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Munich Shopping
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One of the largest department
stores in town is Kaufhof, which sells everything from men and
women’s clothing to house wares. The store is in the pedestrian-only
side of Marienplatz, which has many of the more interesting
stores in Munich. Munich’s biggest book store is also
in Marienplatz. Hugendubel carries a lot of English-language
titles. It’s a bookstore, café and library. One
of the finest places for old and new handicrafts and folk art
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Residenzstrasse. One of Germany’s oldest and most historic
art galleries, dating back to the 1840s, is Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein.
Works by more than 400 artists are on display. Some of the best-dressed
local women regularly shop at Maendler, which is divided into a series
of boutiques that feature clothing by Jil Sander and Joop. Shoppers
find everything from formal wear to what might be termed experimental.
The Hammerle offers only limited edition jewelry with all pieces made
in-house by Bavarian craftspeople. Germany’s oldest miniature
pewter foundry, dating from 1796, is visited by many tourists in December
to buy traditional Christmas decorations similar to what used to be
sold to Maximilian I, the king of Bavaria. Munchner Poupenstuben und
Zinnfiguren Kabinette has some figures made from 150-year-old molds
that are collector’s items.
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