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Galeries Lafayette   Paris

Galeries Lafayette, Paris

 90 Reviews  you can email for info and reservation or phone when in Paris. Its a popular venue so I am told. the correct email for a response to all question is the customer service... 

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Harrods   London

Harrods, London

 137 Reviews  Travelling with women three "monuments" are mandatory in London - Oxford street, Marks and Spencer and Harrods. I visited all of them (of course!) but my favorite is this one - beautiful, with nice... 

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Souvenir Shops   Amsterdam

Souvenir Shops, Amsterdam

 45 Reviews  It's a souvenir shop, just like others. Plenty of souvenirs sold here. Prices are not much different from others. However, I've looked for a nice t-shirts elsewhere but I was disappointed...they were... 

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Women's Clothing   Rome

Women's Clothing, Rome

 52 Reviews  Starting at the Spanish Steps, Via Condotti is the place to go to if you have the cash and are after designer shopping, in particular Italian brands - the street it rather narrow and it's always... 

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Shoes / Clothes   Barcelona

Shoes / Clothes, Barcelona

 55 Reviews  We found several chain stores like H&M, C&A and Sukot, all of which, for us, were deals. The prices they offered were less than 50% of what we had at home so we took advantage. For shoes, take a look... 

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Venetian Masks (carnival etc)   Venice

Venetian Masks (carnival etc), Venice

 65 Reviews  Funny thing. While in all Europe, in December, commerce is directed to Christmas, Venice is already selling… Carnival. Yes, if we search for it we may find some gadgets included in Christmas... 

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KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens)   Berlin

KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), Berlin

 37 Reviews  Kaufhaus des Westens (abbreviated KaDeWe) is a German department store in the center of the capital Berlin. It is located in the Tauentzienstraße in the Schöneberg district, close to the... 

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Shopping Centres / Malls   Dublin

Shopping Centres / Malls, Dublin

 39 Reviews  This building originally was the city mansion of Viscount Powerscourt and was built in 1774 with granite from the Powercourt county Wicklow estate. In 1981 it was turned into an upmarket centre with... 

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Shopping Areas   Madrid

Shopping Areas, Madrid

 33 Reviews  A large shopping mall adjacent to the train station of the same name. in fact the mall lies in what was once part of the station. All the usual chains are here; H&M, Monsoon, Pimkie, Footlocker etc.... 

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Shopping Malls & Streets   Brussels

Shopping Malls & Streets, Brussels

 67 Reviews  Brussels has very limited opening hours. Most city centre shops and boutiques close at 18.00 most days and even the supermarkets close at 20.00 the latest. Normally, the shops are not open on... 

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Strøget   Copenhagen

Strøget, Copenhagen

 24 Reviews  The Stroget is the longest pedestrianised street in the World,the street is bound to the west by Radhus Plasden square and to the east by the Kings New Square(Kongens).Many of the city's most famous... 

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Leather   Florence

Leather, Florence

 34 Reviews  Although the store looks nice and has decent quality leather, there was a problem with a jacket I had altered and shipped to me. I had to pay customs a lot, and return shipping. My debit card... 

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Shopping centers and malls   Lisbon

Shopping centers and malls, Lisbon

 61 Reviews  The biggest Spanish chain conquered Lisbon. With the best accessibility among all the greater shopping malls (central location and Metro) this is an easy place to shop. Prices are not very cheap,... 

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Souvenirs   Stockholm

Souvenirs, Stockholm

 23 Reviews  It is the Royal gifts shop where one can buy any souvenir items on the Swedish Royal family like postcards, writing pads, envelopes, pictures and other gift items that is somehow related to the Royal... 

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Clothes - not high fashion   Milan

Clothes - not high fashion, Milan

 22 Reviews  A great location for everyday shopping is the Corso Buenos Aires. A wide, busy street, it's everything you need from a high street - clothes, shoes, accessories, department stores, cafes, DVD and... 

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Plaka   Athens

Plaka, Athens

 29 Reviews  Plaka is a hotspot for shopping and people watching at night in Athens. Vendors set up blankets in the middle of the avenue and lay out their offerings of fake designer purses, belts, wallets, watches... 

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What to buy?   Moscow

What to buy?, Moscow

 39 Reviews  You will find Russians, especially in Moscow, very brand conscious. This is especially true amoung the emerging middle class professionals and the niveau riche. From brand new BMWs & Mercedes, Rolexes... 

