Munich Shopping

Several stories, offering everything you could need or want. It is opened from 09h00 - 20h00. The people are very friendly and helpfull. Most sales clerks speak english.

What to buy: I bought a 5 megapixel digital camera for 129 euros. This camera has all the bells and whistles. At home I would pay easily 2-3 times as much.

Probably the most beautiful and famous markets of München. Established in 1807 this is a great market in the city center for fruit, vegetables, flowers, eggs, mikl and other groceries. The old-fashioned word "Viktualien" is just that, groceries. You get little snacks as well as ingredients for a picknick in the English Garden for example.

Around the market there are little statues of famous people from München like the actor Karl Valentin.

On this market you meet locals and visitors alike.

This is a very stylish mall with top-notch stores such as Armani or Zegna (my favourite). I can't afford it, but I can afford to look at it and have a piece of cake in the stylish cafe within the premises of the Hypo-Bank art gallery.

What to buy: expensive designer clothing

What to pay: a hellofalotofmoney

well....I mentioned this already as "on the beaten path" ...but for those who really like his designs...here is where to find his store...just in front of Hotel "Vier Jahreszeiten" ..... well, I don´t know what will happen to the store now since he is not alive anymore, but I heard that the store will probably be closed.

I meanwhile learned that a lot of celebrities bought his design fashion, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, swedish king Carl Gustaf, Las Vegas stars Siegfried & Roy, actor Richard Chamberlain, german showman Thomas Gottschalk or the tenor José Carreras.

What to buy: ties, men clothes....traditional clothes.

What to pay: a lot I guess

Directly right of the old city hall on the Marienplatz is the department store “Ludwick Beck”. Here you can find clothes, especially some more exclusive things like hats, belts, underwear and ballroom dresses. They also have designer brands like Elisabeth Arden, Kokaii, Bernd Berger, Prada etc etc…
However, clothes here (except the basics) are often expensive. But: the store has a extensive collection of classical music CDs and jazz as well as some soul CD. The large CD section is located on the top floor. You will not find mainstream pop or rock, but from Chopin to Beethoven, Bach and modern classic jazz like Keith Jarrett you will find everything.

What to buy: - Clothes in every price range
- Lingery, hats, bags, accesoires
- Classical and jazz CDs !
- Small bistro, coffee, chocolates

What to pay: for a CD between 5 and 15 Euro

This is the best bookstore in town for travel enthusiasts. The Geo-Buchladen (Geo bookstore) is quite small but books are stores up to the ceiling and in some storage rooms outside the store. This store has travel guides on every country and National park there is, be it Burma or Patagonia, Tibet or Kazaksthan, the Bermudas or Micronesia. Next to travel guides and adventure reports you can find large format photograph books as well as a very detailed map collection. If you want to go hiking in the closeby Bavarian Alps or want to climb Zugspitze or other mountains this shop is a must.
The staff is very friendly and always helpful in finding a map of a remote areas and of the scale you desire. If they do not have it they can always order it.

What to buy: - Travel guides
- Large format photograph books
- Adventure reports
- Biographies of famous geographers
- Maps of all scales
- Globes of the earth and the moon

What to pay: depends on the item.Between 10 to 200 Euro ...

Want to go on a jeep safari through the Sahara desert? Climb K-2 in the Himalaya? Explore the Amazonas in Brazil or just hike in the Alps? Därr has it all. It is one of Munich’s best assorted small outdoor and adventure stores. Tents, sleeping-bags, Gore tex- and Fleece gear, water purifying tablets and solar showers, hiking boots and trecking sandals, hammocks and langauge translators, GPS and a wide collection of maps … there are not many thing you will not find. The employees are helpful and friendly. The owner family is well known for their adventurous travels and safaris.

What to buy: - tents, sleeping bags, gore tex gear
- warm underwear, socks, fleece gear
- hiking boots, trecking sandals
- anti-mosquito sprays, water purifier, camp stoves
- maps, GPS, pocket knifes
- translation guides, flash lights, emergency light
- etc., etc., etc.

What to pay: average prices for these kinf of items

Schwabing is a quarter of Munich and many students live here. Rents are expensive and stores often feature exclusive products. You will not find the main stream brands you find in the pedestrian zones. Instead, there are many small stores intermingeled between residential buildings, bistros and cafes. There are stores for designer shoes, hats, designer-furniture, glass-art pieces, paper and pens, wineries, asian stores and antique shops. You can find almost anything, if you are willing to stroll along the streets. Most products will be quite pricy though.

Schwabing can be reahced by food from the Marienplatz in 10-15 minutes by foot. Walk towards the Odeonsplatz and then up the Leopold-road and then turn left into e.g. Gidela-street. Look at www.stadtplan.de for a detailed street map of Schwabing.

What to buy: - Furniture and decoration
- Arts, crafts and antiques
- Individual clothes, shoes, hats and bags
- wine, liquors, speciality foods
- etc. etc. etc

What to pay: above average prices