Shopping in cities
The Newest Trends and Living History: Shopping in Old Towns
Romantic little laneways, impressive Gothic brick architecture and cobbled shopping areas are home to Lübeck's (www.luebeck-tourism.de) most pleasant shops. The 'Queen of the Hanseatic League' is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Encircled by water, its Old Town island offers whatever the heart could possibly desire - from its exclusive shopping area, through cheerfully lively pedestrian zones, and into unique shops in quaint little side-alleys.
Boundless Scandinavian flair awaits visitors to Flensburg (www.flensburg-tourismus.de). This small metropolis is the gateway to the North, while its delightful old merchants' courtyards and captains' houses create a comfy and easygoing atmosphere. If you're looking for that special little something, you can find galleries and eccentric craft items, as well as jewellers and designer shops on Rote Strasse. Holm Street radiates cosmopolitan flair; while exclusive fashion boutiques are housed behind wonderful Classical, Renaissance and Baroque facades on Grosse Strasse.
The historical port town of Husum (www.husum-tourismus.de) is THE shopping mega-city on the North Sea coast! Displaying a unique alliance between shopping, culture and a maritime atmosphere, its top-rate specialist shops share the stage with such landmarks as St. Mary's Church and the Asmussen-Woldsen fountain in the historical market place - not to mention the former residence and haunts of poet, Theodor Storm, the inner harbour and several little lanes.
Gabled houses with rosebushes out the front, haphazard cobblestones and canals lined with linden trees - Friedrichstadt (www.friedrichstadt.de) is picturesque in the truest sense of the word. This Dutch-settler town on the River Eider is a source of inspiration for countless artists, who exhibit and sell their works from galleries and studios here.
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Major City Kiel, Shopping in Plön, Glückstadt and Mölln »
If you arrive in the capital city by ferry, it's only walking-distance to Kiel's superb shopping facilities.
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