Shopping in Strasbourg

The main center for Shopping in Strasbourg is Place des Halles, which has about as many as 120 shops, besides 10 restaurants and bars. Galeries Lafayettes and Printemps - two of the main department stores in the city are both situated near place Kléber, the former at rue du 22 Novembre, and the latter at 1-5 rue de la Haute Montée. Other prominent shopping areas in Strasbourg are FNAC and place Kléber, best known for their electronic and electrical goods.

Designer shops constitute an integral part of Shopping in Strasbourg in France. Stores of Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent are lined along rue des Orfèvres, while rue de la Mésange houses designer outlets like Cartier, Gucci and Hermès. Even the stylish outlets along rue des Hallebardes and the emerging rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Poissons are fast becoming associated with designer stores.

The other end of the spectrum of Shopping in Strasbourg includes buying second-hand clothes from Kilo Shop, 6 rue de la Lanterne, where they are priced according to their weight. Strasbourg shopping can also feature items like traditional Alsatian costumes that are available on sale or hire at Maison du Costume Alsacien.

Shops like Un Noël en Alsace at 10 rue des Dentelles sells Christmas decorations all round the year. If you are on the lookout for various kinds of hats while shopping in Strasbourg, head straight for designer milliner La Chapellerie, 24 place de la Cathédrale.

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B esides, booklovers can take a peek at The Bokworm, a bookshop at 3 rue de Pâques, near place des Halles. If you are still undecided on what to Buy in Strasbourg, you can visit the specialty shops scattered all over the city. For instance, Edouard Artzner Shop sells Alsatian specialities like Strasbourg goose and duck foie gras and Alsatian wines.

Prominent among the main markets in Strasbourg are an all-day food-market on Wednesday and Friday at place Broglie, the flea market at place de la Grande Boucherie, etc. If you are at Strasbourg during the Christmas time, you must visit the seasonal Christkindelsmärik, held at place Broglie and rue de la Comédie from late November to 24 December. Dating back to the 16th century, this traditional Christmas market sells everything from vin chaud (hot wine) to santons (clay figurines), toys and gourmet delicacies.