Shopping paradises
A new comic red nose, a nostalgic teddy bear or a Jimmy Choo bag – on a shopping spree in Cologne you´ll find a mixture of something traditional, something quaint, something stylish or something strange.
If you arrive in Cologne by train, you can dive right into a shopping adventure without going too far because the very busy pedestrian shopping area is just around the corner, including Hohe Straße and especially Schildergasse.
Like many cities, you´ll notice first the bid department stores and mainstream shops such as H&M, Media Markt and the always well-frequented souvenir shops around the Cathedral.
Shoppers seeking fashion boutiques, shoe shops, cosmetic stores and book shops will also find what they´re looking for. A little off the beaten track are the nice, small streets in the old city, which offer the chance to escape the uniformity of the big chain store with their mixture of residential, eating and shopping premises.
