Munich
Practical Life
Shopping
Neuhauserstrasse and Kaufingerstrasse: These two streets are the city’s main shopping arteries and are home to large department stores and international chains.
Maximilianstrasse and Theatinerstrasse: This is the place to be if you’re looking for smaller, more exclusive boutiques
Schellingstrasse, Maxvorstadt: A shopping paradise packed with antique shops and bookshops
Typical Bavarian gifts might include traditional clothing (Trachten), such as Lederhosen for men and Dirndl for women; beer mugs (Stein); wood carvings (Holzschnitzereien); pewter-ware (Zinn); the famous Nymphenburg porcelain and specialty foods such as Lebkuchen, Christmas Stollen, and marzipan.
Larger shops, department stores and supermarkets are generally open from
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 20.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 16.00
Smaller shops open for shorter hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 18.30 and may close for lunch
Saturday: 09.00 - 12.00
If that’s not enough, here’s another reason to shop in Munich. Mehrwertsteuer (VAT) of 16% is included in the price of purchased items and visitors from non-EU countries are entitled to a tax refund of up to 10%. Participating stores display a Europe Tax-Free logo.
Super and Hypermarkets
Some of the main supermarket chains in Munich are listed below
Malls
There are three big shopping malls in Munich that offers
- Olympia Einkaufszentrum – One of Bavaria’s largest shopping centre, it boasts of 135 trend-setting shops, three department stores, large clothing shops and creative gastronomy. For more information, please click here. http://www.muenchen.de/Marktplatz/Shopping-Centres/209155/zz02oez.html
- Einkaufs-Centrum Neuperlach – This huge mall locate din the east of Munich has about 120 shops that sell everything from furniture to shoes and clothes.
- Riem Arcaden – This mall is home to 120 shops on 3 floors. Only seven kilometres away from the city-centre this huge mall is situated in Messestadt Ost and is easily reached by subway and car.
Source
2/04/2008