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SHOPPING
IN THE CITY
Most shops are open until 20:00, though some of the
larger stores downtown may close at 21:00 or 22:00. In general, shops
are closed on Sundays. The Zeil is the main shopping street in the city
and in fact one of the most frequented shopping streets in
Europe.
The most popular shopping area is the Fussgängerzone (pedestrian
street) of the Zeil, beginning at Hauptwache and stretching all the way
to Konstablerwache, with the city’s main department stores
(Kaufhof and Karstadt) as bookends. There are ample small shops and
boutiques with clothes, shoes, leather goods, and plenty of fast-food
joints and bakeries to keep anyone busy for at least a day. On its
western end, the Zeil changes its name and becomes Freßgasse (the
shovelling alley) with enough cafés, patisseries, ice cream
parlours and delicatessens to recharge from any shopping spree.
The pinnacle of high end and haute couture collections exists in the
appropriately beautiful Goethestraße, which runs parallel to
Freßgasse. Just under 400 meters long, this elegant strip of
shops is home to some of the most famous designers in the world,
including Versace, Gucci, Prada, and many other a renowned Italian. A
refined tree-lined cobblestone path where luxury and elegance know no
bounds in the upscale world of Mont Blanc, Tiffany, and Cartier.
In the same area is Schillerstrasse, home to slightly less designer,
but nonetheless quality clothing and gift shops. It is also hosts a
lovely market every Friday, which is packed with people grabbing a
quick lunch, picking up fresh fruit and vegetables or perusing the
quirky wares available.
For more funky boutiques, second-hand outlets and hard-to-find items,
try Berger Straße, with shops extending from the Merianplatz to
Bornheim Mitte U-Bahn stations, or else Leipziger Straße in
Bockenheim.
Street markets in Frankfurt can be found on almost any given day in
different locations around town. They are predominantly filled with
fresh foods and flowers, and few retail items. However, Saturday
mornings turn the Mainufer into a large flea market with a huge
selection of used items. Tons of clothes, books (with a reasonable
selection in English), bicycles, and other bits and baubles are for
sale.
For those needing an American style mall, you will be hard pressed to
find one, but the Main-Taunus Centrum in Sulzbach boasts being about
the closest thing you can find. However, it is not easily accessible by
public transportation, and generally has about the same shops you can
find on the Zeil, with a treasure or two that one simply won’t
come across in the city centre.
Most Frankfurters looking for reprieve from the crowded Zeil have taken
to NordWestZentrum, a semi-enclosed shopping area about 5 miles from
the centre, which has no major department stores, but plenty of shops,
restaurants and a recreation centre and swimming pool that is popular.
Shopping hours in Germany have remained a long-fought battle, but
recently the government approved Monday to Saturday shopping until
20:00. Everything remains firmly shut on Sundays, except for the
souvenir shops at the Römerberg, and shops at the Hauptbahnhof and
airport. Cashing in on their Sunday shopping status, Frankfurt airport
(strangely yet officially nicknamed Fraport) is constantly opening,
renovating and renewing their shopping choices.
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