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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)   Krakow

The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Krakow

 73 Reviews  The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) is siad to have been the first shopping mall in the world. Nowadays it functions as a kind of market for tourists. All kinds of Polish crafts and souvenirs are available... 

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Stockmann   Helsinki

Stockmann, Helsinki

 39 Reviews  The Stockmann department store is a culturally significant business building and department store located in the centre of Helsinki. The Stockmann logo represents a set of escalators, because the... 

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Cloths, shoes, fashion   Antwerp

Cloths, shoes, fashion, Antwerp

 52 Reviews  Urban streetwear for men/women. After the succes in Oostende / Gent / Knokke / Brugge, this famous shop finally settled in the fashion capital of Belgium. This shop has the most modern clothes in... 

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Chocolate Stores   Brugge

Chocolate Stores, Brugge

 56 Reviews  There are many entering their experience regarding their experience about the best choclate experience. I have to add that Neuhas is number one, however, when the choclate is 100% made in belgium and... 

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Malls   Warsaw

Malls, Warsaw

 31 Reviews  The Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) is in the center of Warsaw next to the Central Railway Station. The futuristic glass roof covers in interior courtyard and most closely, the food court on the top... 

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Clothes   Tallinn

Clothes, Tallinn

 11 Reviews  Heaven is well designed baby and children store in De La Gardia mini shopping center near the old town gates towards to the city centre. The store occupies most of the third floor -- but as there is... 

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Arndale Centre   Manchester

Arndale Centre, Manchester

 15 Reviews  A very large shopping centre in the middle of Manchester,built in two phases in 1972 and 1979.The centre was then redeveloped after an IRA bomb attack in 1996 that damaged a several parts of the... 

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Galeries Lafayette   Nice

Galeries Lafayette, Nice

 8 Reviews  The famous Galeries Fayayette but seems things are less expensive thant GL in Paris. You will find almost everything for gifts and your own use. women and men clothes. Gifts As much as you can afford... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

AUSTRIA: Designer Outlet Parndorf: Shop till you drop !

by globetrott

There is no ovious reason to go to Parndorf EXCEPT for the Designer-Outlet !Shopping is the one and only thing you can do in the Designeroutlet Parndorf : the old village of Parndorf is in a distance of 2-3 km, and it even has a seperate exit on the highway. The shops in the Designeroutlet are in a wide row of houses and I guess you need at least 1 hour to pass by all of these shops and taking a look at just the first offers that you can see through the windows.You will not only find fashion-shops but also luggage like Samsonite etc. you will find photo- and computershops like Niedermayer and even Beate Uhse ( everybody in Austria knows what kind of a shop that is, and for the others I am NOT going to explain...)In the designeroutlet Parndorf you will find150 different shops with more than 600 different lablesit is open daily except sundays and holidays !!Monday till Friday : 09.30a.m....

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Kröver Nacktarsch: GERMANY > Mosel-wine Kröver Nacktarsch

by globetrott

Kröv is a small village in the Mosel-valley between Berncastle-Kues and Koblenz and it is famous for its great wine. Nacktarsch is the name of it's most famous wine .That is quite an unsusual name for a wine(= n@cked @ss in english ) and it might make a funny souvenir for your friends at homeMore infos about Kröv and the Nacktarsch are on my Kröv-page. About 3 Euros for a bottle Nacktarsch 2002

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Rothenburg - Käthe Wolfahrts Weihnachtsdorf: Christmas-shopping all over the year

by globetrott

Käthe Wohlfahrts Weihnachtsdorf in Rothenburg ob der Tauber / Germany is one of the very few places in Europe, where you may buy Christmas-decorations ALL year long !! Its a place for all those, you need some X-mas-feeling not only a few days during the year, and mostly you will see just japanese and American tourists there, who cannot get such typical german handcraf-articles in their own homecountries. Prices are a bit higher maybe that in other places - but There they are available only for a few weeks before X-mas.

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Freeport: AUSTRIA / CZECHIA - Designer Outlets for men

by globetrott

below you will find a list of all the designer outlets especially for men - and also a link to the web-page of Freeport.There are many restaurants and cafes as well in the large freeport-hall.Freeport is open daily 10.00a.m. - 09.00 p.m. !!Click here for a map by www.multimap.com Designer Outlets for men :Brubaker - Calvin Klein - Chevignon - Corso Italia - Diesel - Glenfield - Jackpot & Cottonfield - Jerem - KARA Trutnov - Kenvelo - Lacoste - Lee Cooper - Levi's Dockers - Licona - Mandarina Duck - Mexx - OP Profashion - Pepe jeans - San Siro - Sarar - Time Out - Tommy Hilfinger You better check on their web-page below !

