RotterdamShopping

Clothing shopping in Rotterdam

  1. A

    The Beurstraverse

    Rotterdam's most recent shopping strip is known locally as Koopgoot, or The Shopping Ditch. With a futuristic design, this space perfectly complements the city's outlandish persona. It begins at Lijnbaan, passes under Coolsingel and finishes up in Hoogstraat.

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  2. B

    The Lijnbaan

    The Lijnbaan, lined with mainstream shops, was a trendsetter when it very gradually opened between 1951-66. It was the first car-free, pedestrianised shopping arcade and was copied worldwide. It is the heart of Rotterdam's shopping centre.

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  3. C

    Nieuwe Binnenweg

    This strip is an eclectic mish-mash of cosy coffee shops, elegant restaurants, smelly pubs and little, strange stores selling even littler strange objects such as fluorescent clubbing accessories fit only for the wildest nightspots.

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