Kalvertstraat (Amsterdam) — this pedestrian-only street and its adjacent alleys and “Kalvertoren” shopping center feature a mix of chain clothing stores (Esprit, H&M, Mexx, WE, Zara), dozens of shoe stores, Dutch staple stores like HEMA and a pricey, chic department store, Maison de Bonneterie. If you can tolerate the ever-present crowds, you’re likely to leave […]
De Bijenkorf (Dam 1, The Old City Center (Het Centrum), Amsterdam) — Holland’s answer to New York City’s Macy’s department store, De Bijenkorf (Dutch for “The Beehive”) is the nation’s best-known department store and the swarming ground of its moneyed middle classes. Top international designer lines of clothing, shoes, and cosmetics are well stocked, along […]
Dam Square Area (Amsterdam) — this area offers a wealth of shopping. A favored destination is De Bijenkorf, a popular Dutch department store somewhat comparable to the American Bloomingdale’s. The many mainstream stores of the nearby Magna Plaza shopping center (behind the Royal Palace) are open seven days a week until 7 p.m. (until 9 […]
Beurstraverse (Beurstraverse 186, Rotterdam) — The Beurstraverse, locally known as the Koopgoot or ‘buying trench’, runs under Coolsingel. Situated below street level but mostly open to the air, this shopping street has many major chain stores, including HEMA, Zara and H&M. Children just love the water fountains.
Bellewaerde Theme Park (Meenseweg 497, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen) – this is a theme park launched in 1954 and located at the former site of the World War I Battle of Bellewaerde. Originally a zoo and safari, this park was expanded into its present form (as a full-fledged amusement theme park) in the 1980s. Major rides include […]
Wijnegem Shopping Center (Turnhoutsebaan 5/400, Wijnegem) — located 50 km. north of Brussels (and just outside of Antwerp), this is the largest shopping mall in Belgium, with 57.000 square meters of retail space and 250 shops (consisting of both regional stores, and international brands, such as H&M, Esprit, Hollister, Hugo Boss, Levi’s, Mexx, Pepe Jeans, […]
Westland Shopping (Blvd. Sylvain Dupuis 433 ,Anderlecht) – this shopping mall (located just west of Brussels) has 140 stores, ranging from H&M, to The Body Shop, Guess, Yves Rocher, Footlocker, Mexx, etc.
W Shopping (Blvd. de la Woluwe 70, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert) — this shopping mall (located just outside of Brussels) has 130 stores, ranging from Esprit to H&M, Zara, L’Occitane, MAC Cosmetics, Geox, etc.
Stadion Center (Olympiaplatz 2, Vienna) — this shopping center has a variety of international and regional retailers, such as David Jones, Esprit, Geox, Vögele, and many others. The one distinction is that this shopping center has the largest video wall anywhere in Europe (640 m2) – which wraps around the building’s main entrance – creating […]
Shopping City Süd (SCS-Strasse, Vösendorf) – this shopping center, located in Vösendorf (just south of Vienna), is the largest shopping mall in Austria, and one of the biggest in Europe. The retailers here include: H&M, Hollister, Ikea, Lego Store, Peek & Cloppenburg, Pull & Bear, Superdry, Van Graaf, and Zara. There are also various eateries, […]