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Freeport: AUSTRIA / CZECHIA - Designer Outlets for Ladies

by globetrott

I am not very familiar with these kinds of shops, but I often saw questions about them in the VT-forum and therefore I post this tip here.Freeport is the biggest such "Designer Outlet " in AustriaOn my pic : another lamp in Excalibur city......there is a proverb in latin saying "Ad gustibus non est dispudandum" - you cannot discuss about good taste ;-))....BUT maybe the lamp fits well to the outlet, as many of the ladies might feel like in "shopping-heaven"Click here for a map by www.multimap.com For Ladies :Alberta feretti - Calvin Klein - Chevignon - Claire DK - Colloseum - Corso Italia - Diesel - Glenfield - Jackpot&Cottonfield - Jean Paul Gaultier - KARA Trutnov - Kenvelo - Lacoste - Lee Cooper - Levi's Dockers - Mandarina Duck - Marella - Marina Rinaldi - Max Mara - Mexx - Moschino - Narciso Rodriguez - OP Profashion - Pep jeans - Philosophy of Alberta feretti - Pollini -...

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Christmas Markets: Music, Lights, Gluhwein

by Maryimelda

In many cities and towns in Europe, the Christmas Markets are held. This is a wonderfully festive time in all of these places and the markets range from grand to petite, but no matter what the size of the market, this is Christmas shopping at its very best.Many town squares are filled with gift booths which are colourfully decorated and ablaze with Christmas Lights and every imaginable kind of Christmas gift can be found along with music, entertainment and in some places, gluhwein by the bucketful. It's a cold time of the year for travelling, especially for those of us from the antipodes, but the weather quitesimply matters not. The festive air and Christmas spirit takes over from the moment you see your first Christmas Market. Christmas goodies of all kinds. You'll find something that fits your budget.

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Getriedegasse: Renowned Shopping Streets: Salzburg

by Maryimelda

This is a whole street of wonderful shops of all kinds that will delight and enchant you. Situated in the middle of the pedestrian zone in the Old Town, Getriedegasse is a wonderful street to stroll even when the shops are closed. You name it, you will find it in Getriedegasse Beware of the prices for souvenirs here however, the same item will probably be much cheaper in one of the squares.

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Mykonos Town: Have you ever shopped in a maze?

by Maryimelda

Probably one of the most delightful shopping areas I have ever experienced is the town centre on Mykonos. This is a maze of little shops, restaurants, clubs, bars etc. that has to be seen to be believed. Apart from the inevitable souvenir shops there are a huge number of top class jewellery shops specialising in gold jewellery of the highest quality and price. You can happily get lost in the maze of lanes and alleys here , but fear not, you will find your way out eventually and I found it a fabulous experience being lost amongst all this colour, hype and excitement. Jewellery, clothing, souvenirs, music, food, drink and ice cream!! Astronomical prices for most of the gold jewellery, but I didn't find anything else any more expensive than in other parts of Greece.

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Ryder & Amies: U is for University of Cambridge stuff

by sourbugger

Important store for confidence tricksters. Ryder and Amies bills itself as "Tie, scraf & Robe makers. University , Clerical & legal outfitters"Many shops sell 'general' university merchandise with Cambridge university symbols adorning t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts and the like. These items are very popular with visitors.If you are looking for something a bit more exclusive, then this store sells the individual ties of each of the colleges. I was rather surprised to learn that these are available to everyone. So if you need to pass yourself off as a 'Cambridge Old boy' then this is your place. I don't think, however, that it cuts the ice it once did in the Boardroom and you always run the risk of running into the real thing.

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Le Carre D'Or: Renowned Shopping Streets: Strasbourg

by Maryimelda

This is a street full of high end shops and boutiques which is an absolute pleasure to stroll through. Like me, you may not be able to afford anything you see, but there's no harm in looking, is there?The area is also well known for its Marche de Noel or Christmas Markets and is situated not far from the Cathedral precinct.Read more: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d7596/153dd/c/#ixzz1IXAy7NpX Anything you may have your heart set on will probably be available here. A little or a lot.

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