Must-see shopping in Central Europe

  • Holz Art

    Bern

    Holz Art sells exquisite hand-carved wooden toys, ornamental chalets and clocks.

  • Lago Shopping Mall

    Konstanz

    This small mall houses a supermarket, cafes and a cluster of high-street stores.

  • Volkertmarkt

    Prater & East of the Danube

    This little farmers market is a good pit stop for bagging some local produce.

  • La 3ème Main

    Geneva

    Designer items and accessories for the traveller and home, on two floors.

  • Kaufhof

    Munich

    There is a supermarket in the basement of this large department store.

  • BTC City

    Ljubljana

    Sprawling mall with hundreds of shops in Moste, northeast of Center.

  • City Park

    Ljubljana

    Large, modern shopping centre with 120 shops, northeast of Center.

  • Market

    Ptuj

    The town’s open-air market sells fruit, vegetables and more.

  • Sport 2000

    High Tatras

    Well-stocked winter-sports and hiking-gear outfitter.

  • Kaufhaus Tyrol

    Innsbruck

    Shopping mall with big-name stores and eateries.

  • Stadtmarkt

    Basel

    Marktplatz hosts this year-round food market.

  • Empik

    Silesia

    Chain selling books, maps and magazines.

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    Danutta Hand Gallery

    Podgórze

    Custom-made dress shop that also specialises in handmade jewellery and accessories for both men and women.

  • Pražská Tržnice

    Prague

    Almost a suburb in itself, Holešovice’s sprawling city market is in a slightly depressing state, but there are plans to change that soon. Until then, your…

  • Unitarg Hala Targowa

    Eastern Kraków

    Through the week, the city market is an option for finding fresh fruit and vegetables. The place really comes into its own on Sunday, when it hosts a…

  • Galeria Plaza

    Kraków

    Handy shopping centre if you happen to be staying out this direction. There's a Carrefour supermarket for picking up food. They also have bowling alley…

  • Grand Union Souvenir Shop

    Ljubljana

    This small souvenir shop in the Grand Hotel Union specialises in products and souvenirs with a Ljubljana brand. This is the place to pick up city-themed…

  • Ernst-August-Galerie

    Hanover

    A large, modern shopping complex right next door to the main train station.

  • City Galerie

    Lower Saxony & Bremen

    A large, modern shopping centre with a Rewe supermarket on the lower level.

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