shopping
Shopping in Austria Vienna's most
trendy shopping mile is the Mariahilfer Strasse which is located between the
centre of the city and Westbahnhof. Here, hundreds of shops offer fashion,
jewellery and accessories. You will find boutiques and department stores
and, right next to them, film, video and computer shops. Between them are
numerous restaurants, cafes, snack-bars and cinemas. Basically Mariahilfer
Strasse is a one stop shop for everything you could generally need in
Vienna! more
Introduction to Shopping in
Vienna Take an afternoon stroll around the innere-stadt (inner city)
and you’ll soon realise that, so far as quality European shopping
experiences go, Vienna rates very highly. Narrow cobbled streets, beautiful
arcades and hidden alleyways all combine to give an impressive array of
stylish boutiques and designer shops, with the pedestrianized areas of
Kärntner Straße and the Graben serving as the destination of choice for
those in need of serious retail therapy!That said, it may come as a surprise
to learn that shopping malls are few and far between in downtown Vienna
(simply because of the large number of well-preserved...
more
Shopping in Vienna Vienna is
justly believed to be every culture vulture's dream. A stroll down the
city's principal shopping mile, Mariahilfer Strasse, is all it takes to
understand that Vienna is the beating heart of fancy European shopping. The
exquisite window displays of specialty shops and boutiques located on the
ground floor of historical buildings make a shopping excursion in Vienna a
truly unique experience. more
Shopping in Vienna part 2
Shopping is a pleasure in Vienna - elegant boutiques, department stores and
speciality shops are clustered in the city center as well as the surrounding
districts, interspersed with cafes and bars for those necessary breaks.
Vienna city shopping The most fashionable shopping streets can be found
in the city center, mostly pedestrianized such as Kärntnerstrasse and Graben.
Towards the west of the center, the popular Mariahilfer Strasse caters to
virtually every need, followed by the district around Neubaugasse which is
dedicated to alternative and trendy shopping.
more
Vienna
City Shopping The most fashionable shopping streets are within the
city center, all being pedestrian zones: The Kärntnerstrasse, stretching
from the Opera house to Stephansplatz. Directly adjacent, the upmarket
Graben starts from Stephansplatz to the west, followed by Kohlmarkt, where a
lot of designer labels can be found.
Scattered around the fairly touristic city center you can also find all the
mainstream fashion stores as well as many souvenir shops.
more
Markets in Vienna A visit to Vienna
definitely is not complete without discovering some of the diverse city
markets, which provide very good insights to the everyday lives of Viennas
multicultural inhabitants. The Brunnenmarkt in the 16th district (Ottakring)
definitely is a unique experience! This place (open weekdays 06h00-19h30,
sat 06h00-14h00) is famous for turkish and levantine delights in a
muticultural environment - haggling allowed!
where: 1160 Brunnengasse up to Yppenplatz public transport: U6 Thaliastrasse
more
Shopping Malls in Vienna For
larger scale shopping expeditions, various malls can be found around the
city center as well as at the outskirts of the city. Vienna City Shopping
Malls We would like to introduce Lugner City as one of several city
malls here. Other shopping centers include Ringstrassen Galerien near the
opera house, Gasometer City, Millenium City, Galleria Landstrasse and Q19,
which are all easily reached by public transport (subway).
more
Shopping
groceries and more... For shopping groceries and products for your
everyday needs, several large chains can be found as well as smaller
independent stores. Supermarkets Outlets of several supermarket
chains can be found around town, which can be roughly divided into the
following two main categories more
Christmas
in Austria - Christmas Markets in Vienna Starting at the end of
November lasting till Christmas Day you can find "Christkindlmärkte" on
nearly every corner of most Austrian cities. Small huts provide you with
potentiall christmas presents, food and most important hot punch and "Glühwein",
sweet and heated mulled wine. Here's a list of Vienna's most
traditional Christmas markets. Make sure to check them out, when you happen
to be in Austria's capital around Christmas time!
more
All Rights Reserved