden features several shops, located mainly between Friedrichstrasse and the Brandenburg Gate.
A view is a legend of the era of the Cold War, the Kaufhof on Alexanderplatz. Once the haunt of communist bigwigs in Moscow and other Soviet bloc countries, now it's just a former department store.
Kreuzberg with its many shops and flea market is the ideal place to browse unsolicited articles, books second-hand and second hand clothing. For more articles shifted, thrift stores and art shops around Hackescher Market are the places to visit.
Shopping in Munich
The shopping scene in Munich has recently revamped. Modern Munich is a place where you can find famous brand names and branded goods alongside the traditional crafts such as Bavarian beer steins and Tyrolean hats. modern shopping malls such as Hyper Fa¼nf Ha¶fe gave the city a modern edgy brilliance. However, the old die Hards such as Beck and delicatessen Dallmayr and Kafer always attract legions of loyal customers.
Munich downtown pedestrian areas are the best places for a shopping adventure. The main one is the Kaufingerstrasse, a pedestrian area two kilometers from the station to the Marienplatz and north Odeonsplatz. All the chains are here. For a shopping experience more interesting, the streets around the Marienplatz, offers a few small stores, while the pedestrian zone between Marienplatz and Karlsplatz offer famous brand name clothing and shoe outlets. For international luxury items, Chief Maximilianstrasse. Celebrated designer Rudolph Moshammer local also presents his creations here.
If you want to escape the cold of Bavaria, the shopping center Olympia in the north-west of Munich near the Olympic Stadium. It is the largest center of Munich and he has numerous clothing stores, shoe stores, general stores, drug stores, music stores and food courts.
Schwabing, north of the university is the ideal place to learn about antiques Bavaria. The little shops around the Viktualienmarkt and Ta¼rkenstrasse, Theresienstrasse and Barerstrasse are very interesting and you can get lucky.
The flea market on Sunday Kunstpark Ost is an ideal place for business second hand.
Most shops are open in Munich 8:00 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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Posted on February 19, 2010.
