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Bahnhofstrasse is undoubtedly one of Europe's most beautiful shopping streets featuring magnificent façades - an elegant blend of modern and historic architecture. Bahnhofstrasse stretches from the Hauptbahnhof past Paradeplatz to the lake. High-quality Swiss goods and international labels can be found here. More boutiques tucked away to the east – the main streets (Rennweg and Limmatquai) are a good starting point. More alternative (and cheaper) shops are on Langstrasse, to the west of the Hauptbahnhof.
High quality merchandise such as jewels, furs, the complete range of Swiss-made watches, fashion, shoes, accessories, porcelain or confectioneries are presented in the tempting window displays. Over recent years, many exclusive international fashion boutiques have been established along the narrow streets between Bahnofstrasse, Münsterhof and Weinplatz.
The left bank of the River Limmat is a haven for antiques at reasonable prices while the right bank is brimming with boutiques, galleries, bookshops and superb interior design shops. Löwenstrasse and the adjoining Bahnhofspassage called “Shopville”, have developed into busy shopping areas. For moderately priced shopping, Langstrasse is the best venue. For a special Swiss souvenir, the Swiss Craft House is ideal and for alternate shopping try the fleamarket in Bürkliplatzanlage, every Saturday from May until October. Another Curiosity Market is at Rosenhof and is held every Thursday and Saturday from April until Christmas.
Shopping Zurich makes shopping a pleasure – elegant boutiques, department stores and specialty shops are clustered in the Old Town, interspersed with cafés and bars for those necessary breaks. Most shops are open Monday-Friday 0900-1830 and Saturday 0800-1600. Many, except for the large stores, close for lunch. Late shopping on Thursday is until 2100. By law, shops cannot stay open longer than 2000 on weekdays and 1600 on Saturday. VAT is charged at a rate of 7.6% can be reclaimed for single items purchased for SFr400 or more. Leave a Comment
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Bahnhofstrasse is the main shopping street in Zurich and while I didn't even contemplate shopping in Zurich with the eye popping prices and laughable exchange rate, it was a nice walk from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) where Bahnhofstrasse starts to Paradeplatz where we had lunch.
You'll find many of the most expensive stores in the world along this street, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Cartier, Tiffany and Dior just to name a few, as well as major banks.
It's a car free street but you still need to keep an eye open for the trams that run down the middle of the street. Because so many people were already at the Street Parade, there weren't a lot of people shopping but lots of people headed towards the festivities.
I took a few pictures of some of the architecture along the way, poked my nose into a VERY expensive chocolate shop, so expensive I didn't even buy a single piece of chocolate, and then we stopped for lunch Leave a Comment
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