Must-see shopping in Bavaria

  • Globetrotter

    Munich

    Munich's premier outdoors and travel stockist is worth a browse even if you've never pulled on a pair of hiking boots. The basement boasts a lake for…

  • Munich Readery

    Munich

    With Germany's biggest collection of secondhand English-language titles, the Readery is the place to go in Bavaria for holiday reading matter. In fact we…

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    Holareidulijö

    Munich

    This rare secondhand traditional-clothing store (the name is a phonetic yodel) is worth a look even if you don't intend buying. Apparently, wearing hand…

  • Pick & Weight

    Munich

    Part of a small national chain, Pick & Weight sells top-notch vintage clothing for between €25 and €95 per kilo. The men's and women's attire, plus…

  • Käthe Wohlfahrt Weihnachtsdorf

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    With its mind-boggling assortment of Yuletide decorations and ornaments, this huge shop lets you celebrate Christmas every day of the year. Many of the…

  • Manufactum

    Munich

    Anyone with an admiration for top-quality design from Germany and further afield should make a beeline for this store. Last-a-lifetime household items…

  • Bier Kontor

    Nuremberg

    This small shop just off the tourist drag stocks a whopping 350 types of beer, from local Franconian suds to Hawaiian ales, fruity Belgian concoctions to…

  • Flohmarkt Riem

    Munich

    Play urban archaeologist and sift through heaps of junk to unearth the odd treasure at Bavaria's largest flea market. It's located outside the city centre…

  • Loden-Frey

    Munich

    The famous cloth producer stocks a wide range of Bavarian wear and other top-end clothes. The Lederhosen and Dirndl outfits are a cut above the discount…

  • 7 Himmel

    Munich

    Couture cool-hunters will be in seventh heaven (a translation of the boutique's name) when browsing the assortment of fashions and accessories by indie…

  • Schuster

    Munich

    Get tooled up for the Alps at this sports megastore boasting seven shiny floors of equipment, including cycling, skiing, travel and camping paraphernalia.

  • Words’ Worth Books

    Munich

    You'll find tonnes of English-language books, from secondhand novels to the latest bestsellers, at this excellent and long-established bookstore.

  • Handwerkerhof

    Nuremberg

    A recreation of an old-world Nuremberg crafts quarter, the Handwerkerhof is a walled tourist market by the Königstor. If you're in the market for…

  • Stachus Passagen

    Munich

    Europe's biggest underground shopping mall, with 36 escalators and 250,000 shoppers a day wandering its 58 mainstream shops.

  • Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Shop

    Nuremberg

    The Nuremberg branch of Germany's chain of Christmas shops selling pricey Yuletide decorations 365 days a year.

  • Brauseschwein

    Munich

    This wacky toy store sells everything from penny candy to joke articles and wooden trains.

  • Kaufhof

    Munich

    There is a supermarket in the basement of this large department store.